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Pages tagged “Mental Health and Wellbeing”
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Ahead of publication of the budget NUS Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to support students and apprentices
NUS Scotland President Sai Shraddha S. Viswanathan: ‘We must not see a repeat of last year – education must be funded properly’
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Record number of Colleges and Universities take part in Scottish Student Mental Health Project
91% of all colleges and universities in Scotland commit to developing mental health support
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NUS Scotland mental health project, Think Positive, releases impact report highlighting key highlights and learnings from academic year 2023-2024.
Scottish Government funded project promotes mental health support on offer at 100% of colleges & universities
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“Invaluable”: NUS Scotland’s Think Positive student mental health project publishes its impact report.
The report found that 100% of participants said they would recommend the Student Mental Health Agreement project, whilst 83% said that taking part ensured that student mental health remained a key priority for the institution and students’ association.
Written by Lauren Chedgy
August 03, 2023 -
“A huge win for students”: Scottish Government creates student mental health and wellbeing transition fund to retain mental health counsellors in colleges and universities for 2023/24.
The £3.21 million was announced after months of rallies, petitions, and letters to ministers by students.
Written by Lauren Chedgy
July 14, 2023 -
Helping Students Thrive: NUS Scotland’s Think Positive project launches campaign coproduced with students to tackle mental health stigma in colleges and universities
The #HelpingStudentsThrive campaign aims to raise awareness of the challenges students face due to managing mental ill health whilst studying, as well as how institutions can better support them.
Written by Lauren Chedgy
April 17, 2023 -
New research on college student mental health
New research published by the Mental Health Foundation has revealed that almost two thirds (64%) of college students report having low wellbeing and more than half (54%) reporting moderate, moderately severe or severe symptoms of depression.
