UCLU launches the Heads Up mental health campaign

Last night the North Cloisters played host to the inaugural event of the Heads Up campaign.

Heads Up, a flagship campaign for UCLU, has two main focuses for students this year, to raise awareness of mental health issues and destigmatise mental health on campus.

Mental Health has become a taboo amongst many groups that students may identify with and UCLU want this taboo to be removed on campus. A series of events will be held throughout the year to provide opportunities for students to tackle stigma around mental health.

Launch event

The launch event, consisted of an introduction to the campaign, the release of Heads Up: Reporting on Mental Health and information on our first awareness exhibition.

The report indicates that one in three students at UCL experienced clinical level mental health issues, with depression and anxiety topping the bill.

You can read the full report and a summary of the recommendations which include increased pastoral support and a particular focus on the disproportionate level of stigmatisation perceived amongst male students suffering with their mental health  at uclu.org/headsup. 

For further information, please contact Mehj Ahmed (UCLU Welfare and International Officer).

Useful links

• UCLU Heads Up: let's talk mental health together

Ellie Stone, UCLU Marketing and Communications Coordinator