Modern understanding of disability takes account of the barriers people face. Let’s do the same for mental health policyWhen Anna* became physically unwell as a student, her GP referred her to a psychiatrist and she agreed to voluntary treatment. After interviewing her for less than an hour, the psychiatrist diagnosed...

Life for the postwar baby boomers has been full of opportunity and change. But the fight for freedom and a better world continuesIn 1942, aged 18, my mother was running for her life with her father, mother and siblings, heading for an air-raid shelter as bombs pulverised Portsmouth, turning the...