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[Mohammed Afkhami | Contributing Writer] This year’s mental health awareness week is taking place from 11th to 17th of May, but an increasing openness to talk about a previously hidden away part of the human condition is becoming obvious. You will be even more aware of this if you’ve liked Mind, the Stephen Fry-led NGO that exists to help those with mental health problems and hopefully destigmatise the experience in the process. The argument put forward by these movements is

[Kealie Mardell | Print Editor] Time to Change is asking everyone to take five minutes on the 5th of February to have a conversation about mental health for Time to Talk Day. Whether you’re on campus, at work, at home, with friends or family, there are lots of ways to make your five minutes count. Having a mental health problem is hard enough, but sometimes the isolation and stigma can make it even worse, says Time to Change. We can all help to break the silence. You can log