Fragile Minds
Stories from an NHS mental health ward
$43.24
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
24 July 2026
Summary
A nurse’s beautifully wrought and staggeringly urgent memoir lifts the lid on life on an NHS mental health ward, and the patients the system is leaving behind.
There is a narrative we’ve become comfortable with: mental health services are underfunded and understaffed. But that is only half the story. The other half is messy and confronting; uncomfortable enough to make us look sharply away.
It is the story of the staff who believed they could make a difference, but were worn d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804995631 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804995630 |
| Author: | Bella Jackson |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 24 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 35mm |
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A painful revelation of harsh truths and a call to do better. * Psychology Today *
About The Author
Bella Jackson
Bella Jackson has worked in mental health since 2010. She is a registered Mental Health Nurse and Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor.
Her previous roles include:
- Key Worker for Mind and Kids Company
- Nurse Consultant for Save the Children
- Family Support Worker in London prisons and with detainees seeking asylum
- Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA)
- Mental Health and Neurodiversity Advisor at the University of Oxford
Bella currently practices as a private therapist, a Specialist Mental Health Mentor, and as a mental health advisor and practitioner in the theatre industry.
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