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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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