{"id":3231810,"date":"2014-10-06T16:08:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T19:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3231810"},"modified":"2014-10-06T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T19:08:29","slug":"lunchbox-interview-lee-thomas-vp-internal-unbsu-mental-health-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/lunchbox-interview-lee-thomas-vp-internal-unbsu-mental-health-awareness-week","title":{"rendered":"The Lunchbox: Interview: Lee Thomas, VP Internal UNBSU on &#8220;Mental Health Awareness Week&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-UNBSU-MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3231811\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/lunchbox-interview-lee-thomas-vp-internal-unbsu-mental-health-awareness-week\/attachment\/lunchbox-unbsu-mentalhealthawarenessweek\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-UNBSU-MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.png\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LunchBox-UNBSU-MentalHealthAwarenessWeek\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-UNBSU-MentalHealthAwarenessWeek-800x800.png\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3231811\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-UNBSU-MentalHealthAwarenessWeek-300x300.png\" alt=\"LunchBox-UNBSU-MentalHealthAwarenessWeek\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-UNBSU-MentalHealthAwarenessWeek-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-UNBSU-MentalHealthAwarenessWeek-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-UNBSU-MentalHealthAwarenessWeek-800x800.png 800w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-UNBSU-MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We all have tough times, at least once in our lives. It&#8217;s important to remember that, and to seek help and company to overcome our difficulties, and to learn the skills needed to cope with life.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>UNB Student Union<\/strong> is hosting <strong>Mental Health Awareness Week<\/strong> on campus this week, with a variety of events aimed at helping students understanding their mental health better, and to help understand what others might be going through as well as reach out to them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lee Thomas<\/strong>, <strong>VP Internal of the UNB Student Union<\/strong>, stopped by today to talk about the events they are having and the importance that mental health plays in our lives.<\/p>\n<p>You can find <a title=\"UNB SU Mental Health Awareness Week (Facebook)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1472074036390497\/\">the full list of events here<\/a>. <a title=\"Mental Health Awareness Week at STU\" href=\"http:\/\/w3.stu.ca\/stu\/events\/events_view.aspx?id=101963\">St Thomas is also hosting events this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4005\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141006%20-%20Interview%20-%20Lee%20Thomas%20-%20UNBSU%20-%20Mental%20Health%20Awareness%20Week.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('4005','http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141006%20-%20Interview%20-%20Lee%20Thomas%20-%20UNBSU%20-%20Mental%20Health%20Awareness%20Week.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141006%20-%20Interview%20-%20Lee%20Thomas%20-%20UNBSU%20-%20Mental%20Health%20Awareness%20Week.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3231810-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141006%20-%20Interview%20-%20Lee%20Thomas%20-%20UNBSU%20-%20Mental%20Health%20Awareness%20Week.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141006%20-%20Interview%20-%20Lee%20Thomas%20-%20UNBSU%20-%20Mental%20Health%20Awareness%20Week.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have tough times, at least once in our lives. It&#8217;s important to remember that, and to seek help and company to overcome our difficulties, and to learn the skills needed to cope with life. The UNB Student Union is hosting Mental Health Awareness Week on campus this week, with a variety of events<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"excerpt-more blog-excerpt\" href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/lunchbox-interview-lee-thomas-vp-internal-unbsu-mental-health-awareness-week\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4007\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141006%20-%20Interview%20-%20Lee%20Thomas%20-%20UNBSU%20-%20Mental%20Health%20Awareness%20Week.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('4007','http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141006%20-%20Interview%20-%20Lee%20Thomas%20-%20UNBSU%20-%20Mental%20Health%20Awareness%20Week.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141006%20-%20Interview%20-%20Lee%20Thomas%20-%20UNBSU%20-%20Mental%20Health%20Awareness%20Week.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3231810-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141006%20-%20Interview%20-%20Lee%20Thomas%20-%20UNBSU%20-%20Mental%20Health%20Awareness%20Week.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141006%20-%20Interview%20-%20Lee%20Thomas%20-%20UNBSU%20-%20Mental%20Health%20Awareness%20Week.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3231811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2337,1772,710,2336,640,2335,2338],"class_list":["post-3231810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lunchbox","tag-awareness","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-student-union","tag-unb","tag-unbsu","tag-week"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-UNBSU-MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3231810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3231810"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3231810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3231812,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3231810\/revisions\/3231812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3231811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3231810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3231810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3231810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}