Jan Gerber: Britain still finds it easier to mock mental health than to understand it – LBC

Britain’s response to politician Carla Denyer’s burnout diagnosis revealed something uncomfortable about how far we have, and haven’t, come on mental health. In his latest piece for LBC, our CEO examines the public backlash that followed her announcement and what it exposes about a culture that still struggles to extend the same compassion to psychological illness that it affords physical health conditions.

Drawing on our clinic’s experience treating people in high-responsibility roles, Jan explores why burnout so often goes unacknowledged until collapse becomes unavoidable, and why public admissions of mental distress, however brave, continue to invite contempt rather than support.

To read Jan’s thoughts in full and why he believes Britain still has a long way to go in how it responds to mental distress, you can read the full article here.