We publish original content only and do not republish material from other sources. Before submitting, we encourage you to browse our articles to get a feel for our tone and approach. We hold a high editorial standard: content should be constructive and grounded. We don’t publish sensationalist, negative, or rant-style pieces.
What We Publish
Personal & Lived Experience
Your story matters. If you’ve navigated mental health challenges, your own or someone close to you (with their consent) we’d love to hear from you. Personal submissions are published without charge, and backlinks to personal blogs or non-commercial sites are welcomed.
The key distinction: personal content is about a person or experience, not primarily about promoting something. If the heart of your submission is a product, service, book, or business, it’s promotional — and that’s fine, but it falls under a different category (see below).
Professional & Informational
We greatly value contributions from mental health, wellness, nutrition, and allied health professionals. Please note that BMH is a consumer publication, so professional content should be written for a general audience.
If your article naturally references your practice or area of work, that’s fine. However, if the primary purpose is to promote your services, products, or facility, it would be considered promotional content.
Academic & Research We accept accessible reviews and summaries of academic papers and research relevant to holistic mental health. As with professional content, these should be written for a general readership.
Promotional Content & Advertising
We’re genuinely happy to help promote products, services, books, events, and organisations that are relevant to our readers, and we encourage you to reach out. When content is primarily promotional in nature, we charge a fee that covers editorial preparation, layout, and associated promotion. This applies to:
- Articles or sponsored content promoting a product, service, facility, or event
- PR and agency submissions where the primary purpose is promotion
- Backlinks to commercial websites, businesses, or not-for-profit organisations
- Social media promotion of your content or product across our channels
- Book, product, or resource reviews (see below)
The fee reflects the real cost of producing and promoting quality content, not a barrier to participation. We think it’s a fair exchange: you get professionally prepared content, genuine reach, and a platform that your audience trusts.
For full details on rates and what’s included, please see our Advertising & Promotion page.
Reviews
If you’d like your book, product, or resource reviewed, we’re open to it — provided it’s genuinely relevant to our readers and at the Editor’s discretion. A review is treated as promotional content and includes the review itself, editorial preparation, social media coverage, backlinks, and where applicable, a time-limited advertising placement.
Backlinks & Social Media
We’re happy to include relevant backlinks in articles. Personal blogs and non-commercial links are included at no charge. Links to commercial websites, businesses, or organisations with any promotional purpose are considered advertising and incur an administrative fee.
Social media promotion of submitted content — sharing articles, spotlighting contributors, or promoting products to our audience — is available as part of our promotional packages.
What to Include in Your Submission
For personal or informational submissions, please provide your article, any photos (with releases for identifiable people), and a short contributor bio.
For promotional or sponsored content, please include your material along with contact details, product or service information, images, and relevant URLs. If you’d like us to write the content, we can help with that too.
Not sure where your submission fits? Just get in touch first and we’ll be happy to talk it through.
Thank you for thinking of Better Mental Health. We look forward to hearing from you.