Could rap be the antidote to stigma when it comes to mental illness? | Emma Charlton & Joel McIlvern

Pooky Ponders – Big Questions with Brilliant People

Today’s question is "Could rap be the antidote to stigma when it comes to mental illness?" And I’m in conversation with Emma Charlton and Joel McIlven

Here’s a link to the Stress on the Brain rap video that inspired our conversation:

https://tinyurl.com/Stressonthebrain

Other links:

The school Joel works for, where the students who recorded the Stress on the Brain at are from - URL: https://newrivercollege.co.uk

The youth project, who were the artistic partner in this project, and absolutely key to its success: https://www.soapboxislington.org.uk (part of the charity Dragon Hall)

Emma’s organisation - an Islington community organisation - https://www.peelinstitute.org.uk - https://twitter.com/PeelInstitute

The industry artists who worked with the young people - they are the reason the quality is so high!

Producer https://twitter.com/misterleesmusic
- http://www.youtube.com/misterleesmusic
Editor https://twitter.com/MikeyBharj - http://www.youtube.com/user/mikeybharj

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