NUI Galway Mental Health Week Events 5th – 10th October #littlethings
#littlethings is a mental health and wellbeing campaign. It highlights that there are things that you can do for yourself and others that will have a positive impact on how you feel and how you cope.
All Week 11am-3pm the SU Welfare Crew will be giving out Free Goodie Bags with tasty treats.
All Week Please Talk Art Exhibition in Áras na Mac Léinn.
All events are FREE except where indicated otherwise.
Monday
11am-4pm Global Fair in the Bailey Allen Hall with food, fun and music from the Societies
12.30pm Mental Health Week Launch at the Quad
12pm-1pm Building Resilience Workshop in The View with Joe Murphy
2pm-3pm Strategies for Taking Study in Your Stride in The View with James McCormack
6pm-8pm Juggling Workshop at the Arts Millennium Building
Tuesday
12pm-3pm Little Things Stand at Smokey’s with freebies
2pm-4pm Singing with Dementia Patients in The Meeting Rooms in Áras na Mac Léinn with Choral Society
6pm-8pm Seas Suas Programme Room 129 Theatre 2 Áras Moyola. A programme promoting health and wellbeing which encourages and equips students to help fellow students appropriately and safely.
8pm-11pm Film: The Dead Poet’s Society in The Meeting Rooms with Writer’s Soc
Wednesday
12pm-3pm Little Things Stand at Smokey’s with freebies
2pm Heads Up Mental Health Radio Series on Flirt FM 101.3
2pm-3pm Mindfulness for Daily Life Workshop in The View with Aisling Battersby
3pm-4pm Stress Busting Techniques Workshop in The View with Aisling Battersby
6pm Capoeira Workshop in The Cube with Dance Soc
7pm-9pm Writer’s Workshop Collaboration – Gig Soc, Writer’s Soc & Art Soc in IT202
8pm Bring a Dish event in AC203 with Potter Soc
Thursday
11am-4pm Voter Registration Drive, Free stuff, Road Safety Freebies, Games and Promo Staff recruitment in Áras na Mac Léinn.
10.30am-12pm Please Talk Coffee Morning in The Hub
2pm-3pm Putting Off Procrastination Workshop in The View with James McCormack
3pm-4pm Laughter is the Best Medicine Workshop in The View with Donal Gannon
4pm-5pm The Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Workshop in The View. WRAP is a framework which helps to overcome distressing symptoms and unhelpful behaviours.
7.30pm-8.30pm Light Your Candle of Hope to promote mental health and happiness of heart with Please Talk in the Chapel
8pm-10pm Give Handball a go in the Sports Centre with NUI Galway Handball Club
8pm After Party for “Be Brave” Campaign Launch in College Bar with GIG Soc with free finger food
Friday
All Day Mindful Way Conference
8.30pm-1am Sober Soc present the Funky Seomra in The Cube. Tickets €5.
Saturday
10am Walk, run or crawl the NUI Galway 8k in aid of Jigsaw on World Mental Health Day. Entry fee €25. Volunteers needed email nuigalway8k@kingfisherclub.com if you can help out.
If you need any support or information please contact any of the following people:
Chaplaincy Service 091 495055 chaplains@nuigalway.ie
Counselling Service 091 492484 counselling@nuigalway.ie
Student Health Unit 091 492604 healthunit@nuigalway.ie
SU Welfare Officer Jimmy McGovern 091 492747 su.welfare@nuigalway.ie
Jigsaw Galway 091 549252 galway@jigsaw.ie
Samaritans Free phone 116123 jo@samaritans.org
Here are the #littlethings that can make a big difference to our mental health and our wellbeing:
- Keeping Active
- Talking About Your Problems
- Looking Out For Others
- Doing Things With Others
- Eating Healthily
- Staying In Touch
- Drinking Less Alcohol
- Sleeping Well
Mental Health Week in NUI Galway is co-ordinated by Student Services and NUI Galway Students’ Union in partnership with a range of external agencies.
Sports Clubs Celebrate the “Little Things”
Did you know sitting down for long periods of time is very bad for your health. Research gathered now concludes “we need to move every hour” to off-set cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
We are asking all students where every they are to stand up every hour, shake out your legs and hands and just sit down again – where ever you are – if you feel brave and want to shout out “Mental Health” please do. Random prizes of gym memberships, hoodies and vouchers will be given to those students participating – so the more you move, the better the chance you have of winning a prize!
Look out for our Health & Wellbeing Team during Mental Health Week who will be checking lectures, restaurants and the library for movers and shakers.
Handball Club will be setting up a “one wall – intro to handball” for all those who wish to have a go in the Sports Hall on Wednesday 7th October.
