Hári Sewell talks with Marcel Vige about persistent inequalities in mental health. Marcel Vige is the Head of Equity at Mind, leading Mind’s Equity Innovation Unit. This involves supporting the development and Mind's strategic ambition to become an antiracist organisation, also addressing the link between poverty, social exclusion and mental health. Mind’s Equity Innovation Unit partners with teams across Mind to ensure prioritisation of the needs of marginalised groups, also delivering flagship programmes focussing on specific groups. For nearly 20 years Marcel has been a tireless campaigner for equity in mental health, having impacts on local services and nationally on legislation, policy and organisational culture. Marcel has been the interim CEO of the Afiya Trust. In 2016 Marcel was shortlisted for the Excellence in Diversity Awards. Marcel also lectures in Psychology, Social Science and Criminology at the Open University.