{"id":3170,"date":"2020-05-18T13:10:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T12:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/salc-students\/?p=3170"},"modified":"2020-05-18T13:10:24","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T12:10:24","slug":"mental-health-awareness-week-18th-24th-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/salc-students\/2020\/05\/18\/mental-health-awareness-week-18th-24th-may-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Awareness Week (18th &#8211; 24th May 2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">This week (18th-24th May) is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealth.org.uk\/campaigns\/mental-health-awareness-week\">Mental Health Awareness Week<\/a> <\/strong>and the theme for this year is kindness. Being kind to others and ourselves can support our mental health and promote positive wellbeing.\u00a0Visit the Wellbeing Team on Instagram (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uomwellbeing\/\">@uomwellbeing<\/a><\/strong>) to find out how you can get involved!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">We all have the capacity to be kind. Kindness has been shown to have many benefits for the wellbeing of both the giver and the receiver. Pay it forward acts of kindness (when we do something without expecting anything in return) have been shown to be particularly good at boosting wellbeing. Take a look at our\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=49260\">random acts of kindness journal<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for some ideas! You can also visit our Six Ways to Wellbeing &#8216;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk\/taking-care\/wellbeing\/give\/\">&#8216;Give&#8217; webpage<\/a><\/strong> for more suggestions about how you can practice kindness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qcyc68d6OAk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Self-care is a way we can be kind to ourselves. Sleep, healthy eating habits, mindful acceptance, social support and physical activity are great ways to practice self-care. Take a look at our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk\/taking-care\/wellbeing\/behealthy\/sleep\/\">sleep webpage<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=48962\">support network resource<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=48701\">gratitude journal<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to support you in your self-care.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week (18th-24th May) is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme for this year is kindness. Being kind to others and ourselves can support our mental health and promote positive wellbeing.\u00a0Visit the Wellbeing Team on Instagram (@uomwellbeing) to find out how you can get involved! We all have the capacity to be kind. 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