WELFARE & SUPPORT

WELFARE = A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

• REGULAR, INFORMAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO TALK, RAISE CONCERNS, SEEK SUPPORT
  
• REMOVE STIGMA AROUND ACCESSING WELFARE
  
• POTENTIALLY REBRAND WELFARE DROP-INS AS “COMMITTEE OFFICE HOURS”
  
• PITCH WELFARE DROP-INS AS A CHANCE TO MEET COMMITTEE AND THE OPPORTUITY TO CHAT OVER ANYTHING

• ENSURE THERE ARE ACCESSIBLE, LOW PRESSURE ALTERNATIVES TO ALCOHOL-FOCUSED BIG SOCIALS
  
• HOLD SOBER SOCIALS FREQUENTLY ACROSS THE YEAR
  
• EVENTS SUCH AS FILM SCREENINGS, CAMPUS-BASED ACTIVITIES OR WALKS
  
• PROMOTE THESE EQUALLY AS PART OF SSX CULTURE, NOT AN AFTERTHOUGHT
  
• UTILISE THE FAMILY SYSTEM TO PROMOTE SOBER SOCIALS ALSO
  

• DEVELOP A SYSTEM TO ENSURE NEW MEMBERS DON’T FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS AND ANY CONCERNS ARE NOTICED EARLY
  
• PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT ON TRIPS AND HIGH-INTENSITY EVENTS
  

• INTRODUCE SIMPLE, ACCESSIBLE WAYS TO RAISE CONCERNS VIA ANONYMOUS FORMS OR PEER REPORTING
  
• ENSURE MEMBERS KNOW HERE TO GO AND IMPORTANTLY HOW ISSUES ARE HANDLED
  

• PROVIDE A BASIC SENSE OF WELFARE AWARENESS TRAINING FOR COMMITTEE AND OLDER MEMBERS TO CULTIVATE A CULTURE OF LOOKING OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER AND NOT NECESSARILY RELYING ON ONE PERSON