Tag: mental health
Young people now lead almost seamless online and offline lives
We may not be able to enable our children to reclaim the childhood of our youth but we do now need to stop and take stock to ensure that we are doing all we can to ensure that our children can navigate the world they live in now.
How a self-management course changed my life
I was living in a homeless hostel with no ambition or future goals when I was directed towards a self-management course.
Eating Disorders should demand respect from all of us
Ilona Burton is a researcher and journalist writing on eating disorders and other mental health issues. As part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, she writes about stereotypes and misconceptions around eating disorders.
Mental illness does not necessarily incapacitate someone
Christopher Tolmie is a student film maker from Glasgow. His short film, ‘Mental: A Family Experience’, won best ‘Youth Perspective’ film at the SMHAFF international film awards in October 2013. Christopher talks about his film about his brother, who suffers from psychosis which he made to capture his families struggles but also to document how the experience.
Raising mental health awareness in Malawi will be a long difficult journey
Last week I blogged about my recent experience of visiting Malawi to deliver capacity building training with disabled people’s organizations to increase their collective advocacy and participation skills. But why do work in countries like Malawi in the first place?
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