Student Roost teams up with mental health initiatives to deliver wellbeing advice to students
Leading student accommodation provider Student Roost has invited over 20,000 residents to join a free, online wellbeing Q&A in partnership with BreatheUnion and Championing Youth Minds.
The Q&A, which takes place on Wednesday 19th October at 5:30pm, will be filled with tips, advice, and guidance for students on how to overcome and navigate unexpected bumps in the road on their university journey.
Student Roost residents also have the opportunity to submit their questions about mental health and their university experience. Residents can do this anonymously before or during the Q&A session.
BreatheUnion was founded by Louise Lyons-Appiah and Jeremy Lyons while they were both studying at university, and provides online and in-person safe spaces where university students can chat to mental health professionals and other students about how they’re feeling, learn about mental health, personal development, and equality, diversity and inclusion, and find support and advice.
Championing Youth Minds was founded by Tanya Marwaha, and is an online resource centre filled with workshops and advice where young people can access mental health support, as well as give help and care to other young people who may be going through a similar situation.
Student Roost is one of the largest student accommodation providers in the UK, with over 50 properties in 22 cities in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Each year, 23,000 residents call a Student Roost property their home while studying at university. This year, four new properties were opened in Bristol, Brighton, Nottingham, and York.
Student Roost is committed to the mental health and wellbeing of its residents and team members. With the help of a dedicated Resident Wellbeing Manager, who will be hosting the Q&A session, all property team members have mandatory resident wellbeing training. Since 2020, over 40 Student Roost team members across the UK have completed the nationally-recognised Mental Health First Aider programme.
Lowri Edwards, Resident Wellbeing Manager at Student Roost, said:
“It’s a real pleasure to be working with BreatheUnion and Championing Youth Minds to deliver mental health and wellbeing advice, resources, and support to all Student Roost residents.
“Our hope is that this session helps residents feel that they can speak about the issues that are impacting them and ask any questions about mental health and university in a safe, non-judgemental space.
“I hope that through events in our properties dedicated to mental health and wellbeing, as well as 24/7 support from property team members, we can encourage residents to know it’s okay not to be okay, and that we’re here to provide support and advice when they need it the most.”
Louise Lyons-Appiah, Co-founder of BreatheUnion, said:
“When going through any transition in life, we often make assumptions about the experiences and challenges we’re going to face, and are fearful about new chapters.
“My hope for this session is that BreatheUnion, along with representatives from Championing Youth Minds and Student Roost, can help relieve students of some of the fears. Change is nothing to be afraid of, and we often learn so much about ourselves and society by taking on new challenges and exploring new paths.
“University is a really enjoyable and growth-stimulating experience, which can be made even better if you let yourself take on the advice, tips and tricks, and wisdom of those that have gone through that journey.’”
Tanya Marwaha, Founder of Championing Youth Minds, said:
“University is a time of change and can be nerve-wracking. Often students have questions, and they don’t know who can answer them, or they don’t feel comfortable asking. I understand this, I have been there.
“It’s a pleasure for us at Championing Youth Minds to be working with Student Roost and BreatheUnion to provide a safe and non-judgemental space for students to ask those questions and have a transparent conversation about the university experience and wellbeing.
“As a society, we have a lot of work to do to make more safe spaces to discuss mental health for young people, particularly students. I hope the guidance, advice and honesty that this session provides is something we can continue.”
More information on Student Roost can be found at www.studentroost.co.uk
More information about BreatheUnion and Championing Youth Minds can be found at https://linktr.ee/breatheuni1 and www.championingyouthminds.com/
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