Children's Minister Vicky Ford; Scottish Care Homes; Novelist Daisy Buchanan

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.1 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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As many as one in six young people now experience mental health problems ranging from depression to self-harm and anorexia. The situation’s got worse over the last year during the pandemic leading some doctors to warn that this is just the “tip of the iceberg” with a “timebomb” on the horizon. The children’s Minister Vicky Ford talks to Emma Barnett about the issues and how Children's and Mental Health Services around the UK are coping as well about her own battles with anorexia whilst growing up.

With almost every elderly care home resident in Scotland now vaccinated and the three-week period to build immunity reached, relatives are calling on the government in Scotland, public health teams and care homes, to let residents see at least one close relative or friend in a more natural and regular way. The Broken Hearts campaign is led by Care Home Relatives Scotland, a Facebook group with 1700 members. Twenty three year old, Lucy Challenor is one of those. She explains the impact of having a mother and a grandmother in a care home with very little access.

Are you a fan of sexy books? Jilly Cooper and Jackie Collins inspired Daisy Buchanan to write her first novel 'Insatiable' about the sexual adventures of Violet. She joins Emma to discuss writing fiction about female desire.

Presented by Emma Barnett Producer: Louise Corley Editor: Karen Dalziel

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.9	Hello, it's Emma Barnett here. Welcome to the Woman's Ave podcast. Good morning.
0:10.1	We wanted to take a moment right at the start of the programme to mark one woman's story
0:13.6	we have followed for years here on Woman's Ave. The prominent Saudi women's rights activist
0:18.5	Lujain Al-Haflul has been released from prison. Age 31, she is instrumental in the movement
0:24.6	to allow women to drive in Saudi Arabia. She was detained in 2018 just weeks before
0:29.4	the ban was lifted. Her sister tweeted the news yesterday that her family have warned
0:34.5	she's not free. She may be out of prison but she isn't free because she will face numerous
0:39.1	restrictions while on probation, including a five-year travel ban.
0:42.8	Now, on today's programme, we want to hear from you if you have a family member in a
0:47.8	care home and you haven't been able to visit. Perhaps you've been able to maybe go once
0:52.3	but we're talking about regular access. In a moment, we'll hear from someone who's
0:57.1	had both her mother and grandmother in a care home and is part of a large campaign gathering
1:02.1	steam to change the laws around being able to have regular access and visitation rights.
1:07.9	How has this impacted you and your family? And if you are the person, perhaps this
1:12.9	thing this morning, in the care home and you're able to get in touch, we'd also love to
1:17.4	hear from you because campaigners and charities say care home visits must resume next month,
1:22.9	a year on since the first lockdown, as they say the dangers of the virus must be balanced
1:28.0	against the harm from loneliness. What is your take on this? What is your experience? I
1:33.0	know many of you will have them. If you're kind enough to share 84844 on text, you'll
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