Guidance and frameworks
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Workshop for supervisors (pptx)
Queen Mary University of London
Together with the Charlie Waller Trust, the university has developed a workshop for supervisors that includes guidance on recognising signs of poor mental health, practical advice on talking and listening to students in crisis and highlights the importance of caring for your own mental wellbeing as a supervisor.
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Clinical governance for mental health services
Newcastle University
This clinical governance guidance, published by the University Mental Health Advisers Network, was adapted from a document originally produced by Dr Lucy Robinson as part of the Mental Health Challenge Competition project led by Newcastle University.
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The University of the West of England, Bristol
Led by the University of Sheffield and University College London, as part of the Student Mental Health Partnerships project led by UWE Bristol, The Student Services Partnerships Evaluation and Quality Standards (SPEQS) toolkit is a practical toolkit for service managers and practitioners striving to develop partnerships to respond to diverse student mental health needs.
Reports, academic papers, and evaluation
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University of Liverpool
A report on the role of technical staff in supporting student mental health and wellbeing.
Case studies
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Case studies for supervisors (PDF)
University of Portsmouth
A collection of case studies prompting supervisors to consider appropriate responses when supporting postgraduate researcher mental health.
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Mental health analytics: An innovative approach to understanding students’ wellbeing
Northumbria University
This project used innovative integration of technology, advanced educational data analytics, student relationship management and student support to develop understandings of student mental health needs. It offered early intervention by way of 'nudges' that signposted appropriate service support.
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Suicide prevention and data analytics
Northumbria University
This project aimed to develop and enable mental health analytics (MHA) to evidence student mental health needs. It used these analytics to offer early intervention via ‘nudges’ that were targeted, carefully crafted email communications to students which signposted appropriate support.
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Collaborative approaches between higher education and the NHS to support student mental health
University of the West of England, Bristol
To improve student support for students, this project established partnerships between higher education providers and the NHS in five cities. It developed a toolkit of practical advice to assist other regions in developing similar partnerships.
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Enhancing student mental health through innovation and partnership
University of Birmingham
This project created a hub of qualified therapists and volunteers. It used their knowledge of mental health to provide brief, therapeutic interventions for students in comfortable, safe spaces.
Example student-facing resources
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Improving student mental health through partnerships project
University of Liverpool
Information on the U-COPE: Self-Harm service and the U-CAN: Psycho-Social Education skills groups.
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