You will note that all of our videos start with the following text:

This video might contain content or language which could cause some people distress or offence, and might be considered only appropriate for adult viewing; please proceed with due caution.

We have created this resource to ensure that authentic accounts are available for use as a foundation for learning in any forum for teaching around mental health. To maintain the authenticity, there was no editing of what our contributors had to say, nor was there any strong pre-censorship (see our Instructions to Contributors page for more detail). This does mean that there are some accounts of early experiences (such as abuse) and current difficulties (such as self-injury, suicidality, and eating difficulties) which could be upsetting for any viewers, and which could risk "Triggering" difficulties for anyone who has been through - or knows someone with - similar difficulties.

If you are watching these videos in your own time, we recommend you to take a moment to consider whether this kind of content could have a significant effect on your current well-being - if you think such content could be hard to listen to, we would suggest that you might want to delay doing so for now. You might also want consider whether there is support you need right now - some suggestions might be found on pages such as the NHS site for mental health.

If you are using these videos as a teaching resource, please make sure that you take responsibility for ensuring the well-being of your students. Make students aware of this trigger warning if you are setting them work to do outside of class. If you intend to show the material in class, we would recommend that you give your students fair warning of any potential content, and create safety rules that will allow students to opt-out of viewing material without any impediment (e.g. an email in advance, or warning at the start of the session so that students can leave in discretion during a break, etc.). Please also direct students to these webpages (via tinyurl.com/exploring-experience) to access resources, rather than linking them directly to YouTube - there is more chance that they will read this trigger warning if so, whereas there is a limit to how much we can signpost this issue on YouTube.

It is also a teacher's responsibility to determine whether content is appropriate for students. In particular, we would recommend caution before using this material at a GCSE level or below.