{"id":416,"date":"2021-10-08T08:44:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T07:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/?p=416"},"modified":"2021-10-08T08:44:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T07:44:33","slug":"world-mental-health-day-support-for-staff-and-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/2021\/10\/08\/world-mental-health-day-support-for-staff-and-students\/","title":{"rendered":"World Mental Health Day: Support for staff and students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This year for World Mental Health Day, we want to recognise the challenges our staff and students have faced over the last year, and the implications this may have had on their mental wellbeing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have all had no choice but to adapt to new ways of working and learning, whilst managing the hurdles that lockdowns brought to ourselves, our friends, and our family. Some of you may have experienced feelings of grief, loneliness and concern.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equally, the rollout of vaccines and easing of restrictions has given many of us a mixture of hope, uncertainty, joy and anxiety for the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, significant national and worldwide events, as well as professional and personal matters can also impact our day-to-day wellbeing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent\u00a0statistics reveal that three out of every five employees experience mental health issues because of work, which can cost UK employers up to \u00a342 billion a year due to reasons including sickness absence and replacing staff who leave an organisation\u00a0due to\u00a0their mental health.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loughborough University prioritises the wellbeing of its staff and students, and below we have listed some of our support services we encourage the\u00a0University community\u00a0to use if they\u00a0feel they need to.\u00a0\u00a0
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