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Can your phone make you happier?

Can your phone make you happier? BeGOOD, in partnership with Sangath and My Mind Our Humanity, is holding a public engagement workshop in Bangalore, India on 4th December 2018 for young people aged 18 to 24 years. In the workshop, participants will try out innovative mental health digital tools and discuss their views of digital platforms providing mental health support to young people. Please apply for a place in the workshop using the online registration form.

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Ethics of Genetic Testing: Would you like to find out your risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease?

Earlier this year Jessica and Gabi in BeGOOD's blog 'Should young people get genetic testing?' examined the positive and negative implications of young people opting to undertake a genetic test. Here Lamis Hamdi looks at the NEUROSEC research that she's been...

A Youth Leader’s vision of a brighter world

   Ashley, a Youth Leader for the Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health, shares her views on mental health and experience of being part of the 'My Mind Our Humanity' young people's campaign, created with support from the BeGOOD Citizens...

My Mind Our Humanity – join the campaign!

This week saw the start of a global mental health campaign 'My Mind Our Humanity' led by young people for the Lancet Global Mental Health Commission. BeGOOD Citizen's is working with a global network of young leaders to raise awareness...

eNurture: mental health in a digital world

This September UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) launched eight new Mental Health Networks to bring together researchers, people with experience of mental health problems, charities, health practitioners and others to promote positive mental health. Ilina Singh is part of the...

2018 Placement Student Begins Work

Please join us in welcoming Holly Tyroll to the BeGOOD EIE team for a three week placement! If you are interested in learning more about our placement programme from previous years, click here. Holly Tyroll Holly Tyroll is currently studying...

Neuro-discourse: Neuro-enthusiasm or neuro-scepticism? Neuro-ethics (?)

The critical literature on early childhood has grown in recent years. So much so, that in the UK, Routledge (an academic publisher) has an entire series entitled "Contesting Early Childhood". One of the latest titles in the series is Constructions of Neuroscience...

A new work experience team joins BeGOOD

This week we welcome a new work experience team to the BeGood Citizens project. They share their experience so far... This week we are working in a small team to create a short video advertisement promoting a (fake) company that...