13 October 2023
By Mencap
How poetry can transform your mental health
11 August 2023
As keen marathon runner Freddie is raising awareness that he is just like everyone else
22 August 2022
Alex is CEO of Southampton Mencap and a full-time carer. She is a mother to three children including Fiona, 41, who has a learning disability.
Why Kathy wants mental health professionals to be trained to support people with a learning disability
20 January 2020
Edel Harris
Hear from Edel Harris, CEO of Royal Mencap Society, about a visit by Rt Honorable Boris Johnson MP to Mencap on Friday 17 January 2020.
6 August 2019
Keena Garnett
Keena is a support worker for Mencap. She supports 5 people with a learning disability in Haverhill, here she tells us more about her job.
5 April 2018
Michelle .
Local elections are taking place in England on 3 May 2018. Hear from Michelle about why it's important for people with a learning disability to get out a vote, as well as her top tips for voting
12 March 2018
Amy Clarke
Hear from Amy, who last month went into Parliament to speak to MPs of the Petitions Committee about cyber bullying and online abuse.
6 March 2018
Holly Hobson
Hear from Holly, the Area Administrator in the Hayle Mencap Office, in West Cornwall, on how she celebrated the launch of our new health campaign, Treat me well.
Youssef Abidat
Hear from Youssef, our Campaigns Assistant, who attended the Treat Me Well launch event at the Royal College of Nursing in London. Find out what he has to say about the event; what happened and how he got involved.
21 December 2017
Rob Holland
Hear from Rob Holland, Mencap's Public Affairs Manager, on the progress we've made in Parliament in 2017 to improve the lives of people with a learning disability.
6 March 2017
Vijay Patel
Hear what happened when Mencap Young Ambassador, Vijay Patel, sat down in Parliament to interview Mark Harper MP, the new chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on learning disability