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The UK’s current psychiatric system has been heavily criticised for being more coercive than caring, a one-size-fits-all approach that silences the voices and visions of patients. The system is also notorious for alienating family members, who are often excluded and left in the dark. Psychiatrists such as Russell Razzaque decry the system’s obsession with medication,… Continue reading The Nordic way: why the alternative Finnish approach to psychosis is going global

In western Guatemala, a community collective is reviving Indigenous concepts of mental health by using sharing circles. Los Romero, a village high up in the mountains, is predominantly home to Mam villages – Indigenous Maya people who have lived there since pre-Columbian times. Isabel Romero, one of the villagers, used to feel trapped inside her… Continue reading Circles of hope: the Guatemalan women reviving Indigenous concepts of mental wellbeing

This week has seen some positive developments in different parts of the world. For one, the rate of deforestation in the Amazon has decreased by 55.8% as compared to last year. Amazon Conservation, a charity that monitors deforestation across nine countries, attributes this success to impactful efforts to halt tree loss, especially in Brazil. Another… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about

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Last Monday in London’s financial centre, 100 choristers from various generations and vocal ranges gathered to sing in protest at the headquarters of the City’s biggest fossil fuel-backing corporations. The protest action coincided with the Cop26 climate summit in Dubai and aimed to gather support for the Stop Ecocide campaign, which seeks to criminalize the… Continue reading ‘It reaches deep inside people’: the climate choirs singing for the planet

Dubai is currently hosting COP28, the annual United Nations climate conference. COP, or the Conference of the Parties, is where UN member states meet to assess their progress and make commitments to climate action. This year, over 70,000 people are expected to attend, including world leaders, scientists, business executives, NGOs, and activists. Notably, many fossil… Continue reading All eyes on Dubai: COP28 and what you need to know

Justine Aldersey-Williams, a textile artist and teacher at The Wild Dyery in Wirral, UK, set herself the challenging task of growing a pair of jeans from scratch. She was driven by her concern for the environmental impact of the fashion industry, which sells 70 million pairs of jeans in the UK every year. Aldersey-Williams’ experiment… Continue reading The woman who grew her own pair of jeans

Children’s author and poet Michael Rosen, known for works such as “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” has shared insights into his life in an interview with Positive News. Rosen, who was in intensive care for 48 days with COVID-19, noted the deep breathing exercises he taught himself to do while recovering, which he described… Continue reading Life lessons: Michael Rosen on what life has taught him

Temperate rainforests across England will receive a £750m boost as part of a new government strategy that was published in response to a petition signed by tens of thousands of people. However, there are criticisms regarding the strategy’s lack of an overarching goal or any commitments to granting legal protections to more rainforest sites. Campaigners… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about

A report from the thinktank Demos has suggested that getting companies to value social and environmental impact, in addition to profit, could give the UK economy a much-needed boost. The report calls for rewriting Companies Act in a way to balance purpose with profit. Demos argues that the outcome of this change would generate a… Continue reading Could purpose-led firms lift the UK’s flagging economy?