PEER SUPPORT FOR
MENTAL HEALTH

Together with Liyang Han, Leonie founded OU Coffee Ambassadors - an initiative that provides peer support for University of Oxford students and postdocs in a neutral, local environment - ie independent specialty cafes across Oxford - for free. It is a collaboration between the university health services, students, postdocs, departments, colleges, local entrepreneurship support initiatives and independent cafes.

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Now in its fourth year, the initiative has survived Covid19 and still exists, thanks to the enthusiastic students that have taken over its operations. It has been left in the hands of local students to ensure it remains current; flexibly enabling it to react to local changes as well as meet newly identified needs.