Mental Health Society: Events Officer

My interest in psychology began innocuously with the observation that different people behaved differently in similar situations. As someone passionate about mental health, I want to use my knowledge of the field to help reduce the stigma and lessen the burden on those living with mental health conditions through informed discourse. My motivation to explore all areas of psychological study led to understanding the importance of experiential learning.

Having an academic background and clinical experience in the field of psychology allowed me to comprehend the requirements of those living with mental health disorders. Previously an events organiser for the mental health society of my undergraduate university, I wish to creatively engage non-psychology scholars in the field without activities becoming synonymous to lectures. In the short term, I hope to inspire a fruitful engagement of UCL students for mental well-being. I would like to ultimately see a decrease in the need of professional counselling services. Representing an ethnic minority in the United Kingdom, I feel strongly towards the inequity in healthcare services. Ensuring students stay informed would be the first step in the rectification of this problem.

My resume is attached here for further information about my experiences in the field of mental health. 

I have struggled with mental health issues in the past so I know what it’s like to be in need of a supportive community and I feel that as an events officer I would be able to organize and arrange different events that I wish someone would have given me the change to attend such as talks on dealing with various mental health issues and workshops by professionals including therapists and psychologists on different coping mechanisms in order to bring some light onto the issues of mental health and taking care of ourselves especially given that UCL is such a global university and so many people such as myself are away from home for the first time and it can be so easy to struggle with bad mental health. 

 During the pandemic i went into depression and many people dint really understand what was going on with me or what exactly does a panic attack mean and that is when i was sure that i needed to do something in order to spread the awareness. If u are not at peace mentally nothing seems right and i know how it feels so that is the reason i am standing for this election so that along with the like minded people like me we all can bring about a change in this world. So many people even today are not okay with talking about this topic but a change is must and with the events we host through this club i will make sure that people feel safe and comfortable and supported while talking on these topics. Many of us go through events that shake us up completely and it get’s really hard for us to get over it but opening up about our emotions is essential, the more we keep things inside our minds the more stressed we get and as we all know that stress is not good for our over all health in order to do this it is essential that we create a safe space for such discussions. Through such societies we can help each other out. If i get elected i will make sure that every and each member of this society will feel supported and make sure that each event that takes place will spread more and more awareness regarding mental health.