内容摘要：I couldn't even hug or touch her in hospital, my daughter was a crime scene, she was evidence.

I couldn't even hug or touch her in hospital, my daughter was a crime scene, she was evidence.

Ronnie, aged 17, said helping out on the farm was "like heaven on earth to me"."People are sleeping better, eating better, wanting to actually get up and get out of the house, which a lot of them really can't because their mental health is so bad," said Ms Daw.

"We take anybody that's suffering from mental health or needs a boost with their health and wellbeing and we take them out to working farms."She said that sessions involve farm jobs such as "collecting eggs or tagging cattle", depending on "what they need for their mental health"."It's been really impactful, there has been a couple of participants that have looked into doing agriculture as a career," she added.

She said it also had a knock-on effect for families and carers and could make a "massive difference".Ronnie, 17, has found solace on the farm and learnt new skills.

She said: "Just being around nature makes me quite a lot happier and just being here is like heaven on earth to me.

"It means quite a lot to me just being around the animals."She tells me she felt betrayed after reading the study: "I think it's awful that companies have been doing this for years to black women and I think we deserve better."

She's now seeking out brands free from harmful chemicals and plastic - and says many of her friends are doing the same."A lot of women I've spoken to about it have agreed that biogradable would be better - it's good for the planet as well."

Ifeanyi has also worn braids since childhood, and says they are the easiest and most convenient style to handle while she's busy studying at university.She argues that the study is not alarming, pointing out that people may come into contact with carcinogens every day, in