Mind Journeys supplement (part II) inside

Contents & contributors

P 12-13 Agony

Azyba

Ellis

Mary

Gallagher

P 14 -15 Gallery

Bao Ky

Tran

Huynh Hoa

Tran

P 16-19 Careful with money

Amanuel

Tewodros

P 20-21 What’s happening

Sam

Harrison

P 8-11 Homeless Truths

Tatiana

Marongwe

Zahrah

Haider

P 6-7 Facehooked

Joy

Synak

P 4-5 Reviews

Trinity

Velinor

Daniela

Serrao

P 1 Cover art

Nazireen

Imambaccus

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Youthful thinking

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BULLIED a film by Natasha Minto‘Bullied’ is an animated story about a girl who was affected by bullying throughout her childhood. Natasha talks about the ways she struggled to deal with the bullies. She talks about the people who hurt her physically and mentally. She also discusses how she felt throughout the torment. Natasha informs us of the rough journey she had during her school life and how she made and lost friends. Additionally, Natasha comments on how Exposure helped and changed her life. Natasha’s experience can relate to most people being bullied in the UK. I thought this video clip was heartbreaking and moving. I enjoyed the animation and the use of colours to demonstrate her emotions.

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HOW DO I LOOK? a film by Ben HoltA first hand account by a young man with disability. Ben talks about how he feels and what he goes through having cerebral palsy, a condition that affects movement, co-ordination and appearance. This is an intriguing story of the struggles and personal battles Ben has to endure on a regular basis. The video also contains information regarding the cause of the condition. This film is highly informative and deeply moving. The pixel graphics used to make the image of Ben slightly odd creates an exaggerated effect of cerebral palsy. This is helpful for the audience as it forms the idea in their head of what it would be like to have the condition for themselves.

POSITIVE THINKING a film by Sammie HatterA three-minute story about the mental health problem Sammie faces in her everyday life, and how art helped her cope. The video clip shows how she battles with her OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and how she struggles to control it each day. As time progressed, Sammie’s symptoms became more complicated and difficult for her to handle. She required lots of help and various treatments, including spending some time in hospitals. Sammie demonstrates how she lived her life and how hard it was to overcome the mental health issues she faced, and eventually how she learnt to deal with them. I thought it was very moving and emotional as we see how Sammie’s life changes.

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The following true-to-life narrative is based on real experiences of homeless people who have shared their stories with Exposure.

I don’t think my friend’s mum wants me crashing at their place any more. She keeps giving me nasty looks. Last night I heard her say to him that ‘three weeks is enough’ and that ‘I should move out; I should get help’. I do need help. I have nowhere else to go. I don’t want to live on her sofa either; I don’t want to be an inconvenience. But I can’t go home that’s for sure. I’m going to start looking for other places to crash.

None of my friends were able to put me up. I’ve been on the streets, sleeping on park benches and in car parks. I haven’t been eating well, and I’ve been wearing the same clothes I wore when I left. I haven’t been able to wash them. The money I took when I left home is gone. I’m starting to get hungry. I’m pretty much scared all the time. It’s funny; a few months ago the way I dressed was my highest priority.

I saw a sign on a charity shop window that showed the directions to a shelter

Tatiana Marongwe & Zahrah Haider are down and out in London

Day 21 since leaving home

Day 27

Day 33

They wouldn’t recognise me if I went home. Not that I can

Feature 18

This feature was funded through I Do Ideas (part of central government’s ‘The Youth of Today’ leadership scheme). Five of Exposure’s young people received funding to create projects that make the world a better place.

Homeless truths

for homeless people. I’m too afraid to go there.

I fell asleep outside a pub in broad daylight. I only woke when someone dropped money in front of me. I can usually scrape enough money to get a little to eat. Sleeping on the streets is becoming normal. I really hope I find a place to stay.

People constantly give me weird looks. They don’t know my story. They don’t know why I’m here in the first place. I haven’t thought about my appearance; I’m too preoccupied with trying to survive the night. I see my reflection in shop windows. I’ve lost weight. I don’t remember the last time I ate a proper meal. My skin is dry, my lips are chapped, and they bleed regularly. They wouldn’t recognise me if I went home. Not that I can.

I miss company. I haven’t spoken to anyone I know for weeks, apart from one. She was walking past as I was lying on the pavement in front of a shop. She recognised me, because she stopped walking. I think she regretted it. I said, ‘hello’. She muttered a reply, but I didn’t hear it. She gave me a pitiful look, then walked off. That’s the most interaction I’ve had in a while. I don’t think anyone knew that things would get so bad at home. I wonder if they are looking for me.

I don’t think I can take much more of this. It’s almost November, and I’m freezing. I hear people say it’s going to snow. I’m ill. I’m coughing constantly. I don’t have enough money to buy medicine. When I can’t get money through begging I’m forced to look through bins. It’s amazing how much food people throw away. It keeps me alive though.

I feel disgusting. I don’t remember when I last showered. I can feel things crawling over my skin. I’ve slept in almost every place imaginable. I even spent half a night in the changing room of a public toilet in the park. But that’s only when I can actually manage to sleep. I want someone to hold me, to take care of me. I want my mum.

Can’t sleep. The cold keeps me awake. My hunger keeps me awake. My fears keep me awake…

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Tatiana Zahrah

Being homeless isn’t just sleeping rough and begging. It’s much broader than that; you don’t even have to be on the streets.

Centrepoint, a charity for homeless people, defines homelessness as “having no suitable accommodation available to you, or being at risk of having no suitable accommodation available within the next 28 days.”

Being in temporary accommoda-tion; ‘sofa surfing’; being asked to leave by parents; being at risk of eviction; or having to leave your home due to personal reasons are all classified types of homelessness.

Young people are particularly vulnerable as they are exposed to factors that create homelessness. According to Centrepoint these are, among others, family breakdown, gang crime and being excluded from school.

It’s easy to see why the issue of homelessness affects young people in particular; it’s not exactly unheard of for teenagers and parents to fall out with each other. Who hasn’t thought about running away after a heated argument with mum or dad?

A study by the University of York found that 80,000 young people experience homelessness each year in Britain. Centrepoint is currently able to offer housing to 800 young people daily. That’s a massive effort on their part, and yet it only accounts for a small percentage of the UK’s young and homeless.

That leaves thousands of young people without a place to call home, exposed to the extreme difficulties of being homeless. According to Shelter, another homeless charity, these include being attacked by members of the public and by other members of the street community

They wouldn’t recognise me if I went home. Not that I can

Feature 110For advice on this or any other issue see the list of local services in the directory on p23

too; police harassment, being searched, arrested and repeatedly moved on; health problems, both mental and physical, in addition to drug and alcohol abuse.

So you see that there’s more to a being homeless than waiting for some stranger to chuck a ten pence piece in your direction.

And yet homeless young people can be helped. Centrepoint goes beyond simply providing housing and other facilities, which is only a temporary solution to homelessness. Centrepoint help young people prepare for the real world like a family would: by giving them emotional support and advice in managing their lives, as well as money to eat and clothe themselves. The young people that are housed are given an allowance, and with

that money they must pay Centrepoint ‘rent’. This gives them an understand-ing of managing money, and budgeting; essential tools for adult life.

And while Centrepoint continues to do their bit, you should do yours. To find out about volunteering visit their website at www.centerpoint.org.uk.

Don’t ignore homeless people. If you don’t have money to give, then a simple ‘hello’ can help someone feel noticed.

Homeless young people can be referred to Centrepoint. If you know of someone who could benefit call them on 020 7297 9330 or 020 7423 6839.

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Tatiana Zahrah

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‘Shadow Face’ war invader Digital illustration.

Photoshop

By Bao Ky Tran

Bao Ky

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Nicky CrugerDigital illustration.

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By Huynh Hoa Tran

Huynh Hoa

Written by Azyba Ellis Illustrated by Mary Gallagher.

My girlfriend has been talking about running away from home for months. Her Dad is a drinker, and her mum is manipu-lative. She’s in the middle of her GCSEs, and I think she’s close to leaving. I want to support her, but just telling her to stay at home doesn’t seem to be enough.

It sounds as though she is going through a very difficult time. You are right to be worried about her. You both need to get some help with this. Speak to your family or other members of her family to see if she could stay somewhere else, at least until her exams are over. Let her school know about the situation, as they may be able to help. She would benefit from talking to a counsel-lor at Open Door on 020 8348 5947 to help her to think about her situation. She could call Childline on 0800 1111 at anytime, and they can help her to think through her options. Your role is to be there as a friend and to try to persuade her to talk to other adults or professionals as soon as you can.

My best friend has started smoking. She knows it is dangerous, but she says that she likes it and that she won’t stop. I’m really worried that she’ll do some long-term damage, and I don’t know how to convince her to stop.

Of course you want to help your friend. You may want to get other people involved to help her stop: friends or maybe members of her family if she agrees. Check the website smokefree.nhs.uk with your friend, they tell you about the damage and how to stop smoking. You also have to accept that there is only so much you can do. You cannot stop her if she is determined to continue. Don’t encourage her, but be supportive and when she is ready, you can help her to stop.

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I want to study hard so I can get good grades. My long-term friends don’t want to focus on school, and we spend a lot of time partying. They tease me about my schoolwork. I feel I’ve got to make a choice between my friends and my future, but I don’t want to lose them.

Growing up is about finding out who you are and what you want from life. Sometimes we may find, as you have done, that we are moving in a different direction to our friends. Talk to them about this and hopefully the friendships will survive - allowing you all to develop in your own ways. If you don’t want to lose this group, perhaps you can make a plan of your week that allows you time to both party with your friends and study. True friendship is about acceptance and support - your friends need to rise to the challenge.

My friends are bunking off school and pressure me to join them but I know it’s not the right thing to do. I feel anxious and nervous around this group.

Ask yourself why you are friends with them. You don’t seem to have much in common, perhaps you could open yourself up to finding some people who you relate to and are comfortable with. You don’t have to stop seeing this group at once. Just reduce you contact with them, or while they are bunking try to meet some other friends who want to be at school. You need to feel more confident about what is right and wrong for you, regardless of what others are doing.

Everyone’s got problems – see the Directory on page 23 for a list of support services.

Open Door counselling service provides the answers to the problems featured in Agony. Call them on 020 8348 5947, email enquiries@opendooronline.org or visit www.opendooronline.org

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Azyba Mary

The economic depression is affecting everyone, especially young people. University fees are soaring; EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance) is being scrapped and above all, cuts to benefits, allowances and bursaries mean that the days of an abundance of financial help are gone. It is harder than ever to ‘make do’. And it’s young people from deprived and disadvantaged backgrounds that will be hit hardest.

It is more important now than ever before to understand money and know how to budget wisely.

Few young people have experience of managing on little money. There are plenty of families that struggle financially, but not many young people actually manage their own finances on a day-to-day basis.

But there are some who do - often those that don’t have a parent to do it for them, young people in the care system for example. Exposure recently spoke to two such young people.

Amanuel Tewodros – Young people in care survive on a budget. Here’s how

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This feature was funded through I Do Ideas (part of central government’s ‘The Youth of Today’ leadership scheme). Five of Exposure’s young people received funding to create projects that make the world a better place.

Careful with money

Feature 2

I was thirteen when I first went into care. My foster parents would pay for my travel, and put £20 a week into my account. I would take £2 a day to pay for school dinner and that way I had £10 a week saved for my future.

In the beginning I couldn’t manage on £2, and I used to ask for more from my foster carers. I was told I had to manage. So instead of just spending what I wanted, I would plan my expenditure. I knew how much I would spend before I did.

When I was 16 I moved into a hostel. Although I lived on my own I was still technically in care. I was given all my savings. It costs over £700 to become a British citizen. I used a lot of my money on that.

When I joined college I received £55 a week. With that I had to buy food and books, and pay my bills and rent. I had to watch every penny. When you’re on your own you have to make your money last. If I spent it too quickly, I couldn’t get to college and I couldn’t buy any food.

So each week I would buy £15 worth of food and spend £10 on travel. That would leave me with £30 to live on.

Think about how you are spending your money. Make it count.

Choudelle Madiya, 21

Few young people actually manage their own finances on a day-to-day basis

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AmanuelCareful with money

Open a savings account. Put any extra money you have into it, and pretend it isn’t there

When I was growing up, my mum couldn’t look after my brothers and sisters and I. She was on drugs a lot. There were six of us; we didn’t go to school. I had no clean clothes and no bedding. I was placed into care at 13.

When I was 16 I started working in a café after school, and then as a babysitter on the weekend. I opened a savings account and saved all the money I earned. I never received any pocket money and I didn’t have anything to buy, but I knew I was saving for my independence.

I wanted to know what it was like to work for your money. I was 17 when I was put into temporary accommoda-tion, and then eventually into my own flat. Social Services paid for half my bills and the rent directly to my landlord. My savings enabled me to pay my bills without having to worry about where to find the money.

Now I’m 21, out of the care system, and unemployed. I would get about £45 a week from Job Seekers Allowance. I spend some on food and some on covering bills, the rest I save. When I have saved enough I’ll buy clothes. I’m still learning how to cope on my own.

I try and save £100 a month so that I can eventually get my own place, I just feel like I want to be independent. I don’t want to do what my family did; I don’t want to go down that road.

My advice would be to open a savings account. Put any extra money you have into it, and pretend it isn’t there. I don’t think money is all that there is in life, but it is important. I only use what I need.

Debt isn’t just a financial problem. It causes other issues that affect you emotionally. According to Moneysavingexpert.com, debt is often the cause of mental health problems, particularly depression and anxiety. In fact, nearly half of people who have or have had mental health conditions have ‘severe or crisis debts’.

Visit Moneysavingsexpert.com for practical advice and guidence on staying out of debt.

Emma Careswell-Willis, 21

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The best way to enjoy yourself without overspending is to budget. Write down all of your income. Deduct how much of it you spend on essentials like rent and bills. Then you can see how much is left to spend on socialising and luxuries.

Write down what you are spending on luxuries as well because it’s here that you can cut back if necessary.

Try to think about how you spend your money, and the things you can do to save cash. Instead of going to the

pictures, invite your friends round to watch a DVD. Try borrowing music and games from mates, rather than buying them new. That sort of thing.

If you have money left over at the end of the week or month then you are budgeting correctly. That’s money you can save. Once you have enough, spend it on something you really want.

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Amanuel

MAKES YOU THINK‘Mind Journeys’ is Exposure’s new exhibition that explores the issues of young people

and mental health.

The work, which is on display at Bruce Castle Museum in Tottenham, is by young

people who have been on their own ‘Mind Journey’. Their experiences with mental

health problems helped influence the artistic styles on di splay, and there’s some

amazing stuff.

Actor Derek Martin (most famous for playing ‘Charlie Slater’ in Eastenders) helped

launch the exhibition.

“This exhibition is fantastic. The work is really impressive. We have to get rid of

the stigma that people attach to mental illness. People must be made aware of this

subject,” said Derek Martin.

Mind Journeys is running until 4th September 2011. You can visit daily between

1pm-5pm, and it’s completely free!

Call Bruce Castle Museum on 020 8808 8772 for more information.

By Sam Harrison

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Sam

It slithers through you

Breaking your heart and soul

Slithering through the blood

Bringing sadness and cold

It lingers in the mind

Waiting for release

Manipulating life

And the reactions it beholds

Living on the aggravation

Waiting to be released into

This once positive world

The anger breaks through

Twisting between the mind

Tying you down to loneliness and despair

Looking back on the destruction caused

Anger it is

Anger in a negative world

ANGERby omega

If you would like to see your poem published, please send it to editor@exposure.org.uk or post it to the address on page 2

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It slithers through you

Breaking your heart and soul

Slithering through the blood

Bringing sadness and cold

It lingers in the mind

Waiting for release

Manipulating life

And the reactions it beholds

Living on the aggravation

Waiting to be released into

This once positive world

The anger breaks through

Twisting between the mind

Tying you down to loneliness and despair

Looking back on the destruction caused

Anger it is

Anger in a negative world