Thank you to all those who participated in our weekly/daily challenges! The prize draw winners are:
• Francesca Boschetti
• Abbey Slade
• JoAnn Childs
• Emily Garlie
• Sarah Button

Employee Wellness, Department of Human Resources and the Student Wellness and Counselling Centre are offering various virtual sessions during the 2021 Mental Health Week from Monday, May 3 to Friday, May 7. This year’s theme for CMHA Mental Health Week is #GetReal about how you feel. Name it, don’t numb it.

There will be weekly and daily challenges for a chance to win a prize and pre-recorded and required registration live sessions offered each day of the week. Check out the schedule below!

Schedule:

Weekly and Daily Challenges:

Participate in our weekly and daily challenges for the chance to win 1 of 5 $20 Starbucks gift cards! The more submissions, the more your name is entered into the draw. 

For each challenge, take a picture or let us know if you completed the challenge by emailing your submissions to swccwellness@mun.ca with the subject name “Mental Health Week - Weekly/Daily Challenges.”

Weekly Challenges: Throughout the week, there will be three continuous challenges. Submit once a day for each challenge.

• Wear green for mental health. Submit a picture of yourself wearing your favourite green attire! If you have multiple green tops, pants, or accessories, you can submit a picture every day to support mental health.
• Name your emotions. As part of CMHA’s #GetReal about how you feel. Reflect upon your day and let us know what emotions you experienced!
• Self-love journal. Write down one thing you love about yourself each day and submit it. By the end of the week, you will have started a self-love journal!

Monday Daily Challenge: Participate in your favourite leisure activity. You could go outside, go for a walk, or enjoy a hot beverage with a loved one etc. Let us know what you did!

Tuesday Daily Challenge: Call a friend or family member. Checking in on loved ones is important; let us know you called someone to check in on their well-being!

Wednesday Daily Challenge: Do an act of self-care. You could meditate, go to the gym, or take a break etc. Let us know what you did as an act of self-care today!

Thursday Daily Challenge: Do a random act of kindness. Compliment someone, tell a loved one you appreciate them, or buy a drink for the person behind you in the line; let us know how you were kind today!

Friday Daily Challenge: Unplug from technology for 30 minutes. Let us know what you did on your 30-minute technology-free break!

Activities:

Monday, May 3 - Mental Health Week Video

Monday, May 3: Yoga Class
Password: Vu6qynEi
Recording link: https://mun.webex.com/mun/lsr.php?RCID=632764f65361e28390c396849925c937

Tuesday, May 4, 10-11:30 am NDT - Webinar: Preventing Stress & Burnout in the Workplace
Registration required, visit WorkplaceNL’s workshops and webinars here.

Tuesday, May 4 - Total Body Workout
Password: Jfi6NVSG
Recording link: https://mun.webex.com/mun/lsr.php?RCID=02e7091b5d554a83a1f1c1a86f06ceb0

Wednesday, May 5, 10-11 am NDT - Mental Health Awareness Presentation
Employee Assistant Program (EAP). Pre-registration required. Email Kathleen Wall on or before Tuesday, May 4.

Wednesday, May 5 - Mini Yoga Class
Password: TavXaxm3
Recording link: https://mun.webex.com/mun/lsr.php?RCID=74eb70e50036ba4fc022214de47fb88d

Thursday, May 6, 10-11 am NDT - Eating Well-balanced Meals Presentation
Webex Link: http://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=mfa1a24f97559c9958e4f87a55d6de2b2

Meeting number (access code): 132 483 1150
Meeting password: swcc2021

Thursday, May 6 - HIIT Workout
Password: XcEUrYT7
Recording link: https://mun.webex.com/mun/ldr.php?RCID=780caaf1506e4df3896da40776850cd0

Friday, May 7, 10-11:30 am NDT - Webinar: Mental Health in the Workplace
Registration required, visit WorkplaceNL’s workshops and webinars here.

Friday, May 7, 12-12:45 pm NDT - Mindfulness at MUN
For further information and to sign up, email Dr. Carolyn Walsh.

Resources

Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Mental Health Association Toolkit
Faculty and Staff Resources
Student Resources

People with urgent mental health concerns should avail of the following community-based services:

• 24-hour mental health crisis line: (709) 737-4668 (local) or 1-888-737-4668 (province-wide).
• Mobile Crisis Response Team: 1-888-737-4668 St. John’s Region.
• 24-hour Walk-in Psychiatric Assessment Unit at the Waterford Hospital Site on Waterford Bridge Road: (709) 777-3021 or (709) 777-3022.
• Health Sciences Emergency Department on Columbus Drive in St. John’s: (709) 777-6335.
• For off-campus emergencies, you can also dial 911, or if you are able, proceed directly to the nearest hospital emergency room.