Abbi Marper is too shy to speak above a whisper, but she wants to be a policewoman or a nurse. Her friend Becky Billing is studying to be a plumber. Charlotte Wilson, the most chatty of the group, is having a problem narrowing her options. “I want to be a firefighter, but I also want to be a paramedic and a midwife,” she says. “The trouble is, there’s just too much choice.”
social exclusionAfter feminism: what are girls supposed to do?Monday, February 22nd, 2010Tags: girls, mental health, social exclusion, women The perfect gift? How about an end to loneliness – and not just at ChristmasWednesday, December 23rd, 2009Let us take as our seasonal text the words of St Elvis of Memphis:
Tags: London, loneliness, social exclusion, social inclusion Tackling Social Impacts Of Recession Is Vital, Says New ReportThursday, December 17th, 2009The Government has swiftly tackled the social impacts of the economic downturn by building on lessons from past recessions, according to a new report from the Social Exclusion Task Force. Tags: mental health, recession, social exclusion Isolation leads to a sense of hopelessnessWednesday, September 23rd, 2009THAT’S MEN: As humans, it is in our identity as social beings and as members of groups that we really flourish IN TIMES of stress, sickness and unemployment you might need a football team more than you need a counsellor. Tags: isolation, mental health, social exclusion |
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