Emotional Well-Being at Wyke

June 2021 is Pride awareness month. Pride is celebrated each June in honour of the Stonewall Uprising, which took place in 1969 in Manhattan. There have been great developments in the LGBTQ community and here at Wyke we promote the equality and diversity of all our students, and we expect all students to feel safe and supported. You may feel like you have questions but are not quite sure who to ask. There are a number of services available who offer advice, support and guidance, including; https://thirteen.me.uk/lgbt/ Thirteen is an online resource for Young People and Parents, offering help and advice on a range of issues including Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing, Self Harm, Bullying, Exploitation and many more. https://conifersexhealth.co.uk/pages/lgbt-msm Hull LGBT+ Forum is a voice and representative body for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Hull and the East Riding. The Forum represents LGBT+ people in many community issues such as hate crime reporting, sex

This week is mental health awareness week. The Mental Health Foundation are asking people to connect with nature. This is because more than half of UK adults said that nature improved their Mental Health. Four in Ten people say that it made them less anxious or worried. Almost two thirds said that being close to nature meant they experienced positive emotions. Click here for the video with more information. Some of the ways you can participate in Mental Health Awareness Week: 1) During Mental Health Awareness Week, why not try to make a habit each day of connecting to the nature in your local area? Stop to listen to the birdsong, smell the freshly cut grass, take care of a house plant, notice any trees, flowers, or animals nearby. Take a moment to appreciate these connections. 2) Share images/videos/or just sound recordings of the nature on your doorstep (and how this made you feel) on social media using #ConnectWithNature and #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 3) Use Mental Health Foundati