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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 06/10/2026

We want the government and regulators to make sure open banking and other financial data sharing works for people with mental health problems - ensuring people have clear information, meaningful control and strong safeguards. Read our new report 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...

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Open to everyone? - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

Reflecting on open banking - and ensuring the next phase of financial data sharing works for people with mental health problems.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 23/09/2026

📢 Our new report finds that 2 in 5 UK adults who are unemployed or economically inactive have a common mental health condition. Many people in this group want to work and can with the right support. But too often, employment support and workplaces aren’t meeting their needs.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 14/09/2026

We were very pleased to see the new Minister for Mental Health @allymcgovern.bsky.social for mentioning in Parliament our Suicide Prevention Action Lab on World Suicide Prevention Day last week. 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/suicide-prev...

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 10/09/2026

Today we are launching the Suicide Prevention Action Lab – a ground-breaking programme to help banks transform support for customers at risk of suicide. 🎬 Watch our Head of Innovation Nikki Bond explain more, or find out more on our website 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/press-releas...

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 02/09/2026

Councils in England and Wales referred 1.7 million council tax debts to bailiffs in 2025/26. And over 150 councils increased their use of bailiffs for council tax compared to the previous year. New data from our friends at @moneyadvicetrust.bsky.social 👇 🔗 moneyadvicetrust.org/stop-the-knock

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 28/08/2026

The government has announced plans to strengthen bailiff regulation. New powers for the ECB could help stop bailiffs breaking rules and causing distress. A campaign win—but the government must act quickly to end aggressive debt collection. Read more 👇 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/press-releas...

Good news. The government has just announced new plans to strengthen regulation of the bailiffs.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 25/08/2026

Nearly all regions in England are planning Neighbourhood Mental Health Centres, with potential to bring specialist mental health and financial support closer to communities, under one roof. Money advice should be part of the model from the outset 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/neighbourhoo...

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Neighbourhood mental health centres - assessing the new plans - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

New Neighbourhood Mental Health Centres will transform mental health support. We look at the plan, funding and the role of money advice.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 10/08/2026

The government has announced new rules cracking down on misleading discounts and subscription traps. Here you can read our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social’s reaction to these changes 👇

“Today’s announcement is good news – however, subscription traps and misleading discounts are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to unfair practices that make it harder to get a fair deal when you’re struggling with your mental health. We look forward to working with the government to see what further action can be taken in future.” – Helen Undy OBE, Chief Executive, Money and Mental Health

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 06/08/2026

Online shopping can be a lifeline for people with mental health problems. But features like countdown clocks and scarcity messages can make it harder to stay in control - especially when symptoms like impulsivity or anxiety are heightened.

“When you’re told x number of people are looking at an item or there’s only so many left, irrational panic sets in - I’ve made foolish purchases.” - Expert by experience

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 28/07/2026

Money and mental health problems are a marriage made in hell! Those with Mental Health issues are 3x more likely to be in debt crisis; and financial issues can slow depression treatment. I set up @moneyandmentalhealth.org charity 10yrs ago to help.

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Martin Lewis: Money and mental health problems are a marriage made in hell!

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

As a researcher, it's incredible being able to work with a huge community of people with lived experience of mental health problems. The issues we look at are often complicated, technical and systemic, but the Research Community keeps us grounded in peoples' actual lives.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 28/07/2026

We are now 10 years old! This video brings together @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com, @helenundy.bsky.social and members of our Research Community to talk about our impact and work. Please take a look! 👇 🔗 youtu.be/S6JNnRzFfhs

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Ten years of the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 21/07/2026

The Gambling Commission is introducing new gambling financial risk checks – a welcome step, but there is still an important role for banks to play in addressing gambling harm 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/gambling-fin...

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Gambling financial risk assessments are good – but banks have a role to play too - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

New financial risk checks for gambling are bring introduced, but banks have an integral role in supporting customers facing gambling harm.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 16/07/2026

We are hiring a Partnerships Officer to join our new Suicide Prevention Action Lab. 🎬 Our Head of Innovation Nikki Bond explains five of the key things you should know about this role 👇 ⌛Apply by 8am on Monday 27 July 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/partnerships...

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 15/07/2026

From today Buy Now Pay Later products will be regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. This is a very welcome step – and something we’ve called for for years. 📽️ Our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social explains why this is important 👇

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 14/07/2026

Today we’ve welcomed the Treasury Committee’s new inquiry report exploring the government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy. We want to see consumer voice at the centre of the Strategy’s delivery. Read @helenundy.bsky.social’s full response here 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/press-releas...

“We’re pleased that the Committee took seriously our concerns that at times consumer voices were drowned out by the lobbying power of the financial services industry.” Helen Undy OBE, Chief Executive, Money and Mental Health.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 10/07/2026

The Timms Review’s interim findings echo what our Research Community members have told us: PIP is vital, but the process of claiming it can be dehumanising and stressful. Any reform must put lived experience at its heart. Read our full reaction 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/the-timms-re...

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The Timms Review of PIP – our view of the interim report - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

The Timms Review's interim report on PIP has been published - any reform must meet the needs of people with mental health problems.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 09/07/2026

Read our five practical steps the next Prime Minister can take to tackle the link between money and mental health – steps to help make a difference across debt collection, health care, employment support and essential services 👇 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/moneyand...

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The 5 things the new PM must do on mental health and money

A new Prime Minister, a new chance to act on mental health and money. Here's where to start.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 07/07/2026

Last week at the Public Accounts Committee our Chair and Founder @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com discussed the need for a ‘share once‘ system in essential services. You can read more in research on building a ‘share once‘ system here 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 03/07/2026

We’re proud to be a supporter of @healthequals.bsky.social. For too many people across the UK, factors like financial insecurity, poor housing and unequal access to opportunities continue to damage their health. So we’re pleased to join a coalition working on the building blocks of good health.

Money and Mental Health wants to Make Health Equal. Find out more at healthequals.org.uk.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 02/07/2026

We are hiring a Partnerships Officer to join our new Suicide Prevention Action Lab. 💷 £34,884 FTE salary 📍 London/hybrid working ⌛ closing 8am, 27 July. Find out more about the role, and how to apply, on our website 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/partnerships...

We are hiring a Partnerships Officer to play a key role in supporting the delivery of our Suicide Prevention Action Lab.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 01/07/2026

This week the Department for Work and Pensions announced that face-to-face and telephone health assessments for disability and sickness benefits will be recorded as standard. We welcome this change – it’s something we called for over seven years ago in our report ‘The benefits assault course’.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 30/06/2026

We’ll soon have a new Prime Minister. Luckily for them, we’ve put together a ready-made package of pragmatic policy interventions that would make a big difference in supporting people across the UK struggling with their money and mental health. 🔗 moneyandmentalhealth.substack.com/p/the-5-thin...

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The 5 things the new PM must do on mental health and money

A new Prime Minister, a new chance to act on mental health and money. Here's where to start.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 19/06/2026

Our CEO @helenundy.bsky.social is among the signatories of Scope's open letter calling on the government to ensure employers publish their disability pay gap data. Find out more about what Scope is calling for - and the Work Without Barriers campaign - here 👇 🔗 www.scope.org.uk/campaigns/wo...

Too many disabled people who want to work are being blocked by barriers that should not exist. Work without barriers.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 17/06/2026

💬 “We thought it would come in the King’s Speech and… nothing has happened.” Great to see our Chair and Founder @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com discussing the need for statutory regulation of bailiffs. Watch Martin discuss this on GMB this morning here 👇 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzvr...

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Martin Lewis calls out ‘hideous’ tactics used by bailiffs

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 16/06/2026

At Parliament for @moneyandmentalhealth.org’s 10th birthday, my ask to the MPs, ministers, regulators and firms there, was simple: help make real change for the millions whose mental health and finances collide. Bailiffs, debt letters, insurance, banks, bills, scams. What needs fixing first?

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Martin Lewis: Bailiffs, debt letters, insurance, bills, scams — the system needs to work better

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 15/06/2026

🎉 We’re on Substack! @helenundy.bsky.social and @conordarcy.bsky.social have already shared their first posts there. We’ll share policy commentary and insights from our work on improving support for people facing money and mental health problems. Subscribe 👇 🔗 moneyandmentalhealth.substack.com

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Money and Your Mind | Conor D'Arcy | Substack

Money and Your Mind is the Substack of the Money and Mental Health team. It's a place where we share our policy thinking, early findings from our research and other insights including from our Researc...

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 11/06/2026

Money and Mental Health is now ten years old - we were founded by @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com back in 2016... 📅 So this week we gathered government ministers, regulators, essential services and health commissioners at our 10th anniversary event in Parliament. 🎉

Martin Lewis speaking at Money and Mental Health's 10 year anniversary event.

Helen Undy speaking at Money and Mental Health's 10 year anniversary event.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 10/06/2026

Formal routes to supporting someone you care for with their finances are often too expensive, too complicated, or simply not accessible. In fact, only 26% of our Research Community members who help with someone’s finances hold any kind of formal authority, such as power of attorney.

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 01/06/2026

Some people question how much impact charities can have... I'm blown away by this summary of @moneyandmentalhealth.org’s in the 10yrs since it started. My huge thanks to the team, trustees, research community & advisory board. Full impact report here www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...

A vertical timeline graphic showing key milestones from 2016 to 2022 for a mental health and money charity’s campaigning work. Milestones include: the charity being founded in April 2016; a 2017 commitment to end charges for completing mental health debt forms; a 2018 government commitment to extend the Breathing Space debt respite scheme, plus banks introducing gambling blocks; and a 2019 launch of a Mental Health Accessible programme.
The timeline highlights major progress in 2020, including work with King’s College London and Citizens Advice, a government commitment to change rules on threatening debt letters, and mental health becoming part of the UK’s financial wellbeing strategy. In 2021, the Breathing Space scheme is introduced and rules on debt collection letters are officially changed. In 2022, funding for face‑to‑face debt advice increases and social media platforms are tasked with tackling scam ads. The design uses purple markers and arrows to show progression over time.

A continuation of the timeline covering milestones from 2023 to 2026. Key points include: a 2023 training module for health professionals on money and mental health; the introduction of the Consumer Duty; and government recognition of financial difficulty in its suicide prevention strategy. In 2024, expansion into energy and water sectors and the launch of a Gambling Harms Action Lab are highlighted.
The timeline shows multiple campaign wins in 2025, including progress on council tax fairness, regulation of bailiffs, expanded mental health crisis support through the Breathing Space scheme, and new neighbourhood health services. It also notes the government dropping proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments.
In 2026, the organisation gains super‑complainant status with additional regulators, and government reforms council tax debt collection rules. The visual continues the same purple timeline style with dated markers and short explanatory text for each milestone.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 28/05/2026

We’ve published our new Impact Report, showcasing our achievements from 2025. 🎬 Watch our team shares their highlights – from making progress on ending aggressive debt collection, to gaining exciting new super-complainant powers. Read it in full 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 27/05/2026

We’re hiring an External Affairs Intern! It’s a six-month role paid at the London Living Wage - and involves a concerted, systematic focus on learning and professional development. 🗓️ Apply by 9am on 15 June. Find our more on our website 👇 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/vacancy-exte...

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Vacancy: External Affairs Intern - Money and Mental Health

We're looking for an ambitious, enthusiastic person to join our External Affairs team for a 6 month internship. Apply by 9am on 15 June.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 18/05/2026

Watch as @helenundy.bsky.social shares three things you might have missed during last week’s busy news cycle 🗞️ If you’d like to read more about our paper on neighbourhood mental health services, you can read it here 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 14/05/2026

Today the government has launched a new review into access to banking. We welcome this & hope it can spur action to make banking services more accessible for people with mental health problems. Read our response here: www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/press-releas...

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Mental health awareness is not enough, charity warns - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

New analysis shows 3.6m people with mental health problems worry about affording food, as Money and Mental Health calls for joined-up support.

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 13/05/2026

Very disappointing today that baliff regulation, and crucially an Independent Regulator, wasn't in the King's speech even though work has been done on it. It's something @mmhpi and other charities need as a way to protect many vulnerable people.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 14/05/2026

Millions struggle with both money worries and mental health problems, yet support remains disconnected. Our new research urges the government to embed joined-up money and mental health support in Neighbourhood Health Services, with 10 practical principles for delivering trusted local care.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 12/05/2026

A huge congratulations to our Founder and Chair, @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com, who received the Special Award at this year’s TV BAFTAs. We’re grateful for Martin’s continued support, and everything he does to help break the link between financial difficulty and mental health problems.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 11/05/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re highlighting how deeply connected mental health problems and financial hardship can be. We’re calling for money advice to be built into mental health support - including through the government’s new neighbourhood health services.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 24/04/2026

🗣️ “How someone who can’t pay for the whole month can pay for the whole year is beyond me. But what do I know about money?” @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com, our Chair and Founder, explains what’s been going so wrong with council tax collection and what - thanks to our campaign - is changing.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 23/04/2026

Better mental health support is possible. That's why we've joined 20+ mental health charities to launch the Head On campaign. Together, we can build a modern mental health system: one where everyone gets the right support, at the right time.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 22/04/2026

📢 We’re calling on banks and building societies to consider blocking gambling in overdrafts. In our new policy note, we also provide a series of recommendations short of an outright ban that would see stronger customer safeguards around gambling in overdrafts.

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Gambling in the red - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

Gambling in overdrafts is associated with harm to people's finances and wellbeing. Banks and building societies can help to tackle that harm.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 20/04/2026

4 in 5 current account providers offer gambling blocks. But not all gambling blocks are created equal. Our mystery shopping exercise looks at how easy it is to find gambling blocks in-app, and how many firms use it to offer further help and support. 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/bank-gamblin...

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Build blocks better? How banks can improve gambling blocks - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

Bank Gambling Blocks protect users from gambling harm, but access varies. How can banks can improve their visibility and support?

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 15/04/2026

A big win on council tax debt collection! 🎉 For 18 months we’ve been campaigning to make council tax debt collection less rapid and aggressive. And the government has listened. Our Chair and Founder @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com welcomes this news 👇

“Council Tax debt collection is so aggressive it’d make banks blush... We’ve spent the last 18 months campaigning hard to change this hideous system, and having seen so much pain caused by it, I’m genuinely moved by this huge first step towards making things better.” - Martin Lewis CBE, Founder and Chair, Money and Mental Health.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 14/04/2026

Our latest blog is all about the Financial Conduct Authority’s new targeted support framework, supporting people to engage with their finances, and designing support based on lived experience 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/targeted-sup...

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Targeted supported and close the 'advice gap' - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

Exploring how targeted support can bridge the advice gap by fostering trust and confidence for those facing mental health challenges.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 10/04/2026

🗣️ “The disconnect between the severity of people’s mental health problems and the price increases… deserves further investigation.” Watch what our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social said to the Treasury Committee about unfair travel insurance pricing for people with mental health problems. 🎬

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 30/03/2026

Today is World Bipolar Day. 🎬 Watch as our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social explains five things we think it’s important for people to know about Bipolar, including it can affect our financial lives.

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 26/03/2026

Yesterday our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social spoke at the Treasury Committee. Watch Helen speak about the Financial Inclusion Strategy and why we believe banks’ “core offer” to customers should include more tools to help people stay in control and access support with their finances 🎬

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Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org · 24/03/2026

This is Darran’s story 💬 Darran is a member of our Research Community who has kindly and bravely shared the story of how gambling has affected his life, his finances and his mental health. 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/darran-my-st...

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Darran's story - gambling, mental health and what banks can do - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

I'm Darran and this is my story: how gambling has affected my finances and my mental health. And what banks can do to help people like me.

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 23/03/2026

Why should you have to tell firm after firm that you’re vulnerable? Our new @moneyandmentalhealth.org campaign is for a ‘tell us once’ service for those with mental (or physical) health conditions, to minimise stress in a crisis. Do watch and read more: www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/press-releas...

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