Students all over the UK suffer from mental health issues. But what’s being done to help them? Max Penny-Barrow went to find out what the ideal approach might look like and to see what’s happening all over the UK to combat mental illness at Universities. Listen below: me>
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Ruby recalls her PCOS check ups
PCOS sufferer Ruby recalls her doctors visits. She emotionally explains how she’s been passed around from doctor to doctor with no real help or progression. Listen to her story below: Follow us on twitter: @O_vary
Womanhood: The Cut & Recovery
Womanhood: The Cut & Recovery focuses on how survivors of FGM recover from their physical trauma, the factors driving the practice and what can be done to stop it.
The Last Stop: Video
The Last Stop debates whether those with severe mental health illnesses should have access to assisted suicide. Many key terms that people may not have an understanding of are used in my feature. To help explain these terms, I created a short infographic video, detailing these terms. Please see the link below: To follow my […]
Assisted Suicide: The Last Stop for Depression?
The discussion surrounding assisted suicide is frequently debated in the media, with those suffering from terminal illness being at the centre of conversation. Now, with recent campaigns and case studies, the focus has switched to those suffering with mental health issues. In January 2018, controversy arose when a 29-year-old Dutch woman Aurelia Brouwers, was allowed […]
The Last Stop Audio: Graham Clayton talks about his son’s struggles.
Adam Maier-Clayton was an active campaigner for those with severe mental health illnesses, having the right to assisted suicide in Canada. His father, Graham Clayton describes how Adam dealt with his mental health illness through his adult life, before his suicide on Aril 13th 2017. Read more about Adam’s story here: Print Feature ONLINE To […]
The Xanax Panic: should we be worried about a UK epidemic?
There is a growing opioid problem within the UK, particularly the use of anti-anxiety drug Xanax. This documentary aims to address the issue by speaking to people who have taken it, as well as medical professionals to find out more about the drug. Could the UK be heading into its own Xanax epidemic like the […]
Love’s Secret Labels: Audio
The MMP Audio for Love’s Secret Labels Listen to Diane Hassall-Mead, a fully-qualified counsellor, relationship therapist and psychosexual therapist, talk about the emotional and physical connection between two women and talks why labels are not needed in today’s society to identify sexual orientation.
Love’s Secret Labels: Video
The MMP Video for Love’s Secret Labels Ravaka, Kerry, Ellie and Teddy got together to guess celebrities’ sexual identities. Listen as they talk about labels, their advantages and disadvantages.
Love’s Secret Labels: Online
With today’s social acceptability of sexual identities and genders, most people feel comfortable expressing their true selves. The LGBTQ+ community is forever growing and making a mark in history, yet inequalities are still there. There are still over 70 countries where same-sex relationships are criminalised, some going as far as imposing the death penalty. Living […]