Event Category: Mental Health Awareness Week

Feeling Down? – It’s normal to feel down sometimes, but if it goes on for a long time it could be depression or “low mood”. One in eight teenagers suffer from depression, so there’s no need to feel alone. Here are some pointers to help you recognise the signs and some advice on how to get better.

Courtesy of Biomation

Feeling Down?

Video length - 04.44

Published date - Jan 2013

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Not Just a Girl Problem

Tom, who has suffered from anorexia, discusses why he became anorexic. He highlights the dangers of associating the disease exclusively with women.

Not Just a Girl Problem

Video length - 04.30

Published date - Jul 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

From Harming Myself To Helping Others

Danni spent 10 years self-harming. Here she discusses overcoming her issues, and starting up an organisation to support girls who self harm, called Girls Xpress.

From Harming Myself To Helping Others

Video length - 03.20

Published date - Feb 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

What’s Your Phobia?

Members of the public talk about their various phobias, rational and irrational, and how they are affected by them.

What’s Your Phobia?

Video length - 03.20

Published date - Jan 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

Mental Illnesses: Defined

This film presents official definitions of the most common and well-known mental illnesses, in a way which is clear and concise for young people.

Mental Illnesses: Defined

Video length - 04.49

Published date - Jan 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Out Of The Abyss

Oliver struggled with depression throughout his teens, and enhanced his problems with alcohol and drugs. Here he talks about getting over his depression and how great his life is now compared to how it used to be. Oliver attributes his success to his friends and family, and has little faith in the medication that is given to sufferers of depression in England.

Out Of The Abyss

Video length - 02.40

Published date - Jan 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Rollercoaster Life

Cordelia explains how she came to be diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, and what the two extreme moods, which define the condition, feel like when they strike.