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From ‘Glad to be Gay’ to ‘Sad to be Gay’ Politics

From ‘Glad to be Gay’ to ‘Sad to be Gay’

17th October 2017
The internet isn’t dangerous for kids Politics

The internet isn’t dangerous for kids

5th July 2017
Politicising mental health helps no one Politics

Politicising mental health helps no one

18th April 2017
Mental health: stigma isn’t the problem Politics

Mental health: stigma isn’t the problem

10th January 2017
The NSPCC: still worrying the kids Politics

The NSPCC: still worrying the kids

7th November 2016
What’s behind the anxiety epidemic? Politics

What’s behind the anxiety epidemic?

8th June 2016
Being a teenager is not a mental illness Politics

Being a teenager is not a mental illness

9th February 2016
The mental obsession with offence-taking Free Speech

The mental obsession with offence-taking

24th November 2015
We need more friends and fewer shrinks Politics

We need more friends and fewer shrinks

3rd September 2015
Cameron: a bad case of child exploitation UK

Cameron: a bad case of child exploitation

12th March 2015
Awareness-raising makes you sick Politics

Awareness-raising makes you sick

11th February 2015
Turning crime into a mental-health issue Politics

Turning crime into a mental-health issue

7th January 2014

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Who’s afraid of a Halloween costume? Politics

Who’s afraid of a Halloween costume?

26th September 2013
These child-abuse stats are PANTS Politics

These child-abuse stats are PANTS

16th July 2013
Our brains aren’t moulded by abuse Politics

Our brains aren’t
moulded by abuse

15th May 2013
Time to abolish the psychiatric ASBO Politics

Time to abolish the psychiatric ASBO

16th April 2013
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