The Scottish Government have confirmed an additional £3.21 million to extend mental health support for the upcoming academic year. Scottish Government funding for mental health counsellors in colleges and universities was set to conclude at the end of the 2022/23 academic year, following a £16 Million investment. The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Graeme …
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Looking after your mental health as a student
ICS Learn have put together some key mental health information and resources for students. They share a few small but significant ways you can look after your mental health as a student:
College principals urge ministers to extend funding for counselling services
In 2019 following lobbying from NUS Scotland, Scottish Government committed to funding an additional 80 counsellors in Scotland’s colleges and universities over four years. This funding has allowed students to access vital counselling services at colleges and universities across Scotland. Currently, funding is being reviewed by the Scottish Government and is not yet confirmed past July 2023. In …
#HelpingStudentsThrive Campaign
On Monday 17th April, Think Positive launched their #HelpingStudentsThrive Campaign, which was coproduced alongside students with lived experience of mental ill health. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the challenges students face due to managing mental ill health whilst studying, as well as how we can better support them. Students told Think Positive how …
Save Our Counsellors Campaign
In 2019 following lobbying from NUS Scotland, Scottish Government committed to funding an additional 80 counsellors in Scotland’s colleges and universities over four years. Currently, this funding is being reviewed and not confirmed past July 2023. In response to this, and feedback from it’s members NUS Scotland have launched their ‘Save Our Counsellors’ campaign. Think …