OU on the BBC: Mental Health - Sectioned/Mental
Continuing the exploration into mental health, two BBC programmes take frank and...
Continuing the exploration into mental health, two BBC programmes take frank and fresh approaches to this often challenging subject.
- Duration: 5 mins
- Published on: Thursday 17th December 2009
- Introductory Level
- Posted under: What's On
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Double Deaths by Yvonne Mabs Francis (copyright: the artist)
Sectioned and Mental: A History Of The Madhouse look at an issue that touches our lives - either as we have our own mental health issues, or as friends and relatives of someone who does.
Can mental health be explored through art? Take a look through the artists' pages; listen to their stories and see how their personal experiences have influenced their work.
Mental: A History Of The Madhouse is repeated on BBC Four, Tuesday 11th January at 10pm & Friday 14th at 1.40am; Sectioned can be seen again on Tuesday 18th.
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OU on the BBC: Mental Health - Sectioned/Mental - About the series
Two programmes from the BBC and The Open University delve into the challenging subject of mental health. Read more : OU on the BBC: Mental Health - Sectioned/Mental - About the series
Mental healthcare services survey: the results
Following the broadcast in May 2010 of two television programmes on mental health, ‘Sectioned’ and ‘Mental: A History of the Madhouse’, which were coproduced by... Read more : Mental healthcare services survey: the results
Having a choice: mental health services
Mick McCormick is Assistant Head of Department and Lecturer in Social Work. He comments on the results from the mental healthcare survey which was issued... Read more : Having a choice: mental health services
Artist insight: Yvonne Mabs Francis
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Yvonne Mabs Francis talks about her experiences with mental health and how they influenced her paintings. Listen now: Artist insight: Yvonne Mabs Francis
Artist insight: Tony
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Mental health problems are much more common amongst those who are homeless than in the general population. Tony, who used to be homeless and addicted... Watch now: Artist insight: Tony
Artist insight: Sound Minds
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Musicians Devon and Clinton discuss their experiences of life on a mental health ward and how their passion for music helped them. Listen now: Artist insight: Sound Minds
Artist insight: Marcia Bennett Male
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Marcia Bennett Male is a trained artist and stonemason. She talks about how her mental health inspired some of her work. Listen now: Artist insight: Marcia Bennett Male
Artist insight: Clare Shaw
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Clare Shaw is an acclaimed poet and performer. She talks about her own experiences of self-harm and her work with the self-harm awareness organisation, harm-ed. Listen now: Artist insight: Clare Shaw
Artist insight: Dolly Sen
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Dolly Sen describes herself as 'a professional mad person'. She talks openly about her childhood and how she used creativity to come to terms with... Listen now: Artist insight: Dolly Sen
Artist insight: Jason Pegler
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Social-entrepreneur Jason Pegler is the CEO of Chipmunkapublishing - a dedicated mental health publisher. He talks about his manic depression and how writing helped him. Listen now: Artist insight: Jason Pegler
Artist insight: Liz Bentley
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For Liz Bentley, when things got really bad, she eventually had to laugh. A comedienne, writer, poet and therapist, Liz talks about how therapy -... Listen now: Artist insight: Liz Bentley
BBC Health
Look after your mental health with tips and advice from the BBC Health website. Read more : BBC Health
Mental health: Sources of support
Browse through the resources below for further help or support with mental health issues. Read more : Mental health: Sources of support
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Originally published: Thursday, 17th December 2009
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Last updated on: Tuesday, 11th January 2011
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