Our Student Mental Health Agreement (SMHA) is an important document that outlines the terms and expectations for mental health support here at Ayrshire College. Our SMHA is designed to ensure that mental health needs are met effectively and that there is a clear understanding between parties about the goals, resources, and responsibilities involved. However, like …
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See Me See Change
About See Me See Change in schools See Me See Change (SMSC) is a whole institution approach that has been developed by See Me (Scotland’s national mental health anti-stigma programme) through a combination of co-production with young people, piloting the approach with various institutions and local authorities across Scotland, and input from a range of …
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. 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 …
Blog: Edinburgh Napier University & SA on their Suicide Safer Plan
Students’ mental health is a priority for all those at Edinburgh Napier Students’ Association (ENSA) and Edinburgh Napier University (ENU). I write this post in the same context that ENU’s Suicide Safer Plan was written; that is, suicide remains a leading cause of death in the UK’s 15–24-year-old population and the number of suicides in …
Blog: Ayrshire College on their Mind Thyself App
At Ayrshire College & Students’ Association we used our Student Mental Health Agreement (SMHA) as a tool to help us focus our mental health work and increase accessibility for students. As part of the agreement, we said we would launch a Mental Health App called “Mind Thyself”. We did this during Mental Health Awareness Week. …
