You’ve heard them before – ‘People with mental health problems are weak’. ‘Only teenage girls self-harm’. ‘Mums with postnatal depression don’t love their babies’. Even today, these completely false claims can be heard throughout our society, and the negative effects can be devastating. It’s time to educate ourselves (and others) about mental health. So, the next time you hear someone talking nonsense, you can correct them with facts. Let’s smash the stigma once and for all Writing | Jenny Cole