Mental Health Week – A Week for Mental Wellbeing and Recovery

Mental health concerns us all – and there are paths to recovery. Jönköping University is a co-organizer of Mental Health Week, taking place November 10–14, and will contribute with several lectures throughout the week. Join us to take part in stories, gain knowledge, and find hope in the fact that it is possible to live a good life, even when life feels challenging.

Mental illness affects us all – as parents, friends, colleagues, or through our own personal experience. During Mental Health Week, you can attend lectures and discussions that touch on both everyday life and more challenging topics. The focus is on recovery and finding ways to live well – no matter where you are in life.

For those who want to learn more – or are personally affected

Mental illness can range from anxiety, sleep difficulties, and low mood to severe psychiatric conditions such as eating disorders, depression, or psychosis. It affects how we feel and function in daily life – but there is always something you can do to feel better.

Contributions from JU

Tuesday, November 11: Marie Böwing Lindström & Ann-Louice Jorikson, Student Health – Identifying early signs of mental illness – for safer support

Wednesday, November 12: Nina Veetnisha Gunnarsson, Associate Professor in Social Work at the School of Health and Welfare – A personal and scientific journey on self-harming behavior

Thursday, November 13:

Lilly Augustine, Associate Professor in Disability Research at the School of Education and Communication – The need to fit in: bullying, disability, and mental health and Do we have time for relationship-building in today’s schools? School absenteeism and the importance of presence

Martin Hugo, Associate Professor in Education at the School of Education and Communication – Hope, wonder, and uncertainty – Being a student with intellectual disabilities in SiS school settings

Friday, November 14: Amir Pakpour, Professor in Health Psychology at the Department of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare – Screen time, digital addiction, and our health

Join digitally or in person

You can follow Mental Health Week online. The streamed lectures will be available for 14 days afterward. If you prefer to attend in person, you are welcome to Höglandssjukhuset in Eksjö, where the lectures will be held live.

Mental Health Week is organized by the three adult psychiatric clinics in Jönköping, Eksjö and Varnamo, the child and adolescent psychiatric clinic (BUP), the child and youth health services in Region Jönköping County, Jönköping University, the municipalities of the Highlands area – Aneby, Eksjö, Nässjö, Sävsjö, and Vetlanda, plusVärnamo Municipality, Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan, and various patient and user organizations.

See the full program via the link: https://rjl.se/Folkhalsa-och-vard/psykiatriveckan/ External link, opens in new window.