Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) Wellbeing team and Digital Design students have co-produced a campaign to encourage students to speak about their mental health. The project – ‘GCUGood?’ – was a collaboration between the GCU Wellbeing team and a group of students who completed this as part of one of their final year modules. The campaign …
Resources
See Me Scotland: It’s Okay to Talk
‘It’s Okay to Talk’ is a resource developed by See Me Scotland. The resource is made up of presentation slides, facilitation notes, conversation examples and a participant pack to help community groups and organisations deliver their own It’s Okay to Talk sessions. It includes exercises on how to effectively listen and respond to someone who …
ScotSMART research: student mental health support
ScotSMART is a research network for student mental health in Scotland funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. They are trying to find out what mental health and/or wellbeing interventions are offered within Scottish Higher Education Institutions. By intervention, they mean any event(s) or action taken to promote the positive mental health and wellbeing of …
If It’s Okay Campaign
What is the If It’s Okay Campaign? “It’s okay to not be okay” is a very common phrase in mental health campaigning. But for many people struggling with mental illness, it doesn’t feel like it is okay. A recent survey found that 60% of Scottish people think there is a great deal or fair amount …
Sticker campaign: Self Harm Network Scotland
Self-Harm Network Scotland (SHNS) provide recovery-focused support, resources, and training about self-harm. SHNS are currently running a sticker campaign to reach as many people as possible to let them know about their service. To do this, they are looking to promote their services by providing free stickers to colleges, universities and students’ associations across Scotland …