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Category: Creatives Corner
What’s it like being a student right now?
At OLLIE, our goal is to work towards an environment where no young person ever feels suicide is their only option. In October this year, as the second wave of […]
The Right Kind of Support for the Adopted Teen by Zara Phillips
The right kind of support for the Adopted teen by Zara Phillips I was adopted in 1964 within the closed adoption system, that meant I had no knowledge at all […]
Supporting my Daughter by Debbie Doherty
Supporting my daughter Watching the Ollie video about to how to talk to a bereaved parent, one of the contributors said, “I don’t think grief has a voice.” This struck […]
Working on a helpline – by Codie
My name’s Codie, and I am a staff counsellor at Childline. It’s a Saturday night and I’m speaking to a 14-year-old with plans to end their life. Unfortunately, this is […]
Poems – by Hanan
Together again Locked in, Locked away, Lockdown A deafening silence of sound Alone but together A scar that will be there forever Humanity has awoken Our voices are now spoken. […]
Psychology of Lockdown – by Freddie Jones
General mental health after the pandemic To speak about mental health may seem more necessary now than ever. Faced with forced social distancing to protect our physical health the toll […]
Out of stock – by Georgina Robinson
TW: Discussion of disordered eating and thought patterns. Lockdown. A word that before Coronavirus, not many of us had thought about. Now though this word is associated with frustration, financial […]
International Pandemic – by Shirin Salivea
Written by Shirin, who lives in Manhattan, New York, aged 10. This pandemic has affected everyone in different ways. I’ve had mixed feelings about this time. One of them […]
GCSE Results 2020 – by Grace Oldman
Lockdown has been a rollercoaster for many, myself included. There was a mix of relief and disappointment conflicted inside of me as I left the school grounds for the final […]