Henry Hood takes a look at the issues still surrounding mental health in the world of sport.
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Hey Girls… Wanna Talk About Period Poverty?
Homelessness, natural disasters and extreme poverty. All of these things have several impacts, with many charities working hard to provide food, bedding and other supplies. But when people talk about these issues, how many actually consider the importance of access to sanitary products for young girls and women? Every day, many young women around the world […]
Talking heads
In 2017, it may seem as if work towards reducing mental health stigma has come a long way. Just take World Mental Health Day as an example: the huge amount of people sharing their support may give the allusion that, as a society, we have overcome the stigma surrounding people who suffer with mental illness. […]
Male rape victim shares his story (trigger warning for rape and suicide)
E veryone has secrets, secrets from their friends, secrets from their parents, maybe even secrets from their other-half. I’m a person who doesn’t have many secrets, I wear my heart on my sleeve and share with everyone. I have one big secret though, at the age of 13 I became a male rape victim. My secret […]
Channel 4 documentary protagonist to give mental health talk
Protagonist of acclaimed Channel 4 documentary ‘Stranger on a Bridge’, Jonny Benjamin, will give a talk tomorrow evening on male mental health. Benjamin will join students and members of the public in the Alumni Auditorium at 6.30pm to share the inspirational story of his global search to find the stranger who talked him out of […]