Stories
- Article
How the mental health system fails Black people
Accessing mental healthcare as a Black woman can be a challenging experience. Rianna Walcott shares her story, alongside those of three other women, to reveal the barriers she faced.
- Article
WhatsApp aunties and the spread of fake news
The advantages of WhatApp chat groups – especially as a cost-free way of keeping in touch with family around the world – make them fertile ground for the spread of bogus medical advice. Writer Rianna Walcott explores how to encourage ‘aunties’ in the community to question the truth of unattributed health hoaxes.
- Article
Witches
Many of the women persecuted as witches in the 16th-century “witch craze” were over 50 and exhibited signs of menopause. Helen Foster suggests that the stigma of the wicked witch still affects older women and how they deal with menopause.
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On body horror and growing up strange
A young child’s unusual feelings, reactions and assertions are routinely dismissed by adults. Find out how manga horror stories became a source of strength, and helped them trust their adult body.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
"Older People"
Date: 1987-2004Reference: ART/AFH/A/15/1Part of: Arts for Health: archive- Archives and manuscripts
"Older People and Design"
Date: 1999-2002Reference: ART/AFH/A/15/2Part of: Arts for Health: archive- Archives and manuscripts
"Older People and the Arts"
Date: 1979-1999Reference: ART/AFH/A/15/3Part of: Arts for Health: archive- Archives and manuscripts
Older people research brief and tenders
Health Education CouncilDate: 1995Reference: SA/HEC/B/20/3Part of: Health Education Council and Health Education Authority- Books
Older people's guide to leisure in Camden / Camden.
Date: 2003