Today is about raising awareness of mental health and driving positive change for everyone’s mental health. The theme for 2023, set by the World Foundation of Mental Health, is ‘Mental health is a universal human right’.
For more information and help, visit Mind’s Website here.
Within our College of Health and Science, especially in the School of Sport and Exercise Science we are used to discussing the interrelationships between exercise, nutrition and mental health and know how important this aspect of health is to each and every one of us.
We’re delighted to see that UK Coaching, Mind and Sport England have joined forces to develop a new accessible online course, Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity+ to support people to understand factors which affect their own mental health and how to support others in improving their mental health and this has been subsidised so the cost is only £10.
UK Coaching state that the key aim of this course is to help you ‘gain the confidence to support people experiencing mental health problems effectively and learn how to empower positive change and development.’
This month, October 2023, we will be encouraging the University Community to talk about mental health and consider the factors that improve their own mental health and that of others around them. For specific information on foods to support mental health, please contact our Programme Leader for both exercise and health programmes Mistrelle on mEllmore@lincoln.ac.uk.