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Impacts of the Cost of Living Crisis on Student Mental Health
80% of students feel the cost of living crisis has impacted their overall university experience. In this article, Phil Smith, Director of Phil Smith Communications shares recent research highlighting the numerous impacts the cost of living crisis has had on student mental health at university.
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Assessing Safeguarding Risks to Students and Taking Action to Prevent Them
4 in 5 students have experienced mental health difficulties in the last year, this is an increase from 3 in 5 in 2021. In this video, Heidi Cooper-Hind discusses the importance of assessing safeguarding risks for everyone involved in mental health cases to build service improvements and provide better support to students experiencing mental health difficulties.
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Working in Partnership to Prevent Student Suicides and Provide Wrap Around Crisis Support
The suicide rate for higher education students in the academic year ending 2020 in England and Wales was 3 deaths in every 100,000 students. In this video, Kerry-Ann Randle Head of Student Suppport and Wellbeing at Bournemouth University discusses how all 3 universities in Bournemouth have worked in partnership to develop a strategy which aligns with the needs of the wider area to support students in crisis.
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Improving Student Experience with Student Engagement Surveys
34% of students who consider leaving higher education have attributed mental health as a primary reason for leaving university. Dr Laura Brassington, Policy Manager at the Higher Education Policy Institute discusses some of the recent findings from the Student Academic Experience Survey and how this data can be used to improve student access to mental health services and reduce barriers to all groups entering higher education.
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Using the Advance HE Student Mental Health Toolkit to Create Curriculums to Educate and Support Student Wellbeing
36% of students reported their mental health and wellbeing had worsened since the start of the Autumn 2021 term. In this video, Alison Johns, Chief Executive of Advance HE discusses the Education for Mental Health Toolkit and how it can be used to create course curriculums that support both the education and mental wellbeing of students.
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The Importance of Supporting Student Transitions in Higher Education
Transitioning to university can be challenging to many students, causing anxiety and having a negative impact on their mental health. Elliott Newstead is Head of UK Student Recruitment and Outreach at the University of Leicester, in this post he discusses the importance of supporting student transitions in higher education and the many ways universities can learn from each other to improve transition services.
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Student Mental Health: Ensuring a Safe and Inclusive Campus for LGBTQ+ Students
Research has showed that LGBTQ+ students in HE are significantly more likely to experience depression or anxiety whilst at university than their non-LGBTQ+ counterparts. We heard from Professor Sarah Sharples, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion at the University of Nottingham about the programmes they developed to support the wellbeing of their LGBTQ+ students.
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Student Mental Health: Enhancing Transitional Student Wellbeing with a Digital Peer-To-Peer Approach
The University of Lincoln has worked hard to produce digital wellbeing resources for their students, including podcasts and online workshops. We heard from Tom Wright, Director of Digital Student Life at the University of Lincoln who discussed the digital wellbeing strategy of the university, and how they overcame challenges during the development process.
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Student Mental Health: The Latest Government Policy in Improving Student Mental Health
The Government has allocated £13 million to bridge the gap between children’s and adult mental health services to support HE students and young adults. We heard from the Minister of State for Universities at the Department for Education, Michelle Donelan MP about the latest government initiative for supporting the wellbeing of students across the UK.
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