In light of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival’s screenings of Still Alice in two regions this year, host Nicole Bell speaks to Dr Maggie Ellis, a Fellow in Dementia Care at the University of St Andrews, for the second episode in her Expressions series of podcasts.

The episode examines how dementia is represented in the film and the role of film as a platform for the representation of dementia.

In light of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival’s screenings of Still Alice in two regions this year, host Nicole Bell speaks to Dr Maggie Ellis, a Fellow in Dementia Care at the University of St Andrews, for the second episode in her Expressions series of podcasts.

The episode examines how dementia is represented in the film and the role of film as a platform for the representation of dementia.

In light of the comedy performances and workshops taking place as part of SMHAFF, listen to the first episode in the Expressions series of podcasts with host Nicole Bell and comedian guests Michael Grieve and Hannah Rodgers. This episode examines the relationship between comedy and mental health for those performing and the wider implications of comedy as a platform for discussing mental health. To take part in a comedy workshop as part of SHMAFF, look here.

In light of the comedy performances and workshops taking place as part of SMHAFF, listen to the first episode in the Expressions series of podcasts with host Nicole Bell and comedian guests Michael Grieve and Hannah Rodgers. This episode examines the relationship between comedy and mental health for those performing and the wider implications of comedy as a platform for discussing mental health. To take part in a comedy workshop as part of SHMAFF, look here.

Hear Talking Heads reporter Andy Revill speak to Michael John McCarthy about his chosen record and what the Turntable project is all about. The podcast was recorded at an event at the Sunshine Recovery Cafe in Paisley.

Hear Talking Heads reporter Andy Revill speak to Michael John McCarthy about his chosen record and what the Turntable project is all about. The podcast was recorded at an event at the Sunshine Recovery Cafe in Paisley.

Jenny Lindsay's poem Today is a brave, candid and moving description of living with depression, which she has performed at two events presented by the Mental Health Foundation - The Dust of Everyday Life conference at the CCA in Glasgow in March 2015, and Rally & Broad's Because the Night show during Mental Health Awareness Week in May 2015.

You can read more about Jenny at http://rallyandbroad.com/about/

Photograph by Simon Baker.

Jenny Lindsay's poem Today is a brave, candid and moving description of living with depression, which she has performed at two events presented by the Mental Health Foundation - The Dust of Everyday Life conference at the CCA in Glasgow in March 2015, and Rally & Broad's Because the Night show during Mental Health Awareness Week in May 2015.

You can read more about Jenny at http://rallyandbroad.com/about/

Photograph by Simon Baker.

On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016.

The Dust of Everyday Life consisted of a series of panel discussions touching on film, TV, theatre, photography, and writing, as well as stigma, social justice and raising awareness.

This is a recording of our session on photographry, A Picture in Mind: Saying a thousand words without promoting stigma, in which we asked: how does the visual image help us to communicate the reality of mental ill health without reinforcing stigma? How are people using new media and traditional methods to tell their stories and address stigma? And what’s the alternative to the ‘headclutcher’ image for news reportage?

The panel consisted of Graham Miller (documentary photographer and founder of Photohonesty), Alex Hewitt (photographer and picture editor) and Alison Kerry (head of media, Mind). It was chaired by Chris O’Sullivan (policy and development manager, Mental Health Foundation).

On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016.

The Dust of Everyday Life consisted of a series of panel discussions touching on film, TV, theatre, photography, and writing, as well as stigma, social justice and raising awareness.

This is a recording of our session on photographry, A Picture in Mind: Saying a thousand words without promoting stigma, in which we asked: how does the visual image help us to communicate the reality of mental ill health without reinforcing stigma? How are people using new media and traditional methods to tell their stories and address stigma? And what’s the alternative to the ‘headclutcher’ image for news reportage?

The panel consisted of Graham Miller (documentary photographer and founder of Photohonesty), Alex Hewitt (photographer and picture editor) and Alison Kerry (head of media, Mind). It was chaired by Chris O’Sullivan (policy and development manager, Mental Health Foundation).