Could spending time on your phone help you with your mental health and wellbeing? Out with the old and in with the new! We are often told that our phones…

How can we lower the risk associated with party culture? This article discusses mature themes and is not suitable for readers under 16. Festivals are places of relaxation, neon-lit fields…

Cardiff is usually a very safe city. However, it’s still important to raise awareness of knife crime for our own knowledge and safety. Know the law around knife crime It’s…

This article was originally published by Lucy Winston in January 2020. TheSprout are reposting it for Stress Awareness Month 2021. Among the many natural remedies for anxiety, one stands out:…

World Autism Awareness Week is an opportunity to celebrate Autism as well as encouraging awareness and education. What is autism? Autism is a lifelong disability which affects how people interact…

What is anti-bullying week? Anti-Bullying Week 2020 will take place from Monday 16th November – Friday 20th November 2020 and is coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. The theme this year is…

The online world is as much filled with positivity as it is with negativity. But who wants negativity? NOBODY. By following these tips you’ll be protecting yourself from danger and…

We’d be prepared to bet 1 million* sprouts that everyone knows somebody who has been affected by bullying at some point in their lives. Human beings can be lovely to…

Cyberbullying is a growing problem in Wales. In recent years, there were 6,169 of reported cases of cyberbullying, trolling, and online harassment in Gwent, North Wales and South Wales. Communications…

“My friend has been posting some worrying stuff on Facebook. They keep talking about self-harm and suicide and I’m worried they might hurt themself. What can I do?” It’s great…

Hate Crime is one of the most under-reported crimes in the UK. But victims who experience hate crime can have major psychological and emotional impacts. As we are increasingly and…

YMCA Cardiff have won a Youth Excellence Award for the good work of their Child Sexual Exploitation Steering Group, including an animated video produced by ProMo-Cymru (which also publishes TheSprout)….

Welcome to my (belated) second report on the various films I saw while at the Iris Prize Film Festival 2018. See below for films which discuss the hopefulness of the…

Having run from Tuesday 9th-Sunday 14th October, the Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival has come and gone once again from Cardiff, leaving behind it a trail of great films, complimentary…

I have recently started a new series on my Radio Platfform show, Meaningless Culture Drop, called Spotlight. The purpose of this series is to interview many of the new artists…

Hi Aunty Sprout, I wanted to get some advice because I think that I need to cut myself off from this ‘friend’.   I’ve known her since primary school and she’s…

Everyone needs to take a break. Whatever’s going on in your life, taking a few minutes to relax is one of the best things you can do for yourself. Below are…

I suffer with mental health issues. However, when a friend starts messaging me about how they wanna hurt/kill themselves, I always feel I’m saying the wrong things. I know the…

 Dear Aunty Sprout,                                    There is a girl who one minute claims to be…

Hello TheSprout readers! I’m a new writer to TheSprout. My pronouns are she/her. I will probably do a lot of LGBT+ posts, and often the occasional chapter of a book…