Bipolar UK news and updates

Keep up to date about how Bipolar UK shapes national conversations around bipolar, representing our community in the media, on screen, in public statements and more.

7 August 20250 min read

Parenting and Bipolar

In this most recent webinar, Dr Clare Dolman was joined by Kathryn Grant, a mum with bipolar who had an episode of postpartum psychosis after the birth of her son, to discuss parenting with bipolar.

  • Parenting

29 July 20252 min read

British Citizen Award for Mood Tracker app

Bipolar UK ambassador receives British Citizen Award for Mood Tracker app.

16 May 20253 min read

Hypersexuality as a symptom of bipolar

Researchers highlight the importance of hypersexuality as a symptom of bipolar disorder in ‘The Lancet Psychiatry’.

6 May 20252 min read

Our response to proposed changes to PIP

CEO Simon Kitchen shares concerns about proposed changes to PIP and how it is failing people with bipolar.

28 March 20254 min read

Why are suicide rates so high in bipolar?

Bipolar UK's Director of Research, Professor Tania Gergel writes about suicide rates for people with bipolar.

16 January 20251 min read

Bipolar UK’s response to headlines about singer Macy Gray

Bipolar UK responds to headlines in the press promoting harmful stereotypes linked to bipolar.

13 January 20252 min read

Bipolar UK’s response to Sir Tony Blair’s comments

Ex Prime-Minister Sir Tony Blair’s recent comments touch on an important conversation about how we approach mental health.

15 November 20244 min read

Bipolar UK's response to the Mental Health Act reform

Our response to the commitment to legislate to modernise the Mental Health Act in the King's Speech.

15 October 20241 min read

Assisted Dying Bill: Bipolar UK’s Expression of Concern

Bipolar UK has concerns about the upcoming Assisted Dying Bill due to the risks it could potentially pose to individuals living with bipolar, a severe mental health condition.

  • Policy

17 May 20246 min read

Anushka Asthana talks bipolar with Angela Rayner MP

ITV News Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana and Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner discuss how bipolar has shaped their lives.

30 March 20241 min read

Bipolar UK on BBC Breakfast - March 2024

On World Bipolar Day 2024, Bipolar UK's CEO Simon Kitchen, Andy Barnes and Callum Barnes featured on BBC Breakfast.

30 March 20242 min read

Royal College of Psychiatrists and Bipolar UK Joint Statement

On World Bipolar Day 2024, Bipolar UK and the Royal College of Psychiatrists released a joint statement.

25 March 20244 min read

Big Mood: Series One

Big Mood director Rebecca Asher and Executive Producer Lotte Beasley Mestriner sit down with Bipolar UK for an exclusive Q&A.