The Summer 2025 edition of Asylum magazine is out now.
Asylum 32.2 has been guest edited by the Balmy Army – a movement for youth-led mental started by artist the Vacuum Cleaner, for Manchester International Festival 2023.
Contents
Why isn’t there a big plan? – Sam
Waiting and wasted – 13-year-old CAMHS patient
Welcome to the Asylum takeover – Balmy Army
A totally sensible letter to you, from a teenager under section *** Sample Article ***
Balmy Army Wordsearch
Balmy Army, the good and the mistakes – Alex
Echo – Lukas
Letter to Dr… – Anon
Letter to Boris Johnson – Dr Samantha
The best and worst year of your life (so far) – Amy
Letters between two young people, written on the day of discharge from a CAMHS ward in NW England
My very complicated relationship with my brain – Hannah *** Sample Article ***
More Sad Girls than Bad Girls – Sam
Angry again – Boshra
How to, and how not to, be a therapist – Irfan
Creativity is the Cure – Lauren
Mental Health in Ukraine & Dichotomy – V & Z *** Sample Articles ***
How do we make change? – Charlotte and Ela
Had enough- Naomi, Shane, Evie and Ash
Beyond Recovery – Evyn Seaton-Mooney
Sample Articles:
- A totally sensible letter to you, from a teenager under section
- My very complicated relationship with my brain – Hannah
- Mental Health in Ukraine & Dichotomy
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