Date: 10-October-2024
Time:10 AM to 1 PM
Venue: VIMHANS Hospital, New Delhi
Total No. of participants: 43
“Mental Health at Work”
This World Mental Health Day, WHO is uniting with partners to highlight the vital connection between mental health and work. Safe, healthy working environments can act as a protective factor for mental health. The theme for World Mental Health Day 2024 is “Mental health at Work”. Unhealthy conditions including stigma, discrimination, and exposure to risks like harassment and other poor working conditions, can pose significant risks, affecting mental health, overall quality of life and consequently participation or productivity at work. With 60% of the global population in work, urgent action is needed to ensure work prevents risks to mental health and protects and supports mental health at work.
It is essential for governments, employers, the organizations which represent workers and employers, and other stakeholders responsible for workers’ health and safety to work together to improve mental health at work. Action to address mental health at work should be done with the meaningful involvement of workers and their representatives, and persons with lived experience of mental health conditions. By investing efforts and resources in evidence-based approaches and interventions at work, we can ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive at work and in life. Let’s take action today for a healthier future.
Through a variety of global events and digital initiatives, the campaign will showcase diverse creative expressions and raise awareness about the significance of mental health in professional settings. Join us in this crucial endeavor as we can together elevate the importance of mental health in the workplace, fostering environments that support and nurture the mental well-being of all employees.
The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.
The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.
Noida international university, School of Nursing organized “World Mental Health Day” under the supervision of Dean of SON and Ms. Swati (Assistant Professor, SON).
The event was carried in the VIMHANS Hospital, New Delhi and Dankaur (community area)
U.P. The enthusiastic students of B.Sc. 5th Semester and B.Sc. 7th Semester took active part
under the theme: “Mental Health at Work”.
Activities: The following inter college competitions has conducted.
- Elocution competition among inter college nursing students was held at Seminar Hall of VIMHANS hospital. The competition was judged by Ms. Victoria Julius (Nursing Superintendent), Ms. Sushmita Kaur (Nurse Educator) and Ms. Claudia (Nurse Educator). Various inter college students have participated in the elocution competition. Students have brilliantly explained and given wonderful opinions on the theme of World Mental Health Day. Our student of B.Sc. 5th have achieved 1st prize in elocution competition.
- Poster competition among inter college nursing students was held at Seminar Hall of VIMHANS hospital. The competition was judged by Ms. Victoria Julius (Nursing Superintendent), Ms. Sushmita Kaur (Nurse Educator) and Ms. Claudia (Nurse Educator). Various inter college students have participated in the poster competition. Students made posters on the theme of World Mental Health Day and brilliantly explained the posters they made. Our students of B.Sc. 5th have actively participated and gave wonderful feedback. They achieved 1st and 2nd prize in Poster competition.
- Mind Alertness game was undergone between students, faculty members and employees of the hospital. It was designed well enough and can help improve all sorts of cognitive skills. Everyone has participated, enjoyed and gave wonderful feedback for this game. Our student of B.Sc. 5th has achieved 1st prize.
- Role play performed at Dankaur (community area) to provide awareness about mental health to the general population. In this role play, students provided awareness regarding management and preventive measures on mental illness. They also talked about awareness of mental health within self, family, society and to make it a global priority. General population have provided extremely positive feed-back.
In the last, the nursing superintendent discussed her extensive expertise, depth of knowledge, and opinions on the theme. All of the attendees found that talk to be very interesting and compelling. The gathering was a huge success, and everyone valued the chance to learn. Participants have provided extremely positive feedback.
