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Mental health struggles among UK students increasing

Mental health struggles among UK students increasing

The report finds that all items included in the happiness index have fallen among young people and that only 13% of people have accessed services when needed
How Netflix’s Sex Education explores identity politics and victim blaming through fashion

How Netflix’s Sex Education explores identity politics and victim blaming through fashion

Fashion Writer Maisie Scott argues that fashion is key to the identity formation and the trauma experienced by the characters in the popular Netflix show, Sex Education
Netflix delivers the schooling we all wish we had with Sex Education

Netflix delivers the schooling we all wish we had with Sex Education

Netflix’s Sex Education has received high praise for it’s ability to break down taboo topics around sex, and other issues
Preview: Burnout

Preview: Burnout

The critically-acclaimed Burnout returns to Manchester next month as a full-length, two-act play
Menstruation through the ages

Menstruation through the ages

Anna McFadzean explores menstruation throughout history, and the exhibition focused on society’s complex relationship with periods
The media must play fair on mental health

The media must play fair on mental health

Jasmine Taylor discusses how serious mental health disorders are still being demonised by the media and excluded from popular activist narratives.

The taboo around tattoos and piercings at work

Deputy Lifestyle Editor Araddhna Patel talks about the increasing popularity of tattoos and piercings, and how this effects employees at work

Training is key to combatting mental health stigma

Sanjana Gupta discusses ways to improve care for those with mental health issues

Has fashion gone too far?

After repeated faux pas by fashion retailers regarding the perceived glamourisation of serious mental illnesses, Kassi Allcock asks why this keeps happening

Depression in sport: Defeating the stigma

Will Kelly reflects on the recent Fifpro survey, indicating that depression in professional football is widespread

An ‘Evening of Jazz’ in aid of Action on Hearing Loss

Working for a world where hearing loss doesn’t limit or label people