I’ve often said something similar about being a survivor of abuse, it’s not all we are, we are a million other things as well. Perhaps we should take that same practice to mental health? You may have depression, but it’s not the sum total of you as a person, is it? “You wouldn’t say you…
This is something we haven’t come to grips with as adults, let alone preparing kids for it: “Although most social media platforms have a minimum age limit of 13, the report said three-quarters of children aged 10 to 12 already had accounts. Ms Longfield said social media provided “great benefits” to children but was also…
This one should be obvious, but I also think it’s first on this list for a reason, it’s the one we all fall victim to “1. Stop trying to find an immediate solution” There probably isn’t one. If it was that easy, no one would struggle with mental health the way we do. Also on…
I’m not in the UK, but I know many of my readers are, and they are familiar with this story line on Coronation Street. Even if you aren’t though, this is universally true: “The first time the story was mentioned I didn’t understand how Bethany could get into that situation,” Lucy said. “But the more…
This is a really interesting, but quite lengthy, read. Brandwatch put together a large survey of UK social media conversations. We analyzed over 12 million conversations to understand how mental health is discussed online. A couple of interesting takeaways I got, though I’m sure you may come away with different ones: Clearly events like Mental Heath…
It might be impossible to get to zero, but the UK needs to do something, the current numbers are staggering. Figures from the Samaritans show 6,188 suicides were recorded in the UK in 2015, an average of 17 per day. It’s not just the UK either, these numbers are similar in the US, Australia, Europe…
