This document provides guidance for effectively managing a student group focused on connecting young people with mental health resources. It discusses establishing a clear manifesto, planting seeds by engaging stakeholders, getting constituted by defining roles and a constitution, holding regular meetings and socials, engaging local charities and organizations, linking to a national student mental health network, and maintaining a supportive culture through documentation and induction of new members. The overall aim is to create a sustainable student-led group that provides resources and support to its local community.

1. WEB SUMMIT
Connecting Young People With The Resources To Thrive
Managing a Group Effectively
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2. CONTENTS
• The central role of the manifesto
• Planting seeds
• Getting constituted
• Meetings & socials
• Engaging with local stakeholders
• Linking in nationally
• Culture & process

3. A Manifesto
• What’s the group for?
• Why is it needed?
• How does it accomplish it’s aims?
• Who is it for?
• What’s in it for them?
• How can they get involved?
• What next?
The advert. AIDA.

4. Planting seeds…
Who do we need to help us make this happen?
Student union...
University….
The students themselves..!

5. Getting constituted
Building a team.
Student society…or something else?
Deciding upon roles. Committee or no committee?
Formulating a constitution
• Who does what?
• How do you keep in contact?
• What are the objectives?
• How do you store stuff?

6. Meetings & Socials
Inviting discussion and input.
Recognising successes.
Meetings: ‘TO’ or ‘WITH’?
Staying light, living the values.

7. Local stakeholders
Internal - counselling service, mental health advisor,
student support, health and wellbeing.
External – local charities, supporters, NHS, and council.
National orgs, through MWUK. Press.
Introductions. Maintaining Relations. PR.

8. Linking in nationally
Student-led Mental
groups Wealth UK
Independent Connected
Sharing updates. Keeping in touch with other groups. Getting
represented through the national committee.

9. Culture & process
Documenting stuff
Building for the future
Handing over
Inducting new people
(Initiation?)

10. Further links
AIDA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDA_(marketing)
Managing meetings
http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/RunningMeetings.htm
Creating a constitution
http://www.voluntaryworks.org.uk/cvsmidandnorthbeds/doc
uments/HowToDevelopAConstitution.pdf
Mental Wealth UK resources
http://mentalwealthuk.com/resources

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