Mental Health

The Equalisation of Mental Health Systems is Vital to Deal with the Impact of Covid-19′.

The Equalisation of Mental Health Systems is Vital to Deal with the Impact of Covid-19′.

By Danny Bowman, Head of Campaigns The current global pandemic is the largest public health emergency of the last 100 years, with the Covid-19 virus infecting over 26 million and sadly taking the lives of 900,000 people across the globe.  The virus continues to pose an exponential threat to the physical health of millions and plans to deal with a […]

by · 21st September 2020 · Mental Health
How to Maintain Good Mental Wellbeing During the Coronavirus

How to Maintain Good Mental Wellbeing During the Coronavirus

Parliament Street’s Head of Campaigns, Danny Bowman has produced an important briefing note at this time of uncertainty. We at Parliament Street believe it is incredibly important that the coronavirus pandemic does not have the domino effect of causing a mental health pandemic. In order to do this we must all work together, put aside our tribal differences and remember […]

by · 19th March 2020 · Mental Health, Research
Danny Bowman discusses mental health and policing with Mirror Online

Danny Bowman discusses mental health and policing with Mirror Online

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 […]

by · 22nd December 2019 · Mental Health, Press Room
EVENT REVIEW – Uniting the Kingdom

EVENT REVIEW – Uniting the Kingdom

Yesterday, Parliament Street hosted a very special event in the House of Commons on ‘Uniting the Kingdom’. In a time of large division within the United Kingdom, Head of Campaigns, Danny Bowman organised the event to bring people from all different sides of the political spectrum to discuss the issues that bring us together instead of dividing us. The events […]

by · 16th October 2019 · 2019 Events, Mental Health
Tracey Crouch MP Talks Mental Health

Tracey Crouch MP Talks Mental Health

Our Head of Campaigns, Danny Bowman sat down with Tracey Crouch MP to discuss her struggle with Anxiety and how mindfulness helped her recover. In addition, they spoke about her time as Sports, Civil Society and Loneliness Minister and her gambling legislation that saw her resign from the government.    

by · 19th February 2019 · Mental Health, Podcast, Blog
Danny Bowman – The Reality of Growing Up and Living with OCD

Danny Bowman – The Reality of Growing Up and Living with OCD

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 […]

by · 13th January 2019 · Mental Health, frontpage
Why Schools Can Play an Important Role in Young People’s Health

Why Schools Can Play an Important Role in Young People’s Health

  By Danny Bowman, Director of Mental Health This is the first of six blog posts looking at innovative ways in which we can reform and improve healthcare in the United Kingdom. When we think of healthcare in the United Kingdom, it would be a surprise if every citizen didn’t immediately think of the three words that have defined our […]

by · 28th August 2018 · Mental Health, frontpage
NEW RESEARCH: Training Minds to Save Minds

NEW RESEARCH: Training Minds to Save Minds

The author of this policy paper is Danny Bowman, Director of Mental Health at Parliament Street At Parliament Street we have been working hard to understand the effects mental health is having on people, families, public and private sector organisations. Through our most recent research we have identified some concerning findings. Our findings have indicated that the police are dealing […]

by · 6th July 2018 · Mental Health, Research
Parliament Street Mental Health Research on Sky News

Parliament Street Mental Health Research on Sky News

Last Thursday, Parliament Street released our latest research on mental health and police. The report was subsequently covered twice on Sky News with both Kent Police and Crime Commissioner, Matt Scott and Parliament Street Mental Health Spokesman, Danny Bowman being interviewed on Sky News. These figures suggest that police forces in United Kingdom are struggling to cope with the number […]

by · 12th February 2018 · Mental Health, Press Room, News
Aspire to beat the Haters

Aspire to beat the Haters

by Cllr. Richard Harris Ask yourself this; have you ever been bullied? Abused? Tormented? Tortured? Some of those words might seem a bit over the top, a bit extreme. As someone who has been bullied, as a child and as a young adult, I can tell you, this is not extreme, it’s the dark reality of life.The bullying at school […]

by · 7th April 2017 · Mental Health