Lewis’s charity has chalked up some significant policy wins in its time, including changes to rules that forced lenders to send distressing letters to people in problem debt, and the introduction of a training module for all health professionals on the links between money and mental health problems.
The charity has a “lived experience” group of 3,000 people who provide insights into the problems people with mental health issues are facing, and the disproportionate premiums being paid for travel policies is flashing red on the dashboard.
All I want to do is let people know that like many people, I have brittle mental health, and I have experienced my dark days, but I don’t see the need to make that public.”.
“We have to protect people who can’t protect themselves, and we sometimes have to protect people from themselves within the mental health world.”.
“I’m not a case study”, says the money expert and broadcaster Martin Lewis, politely but firmly batting away questions about his own mental health.
