The statistics around mental ill health and poverty are stark and yet they also don’t provide a fully rounded perspective on the individuals and communities this impacts. Our environment can be a barrier to meeting our emotional needs and sometimes these are systemic. In this blog I explore the connections between stigma, poverty and mental health and highlight the resources witnessed in communities where financial hardship is common.

As living organisms we have physical and emotional needs in order to feel well. But what does this look like practically? In this blog I outline a little more about the HG organising idea.