{"id":2677,"date":"2021-11-11T14:42:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/landodlatestnews\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2021-11-11T14:42:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:42:54","slug":"mental-health-at-kent-a-re-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/landodlatestnews\/2021\/11\/11\/mental-health-at-kent-a-re-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health at Kent &#8211; A Re-Cap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mental Health\u00a0and Wellbeing continues to remain\u00a0a Key focus for the University, for\u00a0both Staff and Students.<\/p>\n<p>Kent already\u202fprovides\u202fa large\u00a0variety of wellbeing support,\u00a0initiatives,\u00a0and training\u00a0for staff.<\/p>\n<h2>Support\u00a0\u00a0<i class=\"e_b_1310c973 css-300\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/safety\/oh\/EAP%20-%20Care%20first\/Employee%20Assistance%20programme%20Care%20first.html\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/safety\/oh\/EAP%20-%20Care%20first\/Employee%20Assistance%20programme%20Care%20first.html\">Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)\u202f<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Psychotherapy available through Occupational Health (OH) team.<\/li>\n<li>Health and Wellbeing Strategy Statement and Psychological Wellbeing Standard<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livekentac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/MentalHealthSupport\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/livekentac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/MentalHealthSupport\">Mental Health \u2018One Stop Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Staff Health &amp; Wellbeing Yammer Channel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/staff-student-news\/files\/2021\/08\/Future-of-Work-Staff-Resource-Pack.pdf\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/staff-student-news\/files\/2021\/08\/Future-of-Work-Staff-Resource-Pack.pdf\">Future of work\u202f<\/a>eLearning\u202fmodules and Guidance document<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Training\u00a0<i class=\"e_b_1310c973 css-300\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Reasonable Adjustments e-learning\u00a0with information on the inclusion passport is available via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.kent.ac.uk\/stafftraining\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/moodle.kent.ac.uk\/stafftraining\/\">Staff Moodle<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Online Moodle training packages for staff on wellbeing and mental health.<\/li>\n<li>Mental Health Ally Training<\/li>\n<li>We have arranged\u00a0several\u00a0training\u00a0sessions\u00a0in relation to mental health\u00a0in conjunction with our Local Mind Charity\u00a0\u2013 we have\u00a0session\u00a0of each\u00a0running, each term either over Teams, in Canterbury or at the Mind Facility in Folkestone \u2013\u00a0all bookable via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staffconnect.kent.ac.uk\/dashboard\/dashboard-ui\/index.html#\/index\/main\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/staffconnect.kent.ac.uk\/dashboard\/dashboard-ui\/index.html#\/index\/main\">Staff connect<\/a>.\n<div class=\"canvasRteResponsiveTable\">\n<div class=\"tableWrapper\">\n<div class=\"canvasRteResponsiveTable\">\n<div class=\"tableWrapper\">\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td role=\"rowheader\">Managing Mental Health At work<\/td>\n<td role=\"columnheader\">Introduction to workplace Mental health and wellbeing<\/td>\n<td role=\"columnheader\">Mental Health Awareness<\/td>\n<td role=\"columnheader\">Understanding depression<\/td>\n<td role=\"columnheader\">Understanding Stress and Anxiety<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"canvasRteResponsiveTable\">\n<div class=\"tableWrapper\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Initiatives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Thriving@Work\u00a0team which is looking to implement the recommendations from the Government Stevenson\/Farmer review<\/li>\n<li>Mind &#8211; Mentally healthy university\u2019s commitment<\/li>\n<li>Student Minds Charter<\/li>\n<li>JSNCC\u00a0subgroup\u00a0on staff wellbeing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livekentac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/MentalHealthSupport\/SitePages\/Mental-health-and-wellbeing-Supporting.aspx\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/livekentac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/MentalHealthSupport\/SitePages\/Mental-health-and-wellbeing-Supporting.aspx\">Mental Health Allies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>Introducing Kent\u2019s Mental Health Allies<i class=\"e_b_1310c973 css-300\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/h3>\n<p>A mental health ally is someone who takes action to raise awareness and challenges stigma.<\/p>\n<p>The role of the mental health ally is to signpost those with\u00a0mental health concerns to available support and resources.<\/p>\n<p>It is also their role to challenge negative perceptions.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 id=\"who-are-our-mental-health-allies\">Who are our Mental Health Allies<\/h3>\n<p><i class=\"e_b_1310c973 css-300\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\n<p>We have a range of mental health allies across the university, representing all areas and all levels of the organisation. We want you to reach out to someone who you feel comfortable with.\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/livekentac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/TOD\/Shared%20Documents\/LT_131411_Mental%20Health%20Allies_FINAL_A4(L)_web.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/livekentac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/TOD\/Shared%20Documents\/LT_131411_Mental%20Health%20Allies_FINAL_A4(L)_web.pdf\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/livekentac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/TOD\/Shared%20Documents\/LT_131411_Mental%20Health%20Allies_FINAL_A4(L)_web.pdf\" data-interception=\"on\">Take a look to see if you have one in your area.<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 id=\"becoming-a-mental-health-ally\">Becoming a Mental Health Ally<\/h3>\n<p><i class=\"e_b_1310c973 css-300\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\n<p>If you would like to become a mental health ally, view the full role description on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/livekentac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/MentalHealthSupport\/SitePages\/Mental-health-and-wellbeing-Supporting.aspx\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/livekentac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/MentalHealthSupport\/SitePages\/Mental-health-and-wellbeing-Supporting.aspx\">Mental Health and Wellbeing Support pages,<\/a>\u00a0and join the next virtual sessions via MS teams and bookable via staff connect.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/landodlatestnews\/2021\/11\/11\/mental-health-at-kent-a-re-cap\/&amp;t=Mental Health at Kent - A Re-Cap' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Mental Health at Kent - A Re-Cap%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/landodlatestnews\/2021\/11\/11\/mental-health-at-kent-a-re-cap\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/landodlatestnews\/2021\/11\/11\/mental-health-at-kent-a-re-cap\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/landodlatestnews\/2021\/11\/11\/mental-health-at-kent-a-re-cap\/&amp;title=Mental Health at Kent - A Re-Cap' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/landodlatestnews\/2021\/11\/11\/mental-health-at-kent-a-re-cap\/&amp;title=Mental Health at Kent - A Re-Cap' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mental Health\u00a0and Wellbeing continues to remain\u00a0a Key focus for the University, for\u00a0both Staff and Students. 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