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 …
ScotSMART Annual Event
The Scottish Student Mental Health Research Network (ScotSMART) is a research network for student mental health in Scotland. It brings together academics, professional services, practitioners and other student mental health stakeholders to address a broad range of topics and to facilitate research and knowledge exchange opportunities across the Scottish Higher Education sector. This event is …
