Participate in the Campaign

The core of Students’ Mental Health Week is the events organised on campus. The events can be of any nature and size. All events are valuable.

We hope that accessibility is taken into account as much as possible when organising the events, i.e. that all students have the opportunity to participate in them.

Below are some ideas for campaign events.

Ideas for Campaign Events

Panel

The purpose of the panel built around Students’ Mental Health Week is to invite students, educational institutions, and local actors and decision-makers to discuss topics related to young people’s mental health. Panelists can consist of students and educational institution staff as well as mental health or equality professionals. Several panels can also be organised during the week, depending on resources. For example, students can organize their own panel, inviting educational institution staff and local decision-makers as the audience.

Students’ Mental Health Week fairs

During Student Mental Health Week, small fairs organised on the premises of the educational institution introduce students to local and national actors promoting mental health and their services. The goal is to provide students with information about where and what kind of help they can get, and to offer inspiration for, for example, finding new hobbies. When looking for exhibitors at trade fairs, it is good to remember parties whose activities are not directly related to mental health, but who can have a positive impact on it. Such exhibitors can include, for example, organizers of sports services, cultural actors, or even students’ own clubs.

Thought wall

The thought wall offers students the opportunity to share their own thoughts related to the Student Mental Health Week theme “Student, how are you?”. The thought wall serves as both an activity and an installation for the week. The thought wall can be, for example, a large board, a plywood sheet or just a wall. Students can write their thoughts on sticky notes that are attached to the wall. The thought wall should be placed in a place where it is accessible to as many students as possible. Alternatively, the wall can also be located in several different buildings or on several different campuses. If they wish, educational institutions, student organisations and students themselves can also share pictures of the Thought Wall on social media.

Moment of good wibes

A moment of good wibes is a low-threshold social event aimed at students, offering variety and possibly also advice for students’ everyday lives. The organiser of the event can be a student organisation, an educational institution or some other entity, for example local voluntary organisations. Several moments of good wibes can be organised during Students’ Mental Health Week. The event can be implemented, for example, as a coffee break, where tips for managing everyday life are shared in the form of a movie night or an art workshop. The style of implementation is free and you can take inspiration from, for example, the different fields of study of the educational institution or the services offered by your city. However, when planning the content, please note that as many students as possible have the opportunity to participate in the event if they wish.

Post with the hashtag #OMTV2025

If organising an event feels too challenging or time-consuming, an easy way to get involved is to post on social media channels. During the campaign week, you can post using the campaign hashtag #OMTV2025. It is a good idea for posts to be related in some way to this year’s theme “Student, How are you?”. For example, in your posts you can tell how you are promoting your own or others’ mental health during the campaign week. You can also tell which factors burden or support students’ mental health. If you are a student yourself, personal stories are especially welcome.

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