Mental Health Awareness Week 2018

​By Taz Virdee

​It's Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20th May) and this year is the focus is stress. Last year we worked on Self-Esteem with members from our Youth Action Team and Film Club, our first film was called 'It's OK not to be OK' (above) which was written by Juhi Kumra and Abbie McFerran. The film raises awareness of body image and the effects it has on young people. 

​We also partnered up with NCS The Challenge and made a short called 'Self-Esteem' (left). The film's aim was to challenge our perception of self-esteem and how we can support each other in time of difficulties and challenges. We hope you enjoy watching the films and if you have any feedback, please let us know what you think. 

​For more information about Mental Health Awareness Week please click here (external link).