Professor Stone from the University of Sheffield gave a fabulous talk on how mental health distress affect the future of the education in our generation.

Brendan Stone is the co-leader of Storying Sheffield and Professor at the School of English, University of Sheffield.
Brendan’s academic interests include the relationship between narrative, identity, and trauma; mental distress and ‘recovery’; and engaged pedagogies. His PhD (2004) focused on the relationship between narrative and human identity, with a specific focus on experiences of distress and trauma as described in first-person autobiographical writing.
Brendan was awarded a Chair in January 2013 for his work in the areas of social and civic engagement, teaching innovation and excellence, leadership in widening participation, and his work in equality and diversity particularly in the fields of disability and mental health. He is the founder and co-director of the University’s Storying Sheffield project, and a co-founder of the Sheffield Arts and Wellbeing Network. He is also Director of Learning and Teaching for the Engaged Curriculum.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx