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Sin and her compadres Blue, Tone, and Deb of the LOOSE LIPS podcast as they discuss women and the impact of mental health on them during this time. A recent study showed that: one in five women compared to one in eight men had a mental health problem there was a steady increase in the number of women experiencing mental health difficulties, with young women particularly at risk one in five women aged 16-25 reported recently self-harming suicide rates in women were at their highest for a decade. In addition, rates of suicide and self-harm were higher for women in minority ethnic communities compared to other women. What affects women’s mental health? There are a number of factors affecting women’s mental health. Women are more likely to be the main carer for their children than men, and may care for older or disabled relatives too. Women carers are more likely to experience anxiety and depression than other women. Women are more likely to live in poverty than men. Poverty, working mainly in the home and concerns about personal safety can all make women feel isolated. Social isolation is linked to mental health problems. Physical and sexual abuse can have a long-term impact on women’s mental health, especially if they haven’t received any support. Women are exposed to more sexual violence than men, which means more women are affected by PTSD. -- This episode brought to you by Pod Decks, decks of cards that give you the best interview options. You can get any of their 5 physical decks, or coffee mugs, or T-shirts at the website www.poddecks.com and you can use the code MORETHANTHERAPY for 10% off your order. This series will be porting back to their original home of The Urban Breakdown due to concerns about censorship and a boycott pending due to their upcoming controversial topics. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/morethantherapy/message