Mental Health In The 21st Century | Panel Discussion at The Oxford Union

10th February 2020. SUBSCRIBE for more speakers ► http://is.gd/OxfordUnion Oxford Union on Facebook:   / theoxfordunion   Oxford Union on Twitter: @OxfordUnion Website: http://www.oxford-union.org/ Over the last few years, mental health issues have emerged from the shadows of stigmatisation and shame to become recognised as an epidemic of global importance. What more, then, can be done to address the invisible afflictions of loneliness and despair, and turn the tide on the mental health crisis? SPEAKERS: Kevin Hines: Suicide prevention speaker and mental health campaigner. He survived an attempted suicide when he jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge. Natasha Devon: Writer and mental health awareness campaigner. She was the inaugural Mental Health Champion for Schools with the Department for Education. Elyn Saks: Law and psychology professor, and expert on mental health law. She is the author of The Centre Cannot Hold, about her experience of schizophrenia. ABOUT THE OXFORD UNION SOCIETY: The Oxford Union is the world's most prestigious debating society, with an unparalleled reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. Since 1823, the Union has been promoting debate and discussion not just in Oxford University, but across the globe.