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Are Love Island’s new Mental Health Measures Enough?

By Rebecca Astill Reality TV and mental health are two topics becoming increasingly intertwined in todayÔÇÖs society. ITVÔÇÖs Love Island forefronts the debate between creating ÔÇÿgoodÔÇÖ television, and its effect on the individualsÔÇÖ mental health. This season has already sparked Ofcom complaints and concerns for the health of the islanders, including Anna and AmberÔÇÖs reactions towards Danny following YewandeÔÇÖs exit, JoeÔÇÖs perceived controlling behaviour towards … Continue reading Are Love Island’s new Mental Health Measures Enough?

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Soroptimist International

Soroptimist International is a global volunteer movement working to improve the lives of girls and women, spreading across all continents, with clubs in many towns and cities. It was founded in 1921 in California by a group of women to ÔÇ£Save the RedwoodsÔÇØ, the clubÔÇÖs first project, which was successfully lobbied saving the forest, creating a following and new clubs. Interestingly, during the same years, … Continue reading Soroptimist International

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The Dark Side of Reality TV?

By Bethany Griffiths I think itÔÇÖs safe to say that this summer could go down in history as being one of the most eventful the UK has ever seen (probably a slight overreaction, but): weÔÇÖve recorded some of the highest temperatures on record for June and July, and weÔÇÖve seen the madness unfold on our streets as England actually made it to the semi finals … Continue reading The Dark Side of Reality TV?

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Music

Facing The Music – The State of Mental Health in Music

Words by Rowan Lees   Musicians are some of the best placed people to speak about mental health.┬á Hectic tour schedules away from home, life spent constantly in the public eye, and a constant pressure to be ÔÇÿdroppingÔÇÖ new material arenÔÇÖt exactly a recipe for mental acuity. Music Minds Matter found that musicians are three times more likely to be suffering from mental health issues … Continue reading Facing The Music – The State of Mental Health in Music

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Culture

Review: Battle Scars: A New Musical, YMCA Theatre

When I was told that I was going to see a musical about depression, self harm, anorexia and a girl whoÔÇÖd been sectioned, honestly I feared the worst. Musicals are usually so fun and whimsical that I thought it would be impossible to display the emotional depth required for such a topic. Boy was I wrong. Battle Scars: A New Musical, written and directed by … Continue reading Review: Battle Scars: A New Musical, YMCA Theatre

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Picking up the Pieces

Are Britain’s Universities providing enough mental health support to students?┬áAs Cardiff Uni signs the Time to Change pledge, Michael OÔÇÖConnell-Davidson investigates.┬áA separate version of this post with annotations from the author, can be found on the Quench Medium page. Of all the problems facing our society, mental illness is perhaps the least understood. It is an inherently human problem, but not one that should be … Continue reading Picking up the Pieces

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The Internet Confessional

Can blogging improve your mental health? Sophie Lodge┬áinvestigates in ‘The Internet Confessional’.┬á In October 2012 15 year old Tallulah Wilson was hit by a train after years of suffering from clinical depression. In January this year her mother condemned the poor censorship of harmful blogging websites like Tumblr that she believed had fuelled her daughterÔÇÖs death. However, the inquest revealed TallulahÔÇÖs Tumblr account was deleted … Continue reading The Internet Confessional

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