Page Updated: 1 September 2023
See Change Green Ribbon campaign, September 2023
Each year in September, See Change roll out a national Green Ribbon campaign. UCD in collaboration with the EDI Unit is supporting See Change's Green Ribbon campaign to end mental health stigma again this year. Look out for the Water Tower which will be illuminated in green for the occasion. To find out more about See Change and the work they do, you can visit their website here: (opens in a new window)https://seechange.ie/.
You can collect a green ribbon at the following locations:
- Reception at UCD Global
- Reception at UCD Village
- Reception at Sutherland School of Law
- Reception and UCD Library
- Roebuck Offices (Ground Floor)
- O'Brien Centre for Science (Ground floor by the lifts)
- Reception at Business School (Main Hall, Reception and Services Desk.)
Healthy UCD support the campaign and will be distributing the ribbons during their events in September. You can find more information about Healthy UCD at their website.
Fore more information about the Mental Health and Wellbeing in UCD, please visit the dedicated website.
How to Support See Change this September 2023
- Social mediais a great way to start a conversation and spread awareness. If you are sharing a story, anecdote or simply want to show your support, follow UCD_EDI on Twitter, (opens in a new window)add a Green Ribbon to your profile and use the hashtags #GreenRibbonIRL and #EndStigma in your tweets and retweets.
- Add a Green Ribbon(opens in a new window)bannerto your email signature for the month of September.
- Download See Change's Talking Cards (opens in a new window)here.
Overview
See Change is Ireland’s organisation dedicated to ending mental health stigma. Their work is informed by people with lived experiences of mental health difficulties, who are best placed to give insight into mental health stigma.
See Change goal is to help facilitate a cultural shift in workplaces so that employers and employees feel supported and secure in starting a discussion about how mental health can affect each one of us. See Change aim is to create a workplace environment where people can be open and positive about their own and others’ mental health.
See Change Working Pledge
Prior to signing the See Change workplace pledge, organisations must complete an action plan detailing how the organisation plans to achieve the six steps of the programme.
See Change has developed a six step pledge programme to help Irish workplaces create an open culture around mental health and play a role in challenging mental health stigma. By signing up to the See Change workplace pledge, organisations are showing that they are committed to creating an open culture around mental health for managers and employees.
UCD is currently working toward See Change Working Pledge. The following booklets and guides have been provided as resources for our staff and students.