Have a bit on fun on Friday afternoon and look at the BBC Headroom site. You can built your own Moodscape to give a visual expression of how you are feeling. The link is:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/headroom/moodscape/create/
Friday, 29 October 2010
Monday, 25 October 2010
Britain's £100bn mental health crisis
Experts demand radical policy rethink, to focus on illness prevention rather than expensive and ineffective treatments
By Nina Lakhani
See the article at:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/exclusive-britains-163100bn-mental-health-crisis-2096372.html
By Nina Lakhani
See the article at:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/exclusive-britains-163100bn-mental-health-crisis-2096372.html
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Mental Health Quiz Winners!
I am pleased to announce the winners of the 'Get the Facts' quiz about knowledge of mental health issues. On the Bedford site Dan Cox was the winner with 7/8 correct answers. At Luton, Andrew Clements won with all correct answers. Both have received a book voucher worth £20. The Road Shows were a great success with over 130 students and staff pledging how they would look after their own mental health or challenge stigma for others.
The answers to the quiz are below:
Q.1. Mental health problems are rare
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a myth. Mental health problems affect one in four people in any one year. So, even if you don’t have a mental health problem, it’s likely your best friend, a family member or work colleague will be affected. Mental health problems affect people of all ages, from all different backgrounds.
Q.2. People with mental health problems are violent
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a myth. People with mental health problems are much more likely to be the victims of violence. The violence myth makes it harder for people to talk openly about mental health problems. It can also make friends reluctant to stay in touch.
Q.3. People can recover completely from a mental illness
Myth
Fact
Answer: this is a fact. Many people can and do recover completely from mental health problems. Alongside professional help, the support of friends, family and getting back to work are all important in helping people recover.
Q.4. On average, people with severe mental illnesses die ten years younger
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a fact, but it’s not the mental illness that kills – it’s the discrimination. The physical health needs of people with mental health problems are often dismissed, causing higher rates of death from heart attacks, diabetes and cancer for people with severe mental illness.
Q.5. You can be open about mental health problems without fearing you’ll be
treated differently
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a myth. People fear telling friends, family and work colleagues if they have a mental health problem because of stigma. In fact, 87% of people with a mental health problem have experienced discrimination.
Q.6. There’s not much you can do to help a friend experiencing a mental health
problem
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a myth. If someone you know is experiencing a mental health problem, just staying in touch can really help. For many people, it is the small things that friends do that can make a difference, like visiting or phoning.
Q.7. People can’t work if they have a mental health problem
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a myth. With one in four people affected by mental health problems, you probably work with someone with a mental health problem. However, people who are open about their experiences often experience discrimination at work or in trying to get a job because of mental health problems.
Q.8. If you use a mental health service, there’s a one in three chance you’ll lose
contact with friends
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a fact. Sometimes friends feel like they don’t know enough to be able to help, or feel uncomfortable. But you don’t need to be an expert on mental health to be a friend. It’s often the everyday things that make a difference.
The answers to the quiz are below:
Q.1. Mental health problems are rare
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a myth. Mental health problems affect one in four people in any one year. So, even if you don’t have a mental health problem, it’s likely your best friend, a family member or work colleague will be affected. Mental health problems affect people of all ages, from all different backgrounds.
Q.2. People with mental health problems are violent
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a myth. People with mental health problems are much more likely to be the victims of violence. The violence myth makes it harder for people to talk openly about mental health problems. It can also make friends reluctant to stay in touch.
Q.3. People can recover completely from a mental illness
Myth
Fact
Answer: this is a fact. Many people can and do recover completely from mental health problems. Alongside professional help, the support of friends, family and getting back to work are all important in helping people recover.
Q.4. On average, people with severe mental illnesses die ten years younger
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a fact, but it’s not the mental illness that kills – it’s the discrimination. The physical health needs of people with mental health problems are often dismissed, causing higher rates of death from heart attacks, diabetes and cancer for people with severe mental illness.
Q.5. You can be open about mental health problems without fearing you’ll be
treated differently
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a myth. People fear telling friends, family and work colleagues if they have a mental health problem because of stigma. In fact, 87% of people with a mental health problem have experienced discrimination.
Q.6. There’s not much you can do to help a friend experiencing a mental health
problem
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a myth. If someone you know is experiencing a mental health problem, just staying in touch can really help. For many people, it is the small things that friends do that can make a difference, like visiting or phoning.
Q.7. People can’t work if they have a mental health problem
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a myth. With one in four people affected by mental health problems, you probably work with someone with a mental health problem. However, people who are open about their experiences often experience discrimination at work or in trying to get a job because of mental health problems.
Q.8. If you use a mental health service, there’s a one in three chance you’ll lose
contact with friends
Myth
Fact
Answer: This is a fact. Sometimes friends feel like they don’t know enough to be able to help, or feel uncomfortable. But you don’t need to be an expert on mental health to be a friend. It’s often the everyday things that make a difference.
Monday, 11 October 2010
Mental Health Support
The Mental Wellbeing Team will be closed the week beginning the 11th October and will re-open on Monday 18 October
I will be available on the 2nd floor of the new Campus Building from the week beginning the 18th October.
To make an appointment to see me you can email jill.gale@beds.ac.uk or telephone 01582 489338 or 489391. You can also contact the SID (Student Information Desk ) on 0300 300 0042 or email sid@beds.ac.uk
Come along and meet me at the Making A Difference road shows. i will be on Bedford Campus from 10-3 on Tuesday 12th October and Luton on Friday 15th.
I will be available on the 2nd floor of the new Campus Building from the week beginning the 18th October.
To make an appointment to see me you can email jill.gale@beds.ac.uk or telephone 01582 489338 or 489391. You can also contact the SID (Student Information Desk ) on 0300 300 0042 or email sid@beds.ac.uk
Come along and meet me at the Making A Difference road shows. i will be on Bedford Campus from 10-3 on Tuesday 12th October and Luton on Friday 15th.
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