Mind

Hot weather reminder ⚠️

With more hot days ahead, please share this. Not everyone knows how medication can impact our body’s ability to keep cool.

Check the information leaflet on your medication for side effects and risks.

If you’re on antidepressants or antipsychotics your body may not regulate heat as well. If you take lithium, be sure to monitor your fluid levels and know the signs of lithium toxicity.

Try and stay cool in the heat by hydrating and finding shade.

If you have concerns, speak to a GP or pharmacist. They can advise you more on your own medication.

If you ever compare your mental health journey to others, or if you ever get frustrated at where you’re at now vs where you want to be. This is for you.

Something we want you to remember ⤵️

Remember this:

Everyone experiences poor mental health differently. Self-care, support, and treatment may also look different for each person.

It’s about what works for you at this stage of your journey. And it’s okay if that changes in the future. Remember healing is not linear. And there is someone else who has felt the same as you. You’re not alone.

Big news.

The UK Government have announced a new 10 year mental health strategy.

We have been calling for this for years.

If done right, this could be a real turning point, a chance to rethink how we support people when they’re struggling. This can’t be ‘just another’ strategy.

We need radical transformation.

Right now, too many people face unacceptable waits for support, often only getting help when they’re already in crisis.

We need a system that intervenes earlier, responds faster, and sees the whole person not just a diagnosis. And real change goes far beyond the NHS.

Mental health is shaped by the world around us: poverty, insecure housing, inequality, discrimination, debt, isolation.

We won’t truly tackle the mental health crisis until we address what causes it.