Discussing women's mental health care in the UK

On this page you can find discussions about women's mental health care in the UK. These discussions were recorded at the launch of the College's women's mental health strategy for 2026-2031, Women's Mental Health Matters.

Podcast 1: Laying the foundations - why the UK needs a women’s mental health strategy now

This episode explores a core priority of the UK’s first Women’s Mental Health Strategy: implementing national initiatives that create lasting, systemic change.

We examine how this ambition aligns with the renewed Women’s Health Strategy, and what it means in practice for psychiatrists and the wider health workforce.

From tackling long‑standing gendered inequities in diagnosis, access and outcomes, to embedding women’s lived experience into policy and service design, the discussion sets out why a dedicated women’s mental health strategy is essential.

By focusing on prevention, trauma-informed, intersectional and life‑course approaches and cross‑system leadership, we consider how national foundations can transform care for women and girls across the UK.