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Content Guidance for Barbican Young Poets Showcase

A group of people in a poetry workshop/talk

© Betty Zappata

This event explores unsettling themes that some audience members may find difficult. 

Some of the work created explores themes and issues pertinent to the group, which may be of a mature/distressing nature and may include strong language. Specific topics include: chronic pain, climate crisis, conflict, eating disorders, death, displacement, domestic violence, grief, homophobia, hospitalisation, illness, mental health, nausea/vomiting, oppression, psychiatric hospitalisation, racism, war. 

Age guidance: 16+

Support & Resources

Below is a list of organisations that offer support in relation to the above as well as resources and information for support, whether you are dealing with similar struggles or would like to understand them more.

Chronic pain: 
www.painuk.org/

Eating disorders: 
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

Domestic violence: 
www.refuge.org.uk/
National Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 2000 247

Grief:
www.cruse.org.uk/ or call 0808 808 1677

LGBTQIA+ support: 
www.stonewall.org.uk/

Mental health (general): 
www.mind.org.uk/
https://www.samaritans.org/ 

Mental health (young people):
www.youngminds.org.uk/