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In this Q&A with clinical psychologist Kate Daley, HR magazine editor Jo Gallacher asks how can we keep mental health at the forefront of organisations post-pandemic?
Alex Cooper, of south London, has spoke out about his struggles with mental health A caretaker from south London who was so lost he didn t open his curtains for eight years is now trying to help his friends and colleagues as a Mental Health Champion. Alex Cooper, from Peckham, has suffered from severe depression for nearly two decades, and was left rocked by the death of his mother then later his sister, leaving him in the worst place I could possibly be. But after opening up and keeping on talking, he managed to slowly turn things around, and is now trying to help others through similar situations.
Uni Mental Health Day
Uni Mental Health Day is an annual celebration held across the globe that aims to bring together the University community to make mental health a University-wide priority. Join us for the celebration of UQ s official Uni Mental Health Day on the 4 May 2021 and explore the activities that promote our mental health at the Weeklies at all campuses and online across 4-5 May!
Keep your eyes peeled for heaps of events and activities to inspire conversation, take action and create change for student mental health and wellbeing! Meet us at the Weeklies to take the ‘Heart on My Sleeves’ pledge and show that you will have open and honest conversations about your mental health. Drop in for a Yoga session or chat with Mental Health Champions and get to know the support services around you!
Ormiston Park Academy have mental health champions
ORMISTON Park Academy are working closely with the Thurrock School Well-being Service to promote positive mental health across the Academy. On Tuesday 20th April The Thurrock School Well-being Service delivered a one-day workshop and training for students across all Year Groups.
The service usually delivers this training to 6-10 young people over a 6-week period, but Ormiston Park Academy wanted more and committed to supporting our young people in all aspects of their school life and want to ensure that they have the tools to tackle this increasingly important issue. Following the mental health training Ormiston Park now have two mental health champions for every class in every year group. These trained young people will act as student representatives for all things mental health related and support their peers when needed.