91% of all colleges and universities in Scotland commit to developing mental health support. A record number of colleges, universities and students’ associations across Scotland have signed up to take part in NUS Think Positive’s Student Mental Health Agreement Project, funded by the Scottish Government. Project participation has gradually increased in recent years, evidencing the …
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Disability Pride Month 2024
Disability Pride Month is celebrated every year throughout the month of July. It’s an opportunity to celebrate people with disabilities, their identities, their culture, and their contributions to society. It also seeks to change the way people think about and define disability, to end the stigma of disability, and to promote the belief that disability …
Think Positive Impact Report 2023-2024
Think Positive launch Impact Report highlighting key highlights and learnings from the academic year 2023-2024. Think Positive promoted the mental health support on offer at 100% of Scotland’s colleges, universities and students’ associations and directly supported 86% to further develop their work based on student feedback. Funded by the Scottish Government, Think Positive is a student …
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024
The theme of this years Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW2024) was ‘Movement: Moving more for our mental health’. Every year in May, the Mental Health Foundation leads Mental Health Awareness Week – bringing together the UK to focus on getting good mental health. Millions of people across the UK take part. They include people in …
New Scottish LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Network launched
Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Edinburgh have launched a new Scottish LGBTQIA+ mental health network with funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). It is a two year project, entitled ‘Developing an Interdisciplinary LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Network for Scotland’. This is the first of its kind, with a key aim …
