{"id":44099,"date":"2017-03-16T11:37:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T15:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=44099"},"modified":"2017-03-16T16:15:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T20:15:23","slug":"brock-event-invites-community-to-talk-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/03\/brock-event-invites-community-to-talk-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock event invites community to talk mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s time to strike up a conversation about mental health on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To kickstart a dialogue and shine light on available supports,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0the Student Wellness Accessibility Centre is hosting Be Well \u2014 BU on Monday, March 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Held in partnership with the student-run Active Minds club, the public event aims to \u201cnormalize mental illness, raise awareness about resources and supports, and to provide information on how students can keep themselves healthy,\u201d said Brock Health Promotion Educator Julie Fennell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will take place from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Pond Inlet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The night will include a resource fair with information about various Brock and community supports, and presentations by undergraduate and graduate students who will share their mental health journeys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health Sciences Professor Paula Gardner will give a presentation on mindfulness, and author Darcy Patrick will detail how he used running as a form of therapy for his depression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFrom a student perspective, it\u2019s important to understand what Brock is doing for us in terms of mental health support and resources,\u201d said Peer Health Educator Jocelyn Corradetti.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She\u2019s hopeful students will come away from the event with a better understanding of where to access help when it\u2019s needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe want to get the word out that no one is alone and support is available.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corradetti encouraged students to come with their friends, roommates and their family members to prompt an open discussion about the important topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s OK to talk about mental health. We want to see that conversation carry on throughout the year,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re normalizing it. We\u2019re breaking down the stigma. We\u2019re showing each other support.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be Well \u2014 BU will be <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/brockvideocentre.brocku.ca\/videos\/livestreams\/page1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">streamed online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone unable to attend or who is more comfortable watching from home can watch the live feed and submit questions to the presenters online, anonymously if they so choose.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to start a conversation about mental health supports both on and off campus, the Student Wellness Accessibility Centre is hosting Be Well \u2014 BU on Monday, March 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":44100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,4],"tags":[5057,5058,926,4206,1664,5056],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44099"}],"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\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}