Topic: Health

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

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

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

Doom and Gloom of the New Year

Vox pops about why January and February are considered the bleakest months of the year, and what people can do to cheer themselves up during the winter months.

Doom and Gloom of the New Year

Video length - 1.35

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.

Rollercoaster Life

Video length - 02.39

Keystage(s) - 3, 4 and 5

Female Circumcision

A sequence from Channel 4 chat show ‘Shariah TV’ reveals varying opinions on whether female circumcision is Islamic and whether it should be practiced. There are theories as to why it was introduced in early Arab communities but has it now continued because of culture, or religion?

Female Circumcision

Video length - 03.21

Self-diagnosis

Members of the public on the increasing trend for self-diagnosis of mental illnesses; is the media partly to blame for glamourising these kinds of issues?

Self-diagnosis

Video length - 01.18

Manic Mother

Suzie tells the story of her mother’s suicide and explains why she believes her mum was bi-polar. She discusses the issues surrounding suicide and bi-polar honestly and frankly, opening up the impact of relationships on the victims of suicide.

Manic Mother

Video length - 03.33