Pledge action planUOS & SUSU

Activity description / Internal lead (include contact details) / Timescale / Time to change resources. To order resources please contact the campaigns team: / Performance indicator (optional)
  1. SUSU Peer Support Network
/ Sonia Cottrell,
Advice & Representation Manager, SUSU
/ Launched in January 2014 / N/A / Students are increasingly aware of the Peer Support Network
  1. SUSU Advice Centre
/ Continuous / N/A / Over 1000 queries dealt with per year
  1. SUSU Nightline Service
/ Beckie Thomas,
VP Welfare, SUSU

Beckie Thomas, SUSU / Continuous / N/A / At least 50 calls per academic year
  1. SUSU & Recovery College relationship
/ Began in 2013 / N/A / Over 5 recovery college students buy SUSU membership each year
  1. SUSU StressLessFest
/ January 2014 & May 2014 / Yes / Students report that the StressLessFest activities reduced their stress levels.
  1. SUSU Mental Health art Installation: Students and staff are actively encouraged to engage in conversations about mental health.
/ 7th May 2014 / N/A / Over 50students fill in a survey to feedback on the effectiveness of the art installation in challenging their attitudes.
  1. SUSU Mental Wellbeing Conference
/ 10th May 2014 / Yes / 100 attendees
  1. SUSU Mental Health Day in Wellbeing Week
/ 13th May 2014 / Yes / Students are engaging with the activities and the competition receives over 50 entries.
  1. SUSU Look after your mate campaign
/ May 2014 / Yes / All ‘look after your mate’ goody bags are given out to students
  1. SUSU 5 steps to wellbeing stress ball giveaway
/ May 2014 / N/A / Students who receive a stressball report in the mental wellbeing survey that it helpedremind them to look after their wellbeing.
  1. SUSU Mental Wellbeing Survey & Report
/ Report by September 2014 / N/A / The survey receives over 200 responses.
  1. SUSU “The Invisibles” mental health videos
/ September 2014 / N/A / The invisibles videos receive over 100 views.
  1. Student debate on Mental health stigma
/ 2014- 2015 / N/A / Students volunteer to debate a controversial question on mental health in society.
  1. Resources on stigma available across campus
/ 2014-2015 / Yes / Resources available in the library, Advice Centre, Student Services
  1. Southampton mental health forum
/ N/A / Organisations across the city can make progress together towards eradicating mental health stigma; build upon the pre-existing network at the Safer Students Forum.
  1. Mental health training for SUSU staff and volunteers
/ N/A / SUSU staff & volunteers will attend training.
  1. SUSU’s ‘Stress Management Policy’ and ‘Health & Wellbeing Policy’
/ Zoe Hart, Head of People Development / N/A
  1. TTC banner on University homepage & SUSU website
/ University & SUSU
(Beckie Thomas & Cathy Pope) / Yes / Banner is present on both web pages.
  1. Portal for mental health support services
/ 2014-2015 / N/A / Students know where to go for help with a mental health problem.
  1. Mental Health Campus roadshow
/ Yes / Students and staff are actively encouraged to engage in conversations about mental health, and question their own perceptions.
  1. Mental Health & Wellbeing Workshops
/ Jayne Calvert
(Enabling Services Manager, Student Services)
/ October 2014-may / N/A / 10 students attend each workshop
  1. Expanded drop in service to all of enabling
/ 2014-15 / N/A / Monitor uptake- manage the counselling drop in; enough capacity in future
  1. University Mindfulness Courses
/ Continuous / N/A / Mindfulness courses are run at capacity due to demand
  1. University Mental Health Policy
/ Kamaljit Kerridge- Poonia, Head of Equality and Diversity, / Continuous / N/A / Policy is referenced by staff when necessary.
  1. University working towards Mindful Employer status
/ 2014-15 / N/A / Staff see the benefits of having a mindful employer.
  1. Wellbeing Showcase - Tuesday 4 November 2014
/ November 2014 / Yes / University staff will be encouraged to look after their wellbeing.
  1. Wellbeing training for senior leaders at the University.
/ 2014-2015 / N/A / Senior University staff will have a much better understanding of mental illnesses.

Pledgeevent planning form

Please note: in order to create a tailored pledge board for you in good time we require receipt of allinformation required, including your organisations logo, a minimum of 4 weeks in advance of your desired Pledge date.

What is the event/occasion when the Pledge will be signed? (Please include event or meeting title) / Mental Wellbeing Conference
Name and job title of person to sign the Pledge (as you would like it to appear on your Pledge board) / Beckie Thomas, Vice-President Welfare SUSU
Adam Wheeler, Provost University of Southampton
Date of the Pledge signing / 10th May 2014
Event start and finish time / 11-4pm
Number of attendees at event and composition (e.g. all staff, line managers only, service commissioners, student, external communities) / 150 students and staff
Pledge Board to be sent FAO (name and dept.) / Beckie Thomas, VP Welfare SUSU
Addressfor Pledge board to be sent / University of Southampton Students’ Union, Building 42, University Road, Southampton, S017 1BJ
Time to Change (TTC) representation
Would you like us to see whether a TTC representative might be available to attend your event, deliver a brief presentation about the campaignand co-sign your Pledge?
Please note:due to capacity it will not always be possible to supply a speaker for your pledge event. Minimum notice required for this request: 6 weeks. / Yes
If a TTC representative is available to attend your event would you be able to cover their travel costs?
Do you have plans to engage the media?
If yes, please provide more details and email request key campaign descriptors and a template press release. Please note: if you are communicating externally, it’s really important that we see the copy before it goes out. / Local Press – University press office
Please include the contact details of your media/communications officer. / Alana Hebenton,
Any other details you wish to tell us? / N/A

Tell the world! Your Pledge communications

Website summary

Once you have signed the Pledge we will add your logo to our list of organisational case studies within 5 working days of your event. Please supply us with a summary of your pledge and any activity you are planning on doing to accompany your logo. Please note: we may edit the text before it is published on the website.

Optional - depending upon capacity we will endeavour to promote what you are doing via our TTC Communications channels.
If you would like us to do this please provide us with a short (50-75 words) summary of your anti-stigma activity.
Please note: we may edit the text before it is published on the website.

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