World Mental Health Day
Published: 7 October 2019
A series of events are planned this week to promote the University's mental health provision
World Mental Health Day is marked every year on 10 October but to kick off the week the University is releasing the attached video, featuring the wonderful Susan Calman, Thomas McFerran (SRC) and Selina Woolcott (Health Safety & Wellbeing).
The key messages are:
- No one should suffer from mental ill health in silence;
- Help is available;
- Everyone should be aware of where to find help.
Please:
- Watch the video;
- Familiarise yourself with the names of Mental Health First Aiders in your area;
- check out the Big White Wall online;
- watch out for the online training package which we are putting together at the moment and which will be launched later this term.
The Students' Representative Council has organised a series of events for 10 October. These include:
- MYM (Mind Your Mate) 2 sessions: 10am & 5pm in the Williams room, McIntyre building;
- Calligraphy as Meditation: 3pm in the Williams Room, McIntyre building;
- Let's talk about sexual violence (2 sessions): 11am & 5pm in The Gilchrist.
David Duncan
SMG Mental Health Champion
First published: 7 October 2019