‘People think talking about mental health will make it worse. That’s not true’

Deanna Barch is a well-known figure in the field of psychiatry. She has spent over three decades studying the psychological and neural mechanisms underlying the development of mental illness, particularly schizophrenia and depression. While her research primarily focuses on adults, she also studies the risks of mental illness in children due to early adversity, such […]

How Can We Prioritise Mental Health on Campus?

“Do people in highly competitive spaces lack empathy?” That was a question a student had for a panel of mental health professionals at an event on 9 November 2019 called Shades of Blue: Understanding Depression. With increased concerns about students’ mental health on campus (two students took their lives this year), this was a student-organised […]