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Mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic: the burden & mitigation strategies
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The School of Human and Health Sciences (University of Huddersfield) would like to invite you to a free webinar about mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic and what coping strategies we could use.

The webinar will include short presentations from Dr Liane Azevedo (Reader in Health Research, University of Huddersfield), Dr Susanna Kola-Palmer (Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, University of Huddersfield), and Rebecca Elliott (Public Health Manager on Public Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Kirklees Council).

Dr Liane Azevedo will present the key findings of a recent study that explored the impact of sitting time and physical activity on mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown. Dr Susanna Kola-Palmer will discuss the scientific evidence on the mental health impact of the pandemic and strategies to move forward. Finally, Rebecca Elliott will talk about the local responses to the pandemic from a mental health perspective and some examples of public mental health actions at a local level. They will discuss ideas with participants attending the event via Q&A and reflect on the lessons learned to date, and set new ideas for the future on research, policy and practice.

The webinar will take place on Zoom Webinar. The meeting link and passcode will be shared with you via email prior to the event. You don't need to download Zoom onto your devices, you can join the webinar by simply clicking on the meeting link. If you have difficulties booking your ticket or joining the event, please contact Lijie Yang via email [email protected]. If you don't receive the email with the joining link on the event day, please have a look in your junk mailbox.

This webinar is open to everyone. Please feel free to share the event information with your network and invite people to attend.

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