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The School’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee are pleased to invite you to our next EDI Forum. In this SBS EDI Forum, we will focus on issues related to mental health and wellbeing to mark the upcoming Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19th May). Mental Health Awareness Week is a national week in the UK to raise awareness of mental health problems and promote positive mental health. Building upon Stress Awareness Month held every April, since 1992, to increase awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic, this EDI Forum provides an ideal space and time for us all to think about mental health, tackle stigma, and find out how we can create a society that prevents mental health problems from developing and protects our mental well-being.

The event provides a safe space for discussions and reflections on mental health and wellbeing with staff and students. This Mental Health Awareness Week, we're moving the mental health conversation forward. We will warmly welcome presentations from our SBS colleagues, to generate discussion about mental health and wellbeing, with time for Q&A.

Our presenters are:

• Dr Hannah Jobling, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, who will present some key issues from her research: the role of stigma in the lives of people who experience severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
• Abby Brown, Open Door Practitioner and Leonie Raymond, Student Wellbeing Officer, who will offer workplace wellbeing guidance and support. Abby and Leonie will share the different types of student support available at SBS and speak to this year's 'Moving More for our Mental Health' theme.
• Our Student Services Administrators, Kirsty (UG) and Hayden (PG), who will talk about current support for staff and students, including mental health first aid and 'movement' activities run within SBS.
• One of our SBS PG students and PG Student Ambassador, Pranmayee Rajesh Bhusari, who will speak about and share her thoughts on mental health and wellbeing.

Following our EDI Forum, as this year's theme is "Movement: Moving more for our mental health", we want to encourage people to get moving in a way that works for them.

Please kindly note that we will be taking some photos at the event, for marketing purposes. Please let Anna Ainley know should you not wish to be included, either via email or at the event itself. Further information about the University’s processes for capturing photography and video can be found here.

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