Student Good Causes Fundraising Committee

GCU Mental Health Nursing Students have met and agreed to form a 'good causes' fundraising committee. Students have nominated Alzheimer Scotland's Football Reminiscence Hub at Hampden Park as its first 'Good Cause.' Student committee members are Emma Pollock, Lorna Gillies, Kimberley Currie, Katie Davis, Jennifer Love and Karen Dunabie. The committee will be seeking representation from the 2013 intake in September and will shortly be setting up a 'Just Giving' Site.

Lisa Roberts talks to Lesley McNab about her trip to China

Click on the play button to listen to Lisa's podcast.

Stuart's Off To Denmark!

Over the next 12 weeks 2nd Year Mental Health Nursing student Stuart will be blogging from Odense in Denmark where he is on an Erasmus International Exchange.  Follow Stuart's blog about his experience via 'Stuart's Danish Blog' 

Student Good Causes Fundraising Committee

Student representatives from each of the three years of the Mental Health Nursing Field at GCU are currently forming a fundraising committee with the intention of raising funds for mental health causes. More to follow......

18/07/12

GCU MH Nursing Recovery Posters talked about in SRN News

Click HERE to see the article

02/07/12

GCU MH Nursing Recovery Posters now on GCU's Facebook Click HERE to see Student recovery posters on GCU's Facebook

21/06/12

21/06/12

Winning Group for Second Year Recovery Poster

(voted by fellow students, wider school & visitors)

Prize awarded by Mental Health Service Users

Their Poster (click on to enlarge)

Comments from service users included:

"I think a tremendous amount of thought and work has gone in to this poster. It shows great insight and the graphics are excellent" Comments from staff members included:

"The imagery of the periodic successes and set backs in recovery are represented well but the tools were a real reminder of how successes can be promoted"
"Captures the message well and is visually very representative to all."Comments from fellow students included:

"this poster effectively depicts the journey people may go through. I thought it included all relevant points in a very clever way...excellent poster"
"I like the idea of describing the journey of recovery as a rollercoaster- the idea that there will be ups and downs. The poster has a lot of information in it and is visually stimulating"
"I feel that this poster shows exactly how recovery feels. It is clear and simple"
"The poster is very attractive and simple to imagine what it is like during recovery"