{"id":1469,"date":"2021-05-14T14:11:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T13:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/?p=63085"},"modified":"2021-05-14T14:11:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T13:11:58","slug":"empowering-students-to-become-mental-health-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/tacklingtheblues\/2021\/05\/14\/empowering-students-to-become-mental-health-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering students to become mental health champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-144x81.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A team of student mentors from Edge Hill University have shared their&nbsp;personal&nbsp;experiences of training to become mental health champions for award-winning programme Tackling the Blues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The mentors have completed a major programme of training&nbsp;to boost their mental health literacy and enhance their employability skills since joining&nbsp;Tackling the Blues. The programme&nbsp;is a sport and arts-based education programme developed in partnership&nbsp;between&nbsp;Edge Hill University, Everton in the Community and Tate Liverpool.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To date, Tackling the Blues has&nbsp;supported&nbsp;over 400&nbsp;Edge Hill&nbsp;students to&nbsp;complete&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chasingthestigma.co.uk\/training-courses\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chasing the Stigma\u2019s&nbsp;Ambassador of Hope training<\/a>. This training&nbsp;focusses on how to talk about mental health and illness, how to effectively find help and signpost using the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chasingthestigma.co.uk\/hub-of-hope\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hub of Hope<\/a>&nbsp;and what to do in a mental health emergency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additional&nbsp;training sessions have&nbsp;seen mentors become certified&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mhfaengland.org\/individuals\/youth\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youth Mental Health First Aid Champions<\/a>,&nbsp;as well as complete&nbsp;social and emotional courses in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurelearn.com\/courses\/psychological-first-aid-for-children-and-young-people\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psychological First Aid: Supporting Children and Young People<\/a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acesonlinelearning.com\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) early Trauma online learning<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerosuicidealliance.com\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zero Suicide Alliance<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;knowledge and&nbsp;skills&nbsp;gained&nbsp;through&nbsp;&nbsp;mental&nbsp;health&nbsp;training&nbsp;were&nbsp;implemented&nbsp;by Tackling&nbsp;the Blues mentors&nbsp;during&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unimentalhealthday.co.uk\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University Mental Health Day<\/a>&nbsp;on 4<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;March 2021.&nbsp;The mentors designed and delivered a student peer-to-peer event including&nbsp;a host of creative and interactive workshops&nbsp;addressing current issues in mental health and wellbeing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From\u00a0enhancing their delivery of Tackling the Blues programme to children and young people across\u00a0the\u00a0North West, to boosting their employability, skills and confidence,\u00a0the mentors reflect on how the training has helped them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_Snapchat-1657891950-518x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63088\" width=\"319\" height=\"629\"\/><figcaption>Christopher Siu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>Christopher Siu,\u00a020, a Sports Coaching &amp; Development\u00a0student,\u00a0said:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThe Tackling the Blues training\u00a0programme has definitely\u00a0opened up new insights on mental health and improved my literacy\u00a0around the subject. I\u00a0believe I am\u00a0now\u00a0more confident\u00a0in\u00a0presenting\u00a0myself and the skills I have acquired to potential employers.\u00a0The training I\u2019ve received\u00a0influenced\u00a0the way I delivered my part during the University Mental Health Day event because, at the time, I was very nervous\u00a0and afraid of speaking about my personal experience with mental health\u00a0and not\u00a0knowing if I was using the correct terminology. However, since undergoing the training, I was able to efficiently deliver my part with confidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_Image-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63094\" width=\"336\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_Image-575x1024.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_Image-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_Image.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><figcaption>Elise Rendell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>Elise Rendell, 22,\u00a0an MSc\u00a0student in Sport, Physical Activity &amp; Mental Health, said:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cHaving seen a few of my friends\u00a0struggle\u00a0with their mental health and having struggled living on my own while at university, I\u2019ve wanted to help people through that\u00a0difficult time.\u00a0After I started my\u00a0Masters\u00a0at\u00a0Edge Hill,\u00a0I was given the option to apply for Tackling the Blues and I saw it as a\u00a0fantastic\u00a0opportunity to try and help younger children to be more\u00a0aware of their feelings and their mental health.\u00a0I feel that the Tackling the Blues accredited training has given a massive boost for my employability as it\u2019s given me exposure to\u00a0working with children and young people, as well as having the experience of planning and delivering the sessions myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Molly-H-TtB.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63100\" width=\"346\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Molly-H-TtB.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/Molly-H-TtB-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><figcaption>Molly Harrison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>Molly Harrison, 21, an MSc\u00a0student in Sport, Physical Activity &amp; Mental Health, said:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cDuring the\u00a0University Mental Health Day\u00a0event, we focused on teaching the students a range of coping mechanisms to\u00a0help them deal\u00a0with their mental health and the wellbeing of others\u00a0while at university. We also wanted to raise awareness\u00a0of mental health in general and some of the misconceptions around it.\u00a0We were able to pass on the learnings from our own training to the students to help boost their mental literacy.\u00a0Personally, the training has improved\u00a0my skills as a Tackling the Blues\u00a0mentor,\u00a0and I enjoy being able to help other people open up about how they\u2019re feeling and\u00a0empowering\u00a0them\u00a0with\u00a0the tools\u00a0to understand and articulate it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_Image-1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63103\" width=\"370\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_Image-1-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_Image-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_Image-1-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_Image-1.jpg 961w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><figcaption>Taigh Wilson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>Taigh\u00a0Wilson, 21, a Sports Management &amp; Coaching student, said:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThe amount of training we have received has really developed my knowledge of mental health. It\u2019s taught\u00a0me\u00a0how to talk about the issue appropriately and help\u00a0others\u00a0to understand\u00a0the\u00a0importance of\u00a0emotional literacy.\u00a0On a personal level, my presentation\u00a0and communication\u00a0skills have improved a lot through the programme,\u00a0and I\u2019ve noticed a big boost in\u00a0my confidence\u00a0levels\u00a0too. Tackling the Blues has opened my eyes to\u00a0pursuing\u00a0a career in community sport, which I wouldn\u2019t have realised if it wasn\u2019t for the experiences\u00a0that\u00a0I\u2019ve had\u00a0access to through\u00a0the programme.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/TtB-Picture-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63106\" width=\"374\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/TtB-Picture-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/TtB-Picture-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/TtB-Picture-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/05\/TtB-Picture-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><figcaption>Charlotte Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>Charlotte Hall,\u00a020,\u00a0a Sports and Exercise Science student, said:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe training helped to inform\u00a0my\u00a0approach\u00a0and delivery of\u00a0my\u00a0role\u00a0as a Tackling the Blues mentor at a special educational needs (SEN) school.\u00a0We\u00a0have\u00a0received certificates for all of the training courses completed and\u00a0it\u2018s\u00a0allowed us to develop\u00a0a lot of transferable skills.\u00a0I\u00a0feel\u00a0that the training has\u00a0enhanced all of the mentors\u2019 skillsets, especially for those wanting to pursue a career in mental health or working with children.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Supported by funding from the Office for Students, Research 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