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BPD, COVID-19 and Me

Published in RETHINK https://www.rethink.org/news-and-stories/blogs/2020/08/bpd-covid-19-and-me/ Sue Wheatcroft is a campaigner and group coordinator who lives with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Winner of our prestigious Janey Antoniou award in 2019, she’s made huge inroads in challenging stigma and creating change for people living with mental illness. In this blog, she explains what it is like living with … Continue reading BPD, COVID-19 and Me

Dying on the inside: Britain’s ageing prisoner problem

https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/long-reads/prison-old-prisoners-elderly-ageing-healthcare-reform-a9377746.html With more than triple the number of prisoners aged 60 and over today than there were 15 years ago, the strain of caring for them is having detrimental effects on their health... and the system. Emily Goddard reports ·         @emilysgoddard Bolted gates, closed doors and impenetrable barriers – of both the physical and symbolic kind – are … Continue reading Dying on the inside: Britain’s ageing prisoner problem