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 …
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#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 …
Recommendations for improving mental health and wellbeing support for Scotland’s students
Think Positive, funded by the Scottish Government, commissioned research to evaluate the effectiveness of student mental health support in Scotland and to support the FE and HE sectors to further develop appropriate practice in the delivery of mental health and wellbeing services to students. The research poses a series of recommendations for institutions, students’ associations …
SA Officer GLITCH Workshops
NEW Workshops focusing on online abuse and engaging with digital spaces in a positive and respectful way NUS Charity undertook research in 2021/22 on Officer Wellbeing, asking elected officers past and present about their experiences and the impact of social media during their time in office. The research found that social media had negative impacts on officers’ …
