Hey Hey Hey !!
I'm Amelia (currently a 1st year Journalism student) and I'm running to be your next Part Time Officer for Mental Health Awareness.
I have a fair amount of experience in Mental Health Awareness, due to me battling with my own struggles as well as documenting my journey over on my Instagram platform! I like to empower others to use their voice and to express their emotions as well as using my own story to help start those important conversations.
I have developed an array of skills through my advocating journey, such as confidence, resilience and an abundance of compassion so I believe I would be an ideal candidate for this position.
If elected I would aim to...
1) Have conversations with the University in the hope of introducing compulsory basic Mental Health training for all members of staff. Many students feel more comfortable talking to their tutors or lecturers and they are currently not trained to help in the most effective way.
2) The University has lots of Library Drop In Sessions (which are amazing!) but we should have a similar practice put in place for Mental Health Drop In Sessions. Whether online or in person, everyone deserves a safe space where they can express themselves and meet like minded people. So let's have more events! I would love to implement this.
3) To recieve the best support from teaching staff, we need to make sure they aren't burning out and under stress themselves. I would like to have conversations with the University surrounding the support that the staff are recieving in a time where the workload has dramatically increased. Like in the common aeroplane lifejacket analogy... If our members of staff haven't got their own life jackets on, they can't help and support the rest of us.
Thank you for reading my manifesto! Feel free to contact me to ask any questions about my ideas at either my email address - 100506123@unimail.derby.ac.uk or message me on Instagram! @_amelia.h
I really hope to be your student voice for all things Mental Health Awareness!
Stay safe and look after yourselves!
Amelia :)