Hate on campus
Robert Holland, Policy and Research Officer at the National Union of Students (NUS), writes about the recent reports published by the NUS on hate crime on campus. He rounds-up the cases of campus hate...
View ArticleWhy is ‘The Undateables’ unwatchable? – Press release from UKDPC
Channel 4 recently started a new series entitled ‘The Undateables’. ‘The Undateables’ explores the dating issues disabled people face in their quest for love. The series has received mixed response. In...
View ArticleIt’s Mental Health Awareness Week
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. What are you doing to get involved? The options are plenty – visit the Mental Health Awareness stall at LSE during your lunchtime, find out more about mental...
View ArticleLSE-SOAS event for prospective disabled students, parents and supporters
Are you a disabled student planning to go to university this year or in the near future? Or a parent or supporter of a disabled student? If yes, the LSE-SOAS event providing practical information on...
View ArticleMental health and social oppression: seeing the connection
In recent years, the way we understand and perceive mental health (and illnesses) has undergone major changes, mostly for the better. However, mental health is still, according to psychotherapist...
View ArticleRelax, the weekend’s here – top tips to manage stress
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Stress is a common issue and most of us have experienced it at some point in our life. Around 12 million adults see their GP about stress-related mental...
View Article“A part of me is just mad”
Cross posted from Changing Minds, Changing Lives David Crepaz-Keay, Head of Empowerment and Social Inclusion at the Mental Health Foundation, discusses the cautious language around mental health and...
View ArticleAre you going to bake on the long weekend?
Does baking have a purpose beyond creating delectable goods? Recent discussions suggest baking may be a great way to improve mental health. If you’re a baker, you might already feel the therapeutic...
View ArticleYou’re probably friends with that one in four: mental health in the workplace
6 February is Time to Talk Day – a day to start conversations about mental health. In this blog post, Daniel Payne talks about the Mental Health First Aid course he attended and the importance of...
View ArticleButterflies in the stomach? Let’s talk about anxiety
Anxiety, according to the Mental Health Foundation, is one of the leading causes of mental ill-health in the world. Anxiety is the theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (12-18 May 2014)....
View ArticleIt’s ‘Time to Talk’
Mental health issues affect many in this country, yet people often prefer not to talk about them. This culture of silence exacerbates mental health conditions instead of making things better. As part...
View ArticleNational Self-Injury Awareness Day: Social justice, user-led interventions...
On National Self-Injury Awareness Day, observed on Wednesday March 1, Kay Inckle highlights aspects of self-injury and argues that unlike the commonly held notion, this is not a personal pathology, but...
View ArticleReaching out, addressing mental health
On the occasion of University Mental Health Day 2017, Emma Wilson discusses the importance of awareness of mental health issues, particularly among students, and the need for peer support. One in four...
View ArticleIn 60 seconds with Adam Sandelson
In a recent interview Adam Sandelson, the head of Student Wellbeing and member of Student Diversity and Support Working Group of EDI, speaks about his time at LSE, involvement with the Student...
View ArticleEmployers may discriminate against autism without realising
Employers often think they’re communicating well, but they use ‘neurotypical’ standards of interacting, writes Brett Heasman Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how people...
View ArticleRelax, the weekend’s here – top tips to manage stress
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Stress is a common issue and most of us have experienced it at some point in our life. Around 12 million adults see their GP about stress-related mental...
View Article“A part of me is just mad”
Cross posted from Changing Minds, Changing Lives David Crepaz-Keay, Head of Empowerment and Social Inclusion at the Mental Health Foundation, discusses the cautious language around mental health and...
View ArticleAre you going to bake on the long weekend?
Does baking have a purpose beyond creating delectable goods? Recent discussions suggest baking may be a great way to improve mental health. If you’re a baker, you might already feel the therapeutic...
View ArticleYou’re probably friends with that one in four: mental health in the workplace
6 February is Time to Talk Day – a day to start conversations about mental health. In this blog post, Daniel Payne talks about the Mental Health First Aid course he attended and the importance of...
View ArticleButterflies in the stomach? Let’s talk about anxiety
Anxiety, according to the Mental Health Foundation, is one of the leading causes of mental ill-health in the world. Anxiety is the theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (12-18 May 2014)....
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