What happens when you take Brain Smart to a different country and culture
The brain is universal. But the way people make sense of mental health experience, the language they use, the stigma they navigate, the support structures available to them
Birmingham: what we learned from co-producing Brain Smart with residents
The Birmingham Communities programme has taught us things we could not have learned any other way. About what genuine community engagement looks like.
What it means to build a mental healthprogramme with a community rather than forone
Most wellbeing programmes are designed by professionals and delivered to
communities.
Why the construction industry needs more than a mental health awareness campaign
The industry knows it has a problem. The campaigns have raised awareness. The hard hat stickers have been distributed.
Dan and Sara: two people, one industry, two very different experiences of mental health at work
Dan and Sara both work in construction. Both have experienced significant mental health challenges. Their stories are different in almost every detail.
What happened when we took Brain Smart onto a construction site
Taking a mental health education programme into a construction environment requires more than adapting the language.
What teachers tell us about the difference Brain Smart makes in their school
The most honest assessment of any programme does not come from the people who designed it. It comes from the people who see it in action every day
The moment children move from primary to secondary school: what is really happening in the brain
We talk about the primary to secondary transition as though it is mainly a logistical challenge. Bigger building, more teachers, different timetable.
What drama-based learning does for young people that a classroom cannot
You can tell a young person how to manage their emotions. Or you can give them a way to experience and explore those emotions in a space where it is safe to do so.
What does it actually mean to become a Mental Health Ambassador in prison
The title sounds formal. The reality is something more human. Becoming a Mental Health Ambassador inside a prison is about choosing to understand yourself