The disregard of social media platforms for the posting and exchanging of triggering content is harmful: it wields a detrimental effect on both the mental and physical health of its users. It is needless to […]
Mantality Talk MENtal Health on Campus
This week, Imogen Bicknell, treasurer of LUU’s Mantality society, sat down to discuss how the society are opening up new discussions and creating safe spaces to talk about male mental health on campus. Set up […]
The Mental Health Crisis In Teaching
Across the UK, teachers have started to leave the profession faster than their replacements are being trained. The resultant drain of qualified and capable teachers from our education system has left those who remain overworked, […]
University Mental Health Day Conference to be Held at Leeds
Reports consistently show that poor mental health is on the increase, particularly in young people. The Times recently reported an increase of over 70% in prospective freshers reporting mental health issues to their university since […]
Every Brilliant Thing was … Brilliant.
As the playwright, Duncan Macmillan, said himself, the play ‘is not a philosophy for living; it’s not a solution for depression; it’s just a way of talking about it’. Director Ella Kennedy, producer Maya Wilson […]
Art Galleries and Well Being: The De-stressing Power of Exhibitions for Millennials
A recent study has found that young adults use art galleries and museums as a means to de-stress. The survey undertaken by Art Fund discovered that those under thirty are twice as likely to visit […]
Consumed By Anxiety – Tips For My Loved Ones
Recently, I have been suffering with one of the strongest and most powerful waves of my anxiety that I’ve ever experienced. Although I’m still a high functioning person getting up and out of the house, […]
Top 7 Tips for Helping a Friend Struggling with Mental Illness
Let’s start with the basics: Mental health is a spectrum. Everyone has mental health. Anyone’s mental health may be good or bad, or somewhere in between. Bad mental health may be temporary, but it is […]
A Personal Account of Drug Use and Mental Health
I was aware that drug use permeated British university culture before I moved here. Conversations with friends and pop culture gave me the impression that casual substance use was expected, if not the norm among […]
How to Handle Uni Stress
International Stress Awareness Week is coming up, so here are some tips and advice on how to handle it all and not crumble. The irony is, it was stressful writing this piece, because we are […]
Campus Watch
University of Bristol Introduces ‘Science of Happiness’ Scheme to Combat Mental Health Problems The University of Bristol have implemented a new scheme called the ‘science of happiness’ course after a student took his own life […]
Loneliness and Mental Health Awareness Month
In a recent survey by the BBC, it was found that people aged 16-24 are the most likely to experience loneliness. The survey was conducted with over 55,000 participants and it found that just under […]