Mental health problems are real. But they’re rarely people’s only barrier to work. People with experience of mental distress describe a wide range of social, economic, relational and structural barriers to work – in addition to the challenges posed by symptoms. It’s more than a mental health issue 🧵

New in the Journal of Poverty & Social Justice: our colleague @drsoapsub.bsky.social and @annieirvine.bsky.social use qualitative analysis to question a narrow, medicalised framing of 'work capability', disclosing instead the broader range of structural factors that block access to fulfilling work.

Cas begins their talk, The role of 'Trouble identities' and Mixed Race erasure in the misdiagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder among neurodivergent people.