Topic: Health

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

Organ Donors

TrueTube challenges the public on their opinions of organ donation, asking: whether or not they have a donor card; whether they’d be comfortable with giving others their organs; and if it’s right for the government to change the laws on organ donation.

Organ Donors

Video length - 02.29

Mental – The perceptions and consequent implications of mental illlness in today’s society, particularly as a result of the media.

Mental

Video length - 01.25

French Letters, British Lovers – David Machin condemns the media’s irresponsible attitude towards sex, and its implications. He argues that it is important to empower young people to make healthy choices by changing the way sex is publicised. The current portrayal is going to perpetuate the increasing rise in HIV and AIDS in the UK.

French Letters, British Lovers

Video length - 2.09

More And More – An investigation into the worryingly high rise in HIV in UK teens over the last few years.

More And More

Video length - 2.23

Lihle’s Story – Lihle is a South African woman living with HIV. She explains how getting the disease changed her life.

Lihle’s Story

Video length - 1.35

Abortion And Depression – Pro-choice and pro-life supporters debate their opinions on the link between abortion and depression.

Abortion And Depression

Video length - 03.12

Keystage(s) - 4