Lucy: Echoes Beneath the Skin
TRIGGER WARNING: Strong references to rape and sexual assault. There is a version of my story I’ve never been able...
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Competition Shortlisted Entry: ‘Tiny Moments of Everyday Victory’
WHAT? This project is a celebration of the positive things we can easily overlook in day to day life....
James Poulter: "Recurrence"
A 3 foot block of ice does not melt in one day, Nearly 18 years of mental health problems do...
Top 10 Sheffield Food and Gardening Projects
As the weather warms and plants start to shoot up, it’s the perfect time to check out Sheffield’s flourishing food...
Competition Shortlisted Entry: ‘Freeskilling: The Great Reskilling of Society’
In order to make Sheffield a more mental health friendly city I propose we create a gift economy in practise....
Clare Rishbeth: Competition shortlisted entry: ‘A bench-full city’
Clare’s idea is a graphic combination of pictures and words, but for anyone who has limited sight we’ve also transcribed the...
Dave Luck: What’s So Manly About Manning Up?
On Friday Piers Morgan tweeted: “I'm not convinced by this new trend of male public soul-bearing. Time for our gender...
Marie: What I learned from being in a toxic work environment
When I was 21, I graduated from college. I was so excited, as anyone new to the world of career...
James Poulter: Sad day for SORT
Today was the day NHS funding cuts finally hit one of Sheffield Mental Health’s most cherished institutions - the SORT...
Competition Runner Up: Wellbeing Classes
My idea is to make Sheffield more mental health friendly would be to run clubs and classes where people can...
Lee Alexander: Discovering mindfulness by accident
For as long as I can remember, I have struggled with anxiety, depression and panic attacks. I used to see...