what we do
mental health Campaign
in the news
Platform 51 news
A lot has been going on across all of the Platform 51 centres to promote our campaign. We've held events in London, Cornwall, Doncaster and Wolverhampton. We have been working with the Office of National Statistics (ONS) to feed into the UK's new wellbeing index and we have told the Prime Minister what will make mums happy. Read all of our news stories on our news page and see all of the pictures on our facebook page.
In the press
The launch of our report Women like me: Supporting wellbeing in girls and women and the finding that three out of five women in England and Wales have been affected by mental health problems sparked interested from the press. Many of the national newspapers ran articles about women's mental health. We have listed some of the articles that reference our report below.
The Guardian Mental Health of Women in Crisis
The Guardian No wonder women are depressed – just look at the case of Miriam O'Reilly
Wales online Half of women report mental health problems
The Mirror Mental health problems hit 60% of women
The Daily Telegraph Women in crisis as depression fuels binge-drinking and sex
Kent News Low-level mental illness disrupting lives of women and girls
Marie Claire Are UK women heading for a mental health crisis?
Marie Claire Mental health problems found in two-thirds of women
read our report
Our 24-page research report describes the common triggers for mental health problems in girls and women and the impact of poor mental health. The report examines how women cope, how they feel about the support they receive and makes recommendations for change.
fact
In 2007, women aged 18 to 21 working full-time earned £6.96 and hour compared to men the same age who earned £7.28
