Going to university is a fun and exciting time for most students – but it comes with unique challenges and stresses. We believe that all students’ mental health and wellbeing should be properly supported during their time at university. There is a range of mental health support available to students, from online mental health and wellbeing platform Student Space to counselling and one-to-one support. Here’s what you need to know. What action are you taking to support students’ mental health? Students struggling with their mental health can access Student Space, a mental health and wellbe ..read more

Schools and colleges play an important role in promoting and supporting the mental health and wellbeing of students through creating safe, calm and supportive learning environments. Student voice is key to schools and colleges having an effective approach to wellbeing and is part of our mental health guidance for schools and colleges. Involving students in decisions that impact them can benefit their mental health and wellbeing by helping them to feel part of the school, college and wider community. Here are 6 ways we’re supporting the mental health of children and young people. 1. Grants for ..read more

Going to university is a fun and exciting time for most students – but it comes with unique challenges and stresses. We believe that all students’ mental health and wellbeing should be properly supported during their time at university. There is a range of mental health support available to students, from online mental health and wellbeing platform Student Space to counselling and one-to-one support. Here’s what you need to know. What action are you taking to support students’ mental health? Students struggling with their mental health can access Student Space, a mental health and wellbe ..read more

Schools and colleges play an important role in promoting and supporting the positive mental health and wellbeing of pupils and students.   To help those working with children understand the bigger picture when it comes to children’s wellbeing, we’ve published our State of the Nation report, which focuses on trends in mental health and wellbeing in academic year 2021/22. You can read more about the report on Gov.uk.   A range of mental health and wellbeing support is available for pupils, students and teaching staff, from grants to train senior mental health leads in schools to onlin ..read more

Going to university is a fun and exciting time for most students – but it comes with unique challenges and stresses. We believe that all students’ mental health and wellbeing should be properly supported during their time at university. There is a range of mental health support available to students, from online mental health and wellbeing platform Student Space to counselling and one-to-one support. Here’s what you need to know. What action are you taking to support students’ mental health? Students struggling with their mental health can access Student Space, a mental health and wellbe ..read more

Helping students be happy and healthy in their studies is crucial. That’s why, thanks to the creation of the first ever Student Support Champion, students will soon be able to benefit from more joined-up support from their universities Here’s everything you need to know. What have you announced? We have announced the creation of a new Student Support Champion to advise universities on supporting students who may be struggling and at risk of dropping out. We’ve appointed Edward Peck CBE, Vice-Chancellor and President of Nottingham Trent University, to the new role, which has been established t ..read more

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published data on recent suicide rates amongst higher education students to help the sector gain a better understanding of how to prevent suicides. Here, we guide you through what this data shows and highlight what support is available for those struggling with mental health issues. What has been published? The ONS has published figures estimating the number of suicides in higher education from academic year 2016/17 to 2019/20. The data breaks down the number of suicides based on characteristics such as sex, type of study and age group. But why has ..read more

In February 2022 University Mental Health Day co-founders, Student Minds announced that their mental health platform ‘Student Space’ would be receiving further government funding via the Office for Students (OfS) to run until the end of the academic year. Take a look at what this funding means and how higher education students can benefit from this. What is Student Space and who is eligible to use the platform? Launched in August 2020, Student Space is an online mental health platform available to all higher education students across England and Wales. The platform was developed to help stude ..read more

To help mark Children’s Mental Health week, Dr Alex George, the Government’s Youth Mental Health Ambassador has set out his top five tips top tips for good mental health and wellbeing. Get outside  It’s so important that you get out and get some natural light. We often spend so much time indoors (often staring at a screen) but natural light can really lift our moods. Getting out for a walk and getting fresh air in our lungs can help us to feel better. Movement It’s easy to feel like you can’t be bothered to be active but we know that moving around helps us to feel better. Making time in ..read more

The ongoing impact of the pandemic has emphasised the importance of supporting our children and young people’s wellbeing. That’s why, during Children’s Mental Health Week, we have released the findings our State of the Nation report, which focuses on trends in mental health and wellbeing recovery over the course of academic year 20/21, as well as children and young people’s views about society and the future. Here’s everything you need to know about the important research and what we are doing to help improve the mental health of children and young people. What does the report say about child ..read more