Whether you’re stressed, worried or just looking for a good place to unwind we have the best places on campus where you can relax and take it all in. Scientia Lawn If you’re after nice patch of greenery surrounded by some modern and not so modern architecture, then this is the place for you. The... Continue Reading →
In our Mental Health Toolkit (part 1, part 2), we talked about the services that UNSW provided for mental health support. We now want to spotlight fellow UNSW mental health advocates who are spreading a similar kind of mission to ours. In particular, students just like us who want to help destigmatise mental health and... Continue Reading →
It's midweek and you've got a major assignment due on Saturday which you haven't started because of your high university workload and family issues. You're physically exhausted and mentally drained, so you begin feeling stressed with no idea what to do or where to find help on campus. You're also too embarrassed to seek help... Continue Reading →
With the semester finally coming to a close and all the assessments tasks and assignments building up are you feeling the heat? When it becomes too much to handle do you know what to do? If not that’s fine because we’re here to help! Did you know a survey conducted on domestic UNSW students found... Continue Reading →
Solving the mental health issue is a complex situation, so what are the steps that we can take to do so? What can be done to solve the mental health stigma? Honestly, more education. The reason why there is a stigma is because people aren’t educated about it which is fair enough because our context... Continue Reading →
Would you seek help if your mental health was deteriorating? The mental health stigma is a significant factor contributing to suicide rates worldwide. This is accompanied by a lack of awareness on its impediment to better mental health has led to a detrimental situation where suicide rates have steadily increased in Australia over the last... Continue Reading →
Stella Ladikos is a UNSW student and mental health advocate who works as a volunteer coordinator for headspace and batyr. After seeing three important people in her life struggle with mental health issues and noticing they hadn’t sought help, she decided that she would be proactive in helping combat this and started volunteering at Headspace... Continue Reading →
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