24/05/2021
In todayās world mental health is no longer regarded as a taboo topic, conversations about it are encouraged and your mental health is seen as just as important as your physical, yet young people still arenāt accessing the help they deserve. Since the start of the pandemic there has been a 35% rise in mental health problems in young people. Your Active Wellbeing Officer should be someone who wants to combat this, someone with a background in mental health training, someone who wants change. Iām this person.
If I were to be your Active Wellbeing Officer, then I would want to create safe spaces where students can come together to talk about their issues.
I would have a monthly āPop the Kettle onā where students can drop in have a cuppa and talk about issues.
Quarterly I would arrange an event to promote different aspects of Wellbeing.
The college already has some great to resources but accessing them isnāt always the easiest, I want to revolutionise this. I want to be here for all - from the people who are having a bad day to the people whose depression is so severe they struggle to get out of bed. I understand how the education system works and I understand how the mental health system works, I also understand that the two donāt always combine! I want to be the bridge that brings them together.
