Adam Saville: A 'stiff upper lip' is not the answer

Adam Saville
clock • 5 min read

COVER editor explores mental health 'resilience' and the importance of an open conversation in the workplace

We live in an age in which suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. It kills more people globally than war and crime put together (‘Homo Deus - A Brief History of Tomorrow', Yuval Noah Harari). One in 10 young people and children today suffer from depression, with recent plans from the government to ‘transform' mental health provision within schools being criticised as ‘too vague' by children's charities. Not enough is being done to manage the situation and fund the resources needed. So when I hear the idea of ‘safe spaces' (in university campuses and per...

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