University News Last updated 16 May 2019
The Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment at Birmingham City University have been raising awareness of mental health and Wellbeing as part of the National Mental Health Week.
The Student Success Advisor team in the Faculty have been using the University Assistant App to promote workshops, drop-in sessions and even tea parties. The aim of the events being to help support students by creating an open dialogue surrounding mental health.
Sunnah Yaqoob, a Student Success Advisor in the Faculty has been working closely with the Wellbeing Team at the University. Sunnah said, “I arranged anxiety management and mindfulness workshops at Millennium Point, to help students based in the Faculty access the support they needed.”
Using the University Assistant App, available exclusively to students in the Faculty, Sunnah has been able to reach out to students who may not be comfortable talking face-to-face with staff when it comes to mental health.
Sunnah and the Student Success Advisor team also ran a tea party in the Faculty, which had drop in sessions for students, workshops and mindfulness activities including origami, games and adult colouring. Sunnah added, “We informed students about the services the University offers for Mental Health support. Events like this help us be visible in the Faculty.”
The Faculty supported a wider Wellbeing and Resilience University-wide session run by Jonathan Phelan, that took place on 15 May. The workshop aimed to help staff and students have successful conversations surrounding mental health.