“I think that the transition in becoming an adult is becoming all the more intense” Amy Wells says to me, the Welfare Officer at Leeds University Union (LUU), as we discuss over the phone about […]
Mental Health Awareness Week: Taking care of yourself during a pandemic
Sometimes, in a world where everything feels incredibly scary and uncertain, you have to give yourself a pat on the back for getting out of bed. It’s very easy to beat yourself up about having […]
Let’s include the most vulnerable this Mental Health Week
Mental Health Week is for everyone. Importantly, it is an opportunity for universities to focus on the welfare of their students. It is a chance to speak out about issues aggregating poor mental health for […]
The Controversial Power of Child Psychiatry
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week has an unconventional backdrop. Humans are social creatures; that is a given. Preserving the life of the nation has required us to abandon this instinct and reframe our lives […]
Social Media and Mental Health: Is Intervention Viable?
It’s widely accepted that social media can have negative impacts on the mental health of its users, particularly children and teenagers. In a development in tackling this serious issue, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has […]
PSA: It’s my lockdown. I’ll do what I want
I applaud the people who are taking this time out to achieve amazing things; acquire new skills; learn new recipes, and work out sequences. Despite this, it is important to remember that it’s perfectly okay […]
Mental Health At University
In 2017, across all British Universities, one student committed suicide every four days. If a student was dying every four days from COVID-19, there would be widespread panic and action. Yet this obviously serious mental […]
Coronavirus and OCD: The Negative Effects Of Media Coverage
Coronavirus has sparked an almost apocalyptic public response. The media’s coverage has led people to bulk buy certain items in a state of panic, making supermarkets appear like a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Furthermore, the mainstream media […]
Mental Health Is Wealth: Women Vs Stigma
Research shows that nearly nine out of ten people with mental health problems say that stigmas and discrimination have a negative effect on their lives. With the current global discussion around mental health, it is more important now than ever that people speak up about mental health to raise awareness and challenge stigmas preventing people from having important discussions and seeking help.
Are We Overlooking Male Suicide?
This article includes references to male suicide rates across the United Kingdom. If you are affected by the issues discussed in this article, help is available from the Leeds University Union’s Help and Support team, […]
Review: All The Bright Places
When Jennifer Niven released All the Bright Places back in 2015, the novel was an instant hit in the young-adult universe, The Fault in Our Stars level proportions. With Netflix’s recent trend of hit teen […]
“You Will Never Be Considered a Burden”: Father Tweets After Leeds University Student Death
This article contains references to suicide. A student at the University of Leeds, Melina Bushell, took her own life in January 2020. 10 days after being notified, her father posted a thread on Twitter through […]