Our Head of Campaigns, Danny Bowman spoke to Mirror Online today about new research he conducted for Parliament Street on mental health and policing. His research showed that a total of 489,484 work days were lost among 31 police forces due to poor mental health last year. Danny told Mirror Online, “This research provides a shocking insight into the mental […]
Danny Bowman joined Parliament Street in 2016 as our mental health spokesperson, since then he has taken the role of Director of Mental Health and is currently our Head of Campaigns. He is a leading mental health campaigner who has appeared on television, radio and in magazines around the world. These appearances include Good Morning Britain and Attitude Magazine, in the […]
Sunday 3rd February 2019 Our Head of Campaigns, Danny Bowman appeared on Sky News earlier today to discuss, disturbing new provisional data from the Office for National Statistics suggesting that the suicide rate among teenagers between the ages of 15-19 has doubled since 2010. The findings have sparked further concerns about the effects of social media on young people. Danny […]
Anyone who has experienced Obsessional Compulsive Disorder, whether they are a directly suffering from the illness, or a family member or friend witnessing the condition will know of how debilitating and cruel it is. After interviewing the brilliant Johnny Mercer MP last year, I felt inspired to dispel some of the myths associated with OCD and tell the trauma’s it […]
Saturday 6th October 2018 This morning, The Times reported on a controversial new reality TV show called The Circle. This program has received intense criticism from mental health campaigners for “glamorising social media deception.” Parliament Street’s Mental Health Spokesman, Danny Bowman was interviewed by The Times for the piece and rightly said that “If anything they need to reduce the level of deception”. The article […]
On the 4th September our Director of Mental Health discussed our new research on mental health waiting times on Sky News. The new research suggests that thousands of children and adolescents are on waiting lists for psychological therapies on the NHS. The research showed that over 6,000 children and adolescents were waiting for psychological therapies as of June 2018 with […]
Last week, our mental health spokesperson, Danny Bowman addressed the Durham Union on mental health and the important work Parliament Street is doing to make progress in this important area. Danny touched upon the serious barriers in which stop people from receiving quality mental health treatment in our NHS. He alluded to long waiting-times a large factor in the deterioration […]
On the 17th November, Danny Bowman, Mental Health Spokesperson at Parliament Street spoke on the National Men Get Eating Disorders Too Conference in Brighton. Danny spoke about Parliament Street’s recent research into the number of incidents of harassment, cyber-bullying and body shaming recorded by police in 2017. He told the conference that “although these figures don’t directly link the rise […]
Friday 21st April 2017 Our mental health spokesman, Danny Bowman, has written for influential opinion site, Comment Central, about Britain’s silent mental health crisis. The original piece can be read here. Alternatively, it can be read, below: Tackling Britain’s silent health crisis By Danny Bowman | @DannyBowman10 Irrespective of who wins on 8 June, Britain’s next Prime Minister will […]
Tuesday 11th April 2017 Parliament Street mental health spokesman, Danny Bowman, was recently interviewed by the Huffington Post UK about male body image and the use of photoshop. The original article can be read here. Alternatively, it can be read, below: Ludacris’ ‘Photoshopped Abs’ Are A Reminder Men Face Body Image Pressure Too Not so funny after all. Rachel […]
