Disclosure

Jax Sinclair has found the very personal choice of coming out as a young trans person tricky to navigate. Jax meets other young trans people and asks whether there’s any need to tell someone you’re trans before you get intimate. What’s your business and what’s theirs? And what could be the consequences of not being upfront?

Donald Matheson is Scottish, but as a young man who is mixed race, do others view him as Scott(ish)? In this personal journey, Donald explores the ‘ish’. What does it mean to grow up both black and white in Scotland? And how hard is it to find a true sense of identity?

Ellis Horne loves Instagram but worries about its effect on her own body image. Ellis meets young people who feel their mental health has been negatively impacted by constant exposure to the perfect lives of others. She explores the role that influencers play in creating enviable lifestyles that are unobtainable to most, and asks the experts how to have a healthier relationship with the social media platform

Scotland is in the grip of a crisis of addiction, homelessness and poverty – a country where the poorest can expect to die around a decade younger than the most affluent. Disclosure goes behind the statistics to meet those living on the edge and battling to get help and support. In a unique collaboration, BBC Scotland joins with investigative website The Ferret to work with citizen journalists who themselves have experiences with addiction, and asks what can be done to bring people back in from the margins

Should we all have the right to choose when we die? Reporter Alex Lichtenauer explores the assisted dying debate and asks what impact legalisation would have in the UK.

Abbie Freeman struggled with dyslexia through her school years. Now she’s meeting people like her and asking what needs to change for young people who are struggling to read and write.

Katie McEvinney goes undercover and finds nicotine pouches marketed like sweets. Teens are bypassing cigarettes and vapes and becoming hooked on nicotine through pouches. There’s currently nothing to stop children buying them and little help available to stop when they become addicted.

Jax Sinclair explores the darker side of hook up culture. While apps like Grindr can help young gay men explore their sexuality, some speak frankly about the negative impact it can have on their mental health.