So, with all the information we’ve shared in the last couple of weeks we hope that you have an insight to what mental health looks like at UNSW. Overall the Mental Health Toolkit just aims to assist students by keeping them informed and aware of their mental health along with the stigma and how to... Continue Reading →
Mental Health Toolkit – Part 2 – What is NavigateMe?
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 →
Mental Health Toolkit – Part 1 – What to do when it becomes too much?
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 →
Interview with Stella Ladikos – Part 3
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 →
Interview with Stella Ladikos – Part 1
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 →