To mark Children’s Mental Health Week we’re revisiting a collection of stories we’ve published by and about young people.
Lacuna is part of a writing programme that supports people at different ages and stages to write about the human rights issues that interest or affect them.
Each year we provide a series of workshops for sixth-form students, giving guidance in various writing styles and offering one-to-one advice to support the students to produce a story on a topic of their choice. We support secondary school pupils and undergraduate students in a similar way.
Last year a significant proportion of young people chose to write about mental health, from the stress caused by school exams to cuts to CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) and the impact of social media. Find a selection below.
GCSEs: Are major changes to school exams damaging children’s health?
As a young man with autism strives for independence, Abigail Minor’s short story describes the impossible challenge of accessing the support he deserves.
Eyes blurry: What does an anxiety attack feel like?
Our 16-year-old writer describes an anxiety attack, a mental health issue affecting increasing numbers of young people suffering stress at school.
Autism: “They wouldn’t understand. Not properly.
As a young man with autism strives for independence, he faces the impossible challenge of accessing the support he deserves.
