{"id":109090,"date":"2026-04-15T17:07:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=109090"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:07:54","slug":"week-of-employee-events-aims-to-support-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/04\/week-of-employee-events-aims-to-support-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of employee events aims to support mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty and staff will have opportunities to connect with colleagues across campus while improving their well-being during Brock University\u2019s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.universitytickets.com\/w\/default.aspx?cid=242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the Health Management and Wellness (HSW) team in collaboration\u00a0with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Niagara Chapter, the weeklong series of events takes place Monday, May 4 to Friday, May 8 to coincide with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cmha.ca\/mental-health-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMHA National Mental Health Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme, \u201cCome Together, Brock,\u201d highlights the important role social connections play supporting mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the week, faculty and staff can enjoy activities designed to foster community, resiliency and relaxation. Proceeds of all Mental Health Week events will be donated to CMHA Niagara, supporting the organization\u2019s local\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/niagara.cmha.ca\/programs-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mental health resources and programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those with experience crocheting, knitting or loom knitting can create granny squares for international student blankets from noon to 1 p.m. on <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.universitytickets.com\/w\/event.aspx?id=2780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monday, May 4<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.universitytickets.com\/w\/event.aspx?id=2782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wednesday, May 6<\/a>. Attendees are asked to bring their own supplies. Anyone who would like to make squares at home for the initiative can contact <a href=\"mailto:employeehealth@brocku.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employeehealth@brocku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pickleball players can join a <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.universitytickets.com\/w\/event.aspx?id=2783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doubles tournament<\/a> taking place on campus from Monday, May 4 to Wednesday, May 6. Registration costs $25 per team of two<\/p>\n<p>The popular annual <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.universitytickets.com\/w\/event.aspx?id=2778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Week barbecue<\/a> takes place Tuesday, May 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the DeCew Residence Dining Hall. Tickets for the event, which cost $20, include a meal and entry into a draw for a door prize valued at $150.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, May 7, employees can join Manager of Grounds Services\u00a0 John Dick to learn more about plants on campus that would make great garden additions. <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.universitytickets.com\/w\/event.aspx?id=2779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This event<\/a> takes place outdoors from noon to 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty and staff can also participate in Mental Health Week by sharing messages of encouragement and solidarity at the Thistle Chalk Wall from Monday, May 4 to Thursday, May, 7. Message stickers can be <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.universitytickets.com\/w\/event.aspx?id=2781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reserved online<\/a> or obtained in person.<\/p>\n<p>Employees can learn more about promoting mental health in the workplace during a Working Mind training session running on Thursday, May 21. Spots are limited and registration through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/326814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ExperienceBU<\/a>\u00a0is required for those interested in participating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty and staff will have opportunities to connect with colleagues across campus while improving their well-being during Brock University\u2019s upcoming Mental Health Week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109095,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9794,7,1],"tags":[1985,926,5244,12575,2721],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109090"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109090"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109097,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109090\/revisions\/109097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}