Headucate is one of the most active, multi-award winning, exciting student societies at the University of East Anglia. We sta ... rted out as a small group of medical students 9 years ago from Norwich Medical School and have since grown to become one of the largest UEA societies, open to any student, from any course. We're proud to be affiliated with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, allowing our members to connect with current medical professionals such as psychiatrists, helping us to further engage with the medical community. Our overriding aim is to tackle mental health stigma and help end discrimination by running small workshops in schools in the Norwich area with children and teenagers to tackle common misconceptions about mental health issues. We do this as currently there is no mental health teaching in schools, and it is thought that about 50% of lifelong mental illnesses are already established by age 14. Most children do not seek the help they need when they need it. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have continued to run these webinars virtually through online platforms, reaching over 300 secondary school students within 2 months, and over 1,000 students throughout the academic year! We have won multiple awards throughout my years as President including: 'Student Outreach Project of the Year' in 2019/20. 'Event of the Year' special mention for the National Student Fundraising Association awards in 2019/20. This year, in 2020-2021, we were awarded 'Society of the Year' by the UEA SU, as well as 'Student Outreach Project of the Year' for a consecutive year running, 'Best Student Led Online Activity of the Year', alongside UEA TV for our live 24-hour Mental Health TV show! And MH24LIVE also won 'Best Student Media Broadcast/Feature/Publication of the Year'! read more