{"id":4322,"date":"2019-12-04T10:30:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T10:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/?p=4322"},"modified":"2019-12-04T10:30:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T10:30:11","slug":"students-swim-the-channel-to-tackle-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2019\/12\/04\/students-swim-the-channel-to-tackle-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Students swim ‘the channel’ to tackle mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hallam press release<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Empowering students to improve their mental health was the aim of a group of Sheffield Hallam University students who swam the equivalent of the English Channel at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The group of\u00a0sixty BSc (hons) Sport Coaching students and staff were inspired to take on the challenge by the recent Channel 4 series Sink or Swim.<\/p>\n

The programme saw celebrities such as the Last Leg’s Alex Brooker and Coronation Street star Sair Khan join with athletes including Linford Christie and Tessa Sanderson – all pushing themselves to the limits of their ability.<\/p>\n

The group was made up of swimmers of differing abilities who between them managed to swim more than 44 miles, roughly the length of swimming the English Channel and back.<\/p>\n

The swim, held on Friday 29 November<\/strong>, was in aid of Student Minds<\/a>, a charity that works with students, professionals and academics to develop new and innovative ways to improve the mental health of students.<\/p>\n

The number of metres swam by individuals ranged from 100 metres to 5km, with different targets to suit different abilities.<\/p>\n

Janet Vickers<\/strong>, senior lecturer in sport coaching and physical education, said: “We teach our students to recognise the important part that regular physical activity plays in improving mental health and resilience to other diseases. To see them take on this daunting challenge is an inspiration to us all.<\/p>\n

“The effort our students and staff put in was tremendous. The whole of the group aimed high, supported each other and achieved their goal. They are a credit to the University.”<\/p>\n

Kate Mitchell<\/strong>, fundraising officer at Student Minds, said: “We are incredibly grateful that students and staff at Sheffield Hallam University chose to support Student Minds with this impressive and inclusive challenge.<\/p>\n

“The money they have raised will enable us to empower more students and members of the university community to look after their own mental health, support those around them and create change. Thank you, on behalf of everyone here at Student Minds.”<\/p>\n

To date, more than \u00a3315 has been raised. Donations can still be made here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For press information: Greg Mattocks-Evans<\/strong> in the Sheffield Hallam University press office on 0114 225 3685 or email g.mattocks-evans@shu.ac.uk<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hallam press release Empowering students to improve their mental health was the aim of a group of Sheffield Hallam University students who swam the equivalent of the English Channel at…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3083,"featured_media":4328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Students swim 'the channel' to tackle mental health","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[21,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-successes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2019\/12\/Students-swim-the-channel-to-tackle-mental-health.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8KEAX-17I","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4530,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2020\/02\/21\/21-february-is-mental-health-nurses-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":4322,"position":0},"title":"A day to celebrate our mental health nurses","author":"Mark Greene","date":"February 21, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Friday 21 February 2020 was Mental Health Nurses' Day. Organised by the RCN Mental Health Forum, the day was partly a response to a drop in mental health nursing staff in the UK. According to statistics from the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the number of mental health nurses fell from\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2020\/02\/MHN-Day-2020.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2020\/02\/MHN-Day-2020.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2020\/02\/MHN-Day-2020.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2020\/02\/MHN-Day-2020.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1455,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2018\/02\/21\/university-mental-health-day-march-1st-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":4322,"position":1},"title":"University Mental Health Day – March 1st 2018","author":"Michael Cambell","date":"February 21, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"University Mental Health Day is the national campaign to focus efforts on promoting the mental health of people who live, work and study in Higher Education settings. Run jointly by Student Minds and UMHAN, we are encouraging all university students and staff to get involved. University Mental Health Day 2018\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/02\/unihealthday-gallery.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/02\/unihealthday-gallery.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/02\/unihealthday-gallery.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/02\/unihealthday-gallery.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3273,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2019\/04\/24\/former-academic-donates-money-to-students\/","url_meta":{"origin":4322,"position":2},"title":"Former academic donates money to students","author":"Mark Greene","date":"April 24, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"SHU press release Susan Franklin, a former Sheffield Hallam University lecturer, has left a sum of money in her will to set up an annual prize for graduating students. The Susan Franklin Award will be presented to one postgraduate student from the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at graduation each\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "In the Headlines"","block_context":{"text":"In the Headlines","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/category\/news\/hwbheadlines\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2019\/04\/Susan-Franklin-Award.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2019\/04\/Susan-Franklin-Award.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2019\/04\/Susan-Franklin-Award.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2019\/04\/Susan-Franklin-Award.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3574,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2019\/06\/28\/sheffield-hallam-receives-grant-to-improve-work-shadowing-in-health-professions\/","url_meta":{"origin":4322,"position":3},"title":"Sheffield Hallam receives grant to improve work shadowing in health professions","author":"Mark Greene","date":"June 28, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"SHU press release Sheffield Hallam University has received funding to open more opportunities for students to experience work placements in some of the NHS's frontline services. A grant of nearly \u00a350,000 has been awarded to the University by the Office for Students (OfS), as part of their Challenge Fund, part\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "In the Headlines"","block_context":{"text":"In the Headlines","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/category\/news\/hwbheadlines\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2019\/06\/Grant-to-improve-work-shadowing-in-health-professions.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2019\/06\/Grant-to-improve-work-shadowing-in-health-professions.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2019\/06\/Grant-to-improve-work-shadowing-in-health-professions.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2019\/06\/Grant-to-improve-work-shadowing-in-health-professions.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1022,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2018\/01\/09\/staff-recognised-in-queens-new-years-honours\/","url_meta":{"origin":4322,"position":4},"title":"Staff recognised in Queen’s New Year’s Honours","author":"Michael Cambell","date":"January 9, 2018","format":"quote","excerpt":"Rosemary Leach, Principal Lecturer and Lead for Employability and Industry Engagement within the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University, has been awarded an MBE for services to education. Rosemary single-handedly secured work placements for her students at some of the world's most high profile sporting events\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "In the Headlines"","block_context":{"text":"In the Headlines","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/category\/news\/hwbheadlines\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/01\/Queens-honours3.jpg?fit=1028%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/01\/Queens-honours3.jpg?fit=1028%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/01\/Queens-honours3.jpg?fit=1028%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/01\/Queens-honours3.jpg?fit=1028%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2124,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2018\/07\/04\/hallam-chosen-to-lead-project-to-recruit-a-more-diverse-healthcare-workforce\/","url_meta":{"origin":4322,"position":5},"title":"Hallam chosen to lead project to recruit a more diverse healthcare workforce","author":"Sarah Briscoe","date":"July 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Sheffield Hallam University is one of only six higher education institutions to receive funding for a project that seeks to increase the number of students studying on specialist healthcare courses. The Office for Students (OfS) has allocated a proportion of a \u00a3225,000 grant to the University to carry out an\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sharing Successes"","block_context":{"text":"Sharing Successes","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/category\/news\/successes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/07\/Healthcare-workforce-project-gallery.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/07\/Healthcare-workforce-project-gallery.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/07\/Healthcare-workforce-project-gallery.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2018\/07\/Healthcare-workforce-project-gallery.jpg?fit=1028%2C624&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3083"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4322"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4330,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4322\/revisions\/4330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}