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Our donors are literally changing the global conversation about mental health care and touching the lives of people in distress at the same time. In the

Children as young as five are prescribed antidepressants at unprecedented rate, despite safety and efficacy concerns The latest NHS figures show antidepressant prescribing to children has

With the help of Open Excellence donors, these projects and organizations are providing evidence and tools for better safer care for kids. Alternative Guidelines for

Nutrition, exercise and access to green spaces. Safe housing. Relationships of trust and meaning-making. Racism, trauma, poverty, pollution. There is ample evidence of the impact

With the help of Open Excellence donors, these projects and organizations are discovering and reclaiming practices that honor and serve our whole complex selves and

Each one of us has tremendous power. The ways that power is used in relationships and in systems can often lie at the heart of

These projects and organizations are co-creating ground-breaking research and healing spaces with the help of Open Excellence donors. Hearing voices research & development READ MORE

Antidepressant use is on the rise. Almost half of users will experience severe withdrawal with little to no support Over 65 million people in the

With big gaps in research and clinical expertise, it can be very hard to choose In fact, it is practically impossible to make a truly

Let’s tell the truth Our need for an honest scientific discussion is urgent. Our family and friends are receiving mental health care that relies on incomplete

We need safe healing care now more than ever The demand for mental health care is at an all-time high, even in social groups who

Stevie Lewis (above left) is a campaigner and board member of the International Institute of Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal. Dr Mark Horowitz (above right) is a