Wellbeing
Wear it Purple Day
On Friday, 28 August, the Wellbeing Team celebrated 'Wear it Purple Day' to show their support for LGBTIQA+ students at Doncaster Secondary College.
As part of the celebrations, wellbeing team members as well as some teachers participated in a session aimed at further developing their skills in working with rainbow students.
For young people, reaching out to discuss issues around sexuality and gender can be frightening.
Members of the wellbeing team at DSC are here to meet the needs of any students struggling with these issues, free of judgement. The Wellbeing Team would like to thank everyone who participated in Wear it Purple Day, making Doncaster a safe school for all.
Belle and Joy
On behalf of the DSC Wellbeing Team
Positive YouTube Views: Clips that Inspire!
During these challenging times we'd like to share some positive videos going around. They are well worth a look!
'True Colours' - Self Isolation Virtual Choir Performance
Enjoy the moving sounds of the 'Camden Voices Choir'. This clip features 28 individual videos, submitted from singers' own homes all over the world, to showcase the power of music in our lives.
A Scientist's Tips for Falling Asleep More Quickly
Are you struggling to fall asleep at night because your mind just won't stop racing? In this animation, sleep scientist Jared Minkel reveals a few of his favourite strategies for calming your mind at bedtime.
Rube Goldberg Machine - 'This Too Shall Pass'
If you only see one Rube Goldberg Machine invention video, this would be the one to watch!
Young people’s mental health deteriorated the most during the pandemic, study finds
This article was originally published on Generation Next, 24 August 2020.
Public health responses to the pandemic have focused on preventing the spread of the virus, limiting the number of deaths and easing the burden on healthcare systems. But there’s also potentially another, less visible epidemic we should be focusing on: mental illness.
Our recent study found that people’s mental health worsened following the onset of the pandemic. We discovered this by analysing data provided by 17,452 UK adults, who were surveyed in April 2020 as part of the UK Household Longitudinal Study. This is a large ongoing study of people who contribute data every year, some from as far back as 1992.
Not everyone, we discovered, was affected equally. Young people, women, and those with small children saw their mental health worsen significantly more than other groups. Read more here..