Kingston University student reveals the unseen side of knife crime
Chloe L Wright
A Kingston University student whose brother was stabbed in her own home has advised anyone who has been affected by knife crime to speak to someone if their mental health…
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Kingston is spending half their budget on mental health services
Natalie J Crookham
Kingston University is spending over £1 million a year on mental health services, alongside other universities in the UK. According to information gathered by Sir Norman Lamb, former Minister of…
KU’s anti-depressant problem
Beatriz Liberatti
One in 10 Kingston University students take antidepressants daily, according to a survey conducted by the River, which spoke to 400 people on KU campuses.
Mind in Kingston partners with KU for weekly drama classes
Angel Pearce
Mental health charity Mind in Kingston has partnered up with Kingston University to offer weekly drama classes to help those suffering with mental health issues.
Not-so-mental health
Annabelle Tooby
Annabelle Tooby blames the labelling of a psychological issue as a weakness rather than an illness and a real serious problem.
Are Soundcloud-rappers and emo-hip-hop the reason we are witnessing a Xanax crisis?
Ine Schwebs
KU students explain why millennials are the ‘Xanax generation’.
Kingston student gives back to charity after combatting bipolar, addiction and self-harm
Sarah Sinclair
Addiction, self-harm and suicide have plagued one student for almost a decade, but the future is looking brighter for Alice Gee as she turns mental illness on its head. She…
Student overcame depression and anxiety at Kingston University
Hanne Olsen
Chloe Francesca Metzger was 11 when the bullying started, leading to years of depression and anxiety. Hanne Olsen sat down with her to learn how she turned everything around at…
Stop talking stigma, start talking mental health
Sofia Delgado
Since coming to the UK, I have heard people talk about the stigma attached to mental illness. There are charities committed to the cause, awareness weeks hosted by unnervingly cheerful…
The River says: Mental health needs to be talked about
Mental health services. People just need to be made aware of their existence. In the modern world, mental health is taken a lot more seriously and it is more widely-recognised…