Mental Health Stigma
16 February 2016
Mental Health Stigma
Individuals and organisation in the field of equality are invited to attend regular meetings with members of UCAC's equality committee to share experience and practices and to offer guidance.
In our last meeting we had an excellent presentation from Bethan Roberts, the executive manager of MIND Aberystwyth on matters relating to mental health in the education sector.
In order to stimulate discussion, members of the committee took part in a quiz on 'Mental Health Stigma' which challenged their understanding of the subject. It was noted that 46% of people in Wales were of the opinion that people with mental health should not be allowed to teach in the primary sector.
There was a presentation on the signs and symptoms of mental health in teachers, lecturers, colleagues and pupils with a consideration of the reasons for those conditions.
In addition, Bethan gave us an overview of the kinds of treatments and support available to support those with mental health challenges in the workplace.
It was noted that there were a number of valuable resources on the MIND Cymru website.
MIND
MIND Aberystwyth