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 […]
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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 […]
Bipolar: Breaking Stigma – Audio
Here is the MMP audio of Bipolar: Breaking Stigma. In this, reporter Joseph Reaidi talks to Professor John Geddes, a researcher into mood disorders. He discusses the limited research into bipolar and how he hopes there will be an advancement in research by 2030.
Bipolar: Breaking Stigma – Video
Here is the MMP video of Bipolar: Breaking Stigma. In this, reporter Joseph Reaidi talks to the Allan household about how bipolar has affected family dynamics within the house.
Bipolar: Breaking Stigma – Coming to terms with being bipolar
Bipolar can be subtle and hard to detect, which is ironic considering how outlandish someone could become during a period of mania. It’s then difficult to recognise, adjust and treat bipolar. Consequently, over 60% of people who screened bipolar positive from an NHS Digital study were not getting the correct treatment. Joseph Reaidi looks into […]
Les Complicated
2016, reported an 11.2% increase in LGBT members coming out and embracing their identity and sexuality. Lesbians and bisexual women account for 2% of the population in the UK. Although, as the community continues to grow, the medical sector deprioritises LGBT needs disregarding sexuality as an affect to overall health. The needs of women who […]
This One’s for the Ladies
EDM music gained a boost in popularity in the early 2,000s; propelling itself into the mainstream by the present. Its origins are simple; raves were held, and DJs were able to play against the status quo; showing a harder, more aggressive side of music. Now the atmosphere has changed with the likes of the Warehouse […]
For Dummies: 5 need to know facts about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
PCOS is a common yet seldom talked about hormonal condition, women with the condition produce excess male androgens (hormones) such as testosterone. PCOS also enlarges a woman’s ovaries and they contain fluid-filled sacs (follicles), which surround the eggs. Often women may exhibit symptoms and never get diagnosed because they are unaware of what is going […]