Bridge the Gap Eliza Pepper

An interview with Alexa Netty, the executive director of SolidariTee. SolidariTee is the largest entirely student-run charity supporting the international assistance of refugees and asylum seekers. Through selling t-shirts that are 100% organically manufactured and feature designs by refugees they not only offer a visual display of solidaritee but also raise awareness and money for legal aid. 

We discussed the continual urgency of the refugee crisis, the impact of Covid-19 and how anyone can support in a variety of ways. I was delighted to have this charity, which originated in Cambridge, on Bridge the Gap. More information on the crisis and SolidariTee's work can be found at https://www.solidaritee.org.uk

Information from Clare Noble and Emma Taylor-Martin, of Cambridgeshire, South Lincolnshire and Peterborough Mind, on mental health services available to students at the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin. 

For more information and how you can join the projects, go to https://www.cpslmind.org.uk/university-students/

STOP Suicide is a suicide awareness campaign from the mental health charity MIND, which covers Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire.

This interview covers the importance of encouraging men to speak about their mental health, as they are more likely to take their own lives, but also places the emphasis on the role communities can play in creating an environment in which anyone can speak about their mental health. 

Rishal Patel, a recent graduate, offered his views on why men may struggle to speak about their mental health and how students can support one another, based on his own experience of suicidal thoughts whilst studying at university. Rob Earl, Campaigns and Communications Lead at CPSL MIND, also signposted to mental health services available to students in Cambridgeshire. 

To support the campaign by signing their STOP Suicide pledge or for more information see www.stopsuicidepledge.org. 

For details of CPSL MIND's mental health services, see cpslmind.org.uk, which also has a page dedicated to student support https://www.cpslmind.org.uk/university-students/.