When Telling the Truth Can Cost You Your Freedom
Growing concern over the Mental Health Act 2025 as disabled people fear detention, discrimination, and human rights breaches. Learn what’s at stake and how communities are fighting back.
Disability Discrimination at Its Finest
A proposed DWP benefits payment card to replace cash could severely restrict disabled people’s freedom, autonomy, and access to essential disability-related living costs. This article explains why the proposal risks reinforcing disability discrimination and stigma.
Why Many Victims of Domestic Violence Do Not Leave Their Abusers
Why victims of domestic violence do not leave their abusers explained for courts and legal professionals, including coercive control, financial abuse, fear, and safety risks.
What To Do If You Suspect Domestic Violence
If you suspect your neighbours are experiencing domestic violence, the best approach is cautious compassion: document what you hear, report to your landlord, and if the situation seems life-threatening, contact the police without hesitation. Remember, however, that the victim is the one who must decide when and how to seek help. For safety reasons, maintain your own safety, set boundaries, and seek advice from domestic abuse hotlines. You are not responsible for the violence, but by staying aware and prepared, you can play a role in ensuring that help reaches those who need it, without placing yourself at unnecessary danger.
The Safety of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): A Controversial Mental Health Treatment
Mental health care must prioritise dignity, autonomy, and the least invasive treatment methods available. With modern therapies, supportive communities, and ongoing innovation in psychiatric medicine, society has both the opportunity and the responsibility to move away from treatments that compromise safety and human rights.