Fife students get ready for Christmas with online event
The event, taking place online on the College’s social media channels and student portal, is sharing advice and resources to help students and staff stay safe, happy and healthy over the Christmas period.
The College’s social media pages and student portal are featuring videos – from organisations and support services such as NHS Fife, Fife Voluntary Action, Citizen’s Advice Bureau Fife and Fife Young Carers, which highlight different ways to protect and improve health and wellbeing during the winter months.
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Hide AdThe event coincides with research published by the National Union of Students (NUS) this week which highlighted how Covid-19 has negatively affected students’ mental health. Their survey found that over 50 per cent of students felt their mental health had declined since the start of the pandemic.
John Blakey, Fife College’s health and wellbeing advisor, said: “This has been a hugely challenging year for everyone, so we knew it was more important than ever to come together, albeit virtually, to share information and advice about how we can all look after each other during what will be a very different Christmas period.”
The College’s commitment to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of students and staff has also recently led to a collaboration with the Scottish psychological counselling service, Breathing Space.
The link up with Breathing Space will see a number of special benches placed in the grounds of the College in the New Year to promote kindness and everyday positive relationships.