Being Well at UCL: the new staff Mental Health and Wellbeing plan
Today sees the launch of a new Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan for 2021-2022, put together by UCL Workplace Health with support from mental health experts from UCL to improve the psychological health and wellbeing of our staff. Work has a key role to play in our health and wellbeing - particularly now, as the ongoing pandemic and lockdown restrictions present unprecedented challenges for our whole community. The new plan replaces our first Wellbeing Strategy, and includes longer-term aims and interventions, which are reportable annually so we can get a longer-term picture of where the challenges lie. The plan also recognises connected agendas from other parts of UCL, including the Equity and Inclusion Plan, Student Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Sustainable UCL, and will support these through collaboration. The new Mental Health and Wellbeing plan outlines the approach to supporting our staff through four objectives, and initiatives and opportunities to get involved will be communicated via the new 'Being Well at UCL' campaign. Being Well at UCL will highlight three key areas: Healthy Mind, Health Body and Healthy Work, and will showcase a range of ways to get involved for everyone, including free courses and development opportunities, challenges (such as the annual Step Challenge, which logged over 111 million steps last September) and free psychoeducational programmes including Sleep, Mindfulness, Money Worries and Covid-19 through Silvercloud. Sign up to our newsletter by emailing ohw-wellbeing@ucl.ac.uk to learn more about what's on offer.
