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Welfare Wednesdays
Welfare Wednesdays are our way of making sure you look after yourself!
Every other Wednesday the Guild will be spotlighting a different topic, to ensure you have all the information you need to have a smooth and enjoyable university life.
Your wellbeing is important and it’s sometimes easy to forget that everything you do can contribute to the way you feel. Your workload, eating habits, activity levels, and what you do in your spare time can all have an effect on your wellbeing and general outlook on life.
Welfare Wednesdays are designed to offer you simple ways to look after your wellbeing, whether that’s reducing your chances of getting burgled and keeping you safe on the streets, to having a healthy lifestyle, improving your finances and much more.
Keep your eyes peeled and get involved with the workshops and events happening across the year.
This week... MAD (Mind Awareness Days)
1 in 4 people suffer from mental health problems. This is a fact you have probably heard before, but what does this mean? It means 1 in 4 of us will experience mental ill health at some point in our lives. This figure though is based on those individuals who have come forward for support or been formally diagnosed. So if all those people who feel they can’t come forward to receive support because of stigmas did step forward we would probably be looking at a higher number. Women are more likely to be diagnosed with a mental health disorder than men but this isn’t a women’s issue. The 1 in 4 applies for all genders, race and age, so the fact above goes to highlight the stigma surrounding men and mental health is still in existence as well as many stigmas around mental health disorders.
That’s why Mind Awareness Day’s (M.A.D.) are occurring with a list of events below, aimed at informing you and giving you ways to keep a happy mind.
Monday 12th March
6.30 pm - Guild Council Chambers, Guild of Students
**Film Showing of the Award Winning 'Insatiable Moon' with FREE Popcorn**
Wednesday 14th March
2.00pm - Worship Room, Chaplaincy
**FREE Laughter Yoga session**
Friday 16th March
5.00pm - Guild Council Chambers, Guild of Students
**Talk on Autism from a student perspective and from a mentor**
Saturday 17th March
10.00pm onwards - Fab and Fresh, Guild of Students
**Nightline will be around with Bilby the Bear**
We also have boards on campus where you can post ‘Think Positive’ meesages. Sharing what you do to keep you happy or stuff you enjoy to share this ideas and help others be happy and to remind yourself of the god times. Aswell as ‘Pledge boards where you can pledge to do something nice for a friend or stranger or pledge to start a conversation around mental health.
More information on pledges check out the Time to Change website who a charity getting people to talk about mental health. Or for more information check out Mind another mental health charity.
Previous spotlights...
- Get Involved
- Healthy Living
- Alcohol awareness
- Housing
- Personal Safety
- Finance
- Now you're moved in
