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 …
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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’ …
A new network to boost research into student mental health
A new network to boost research into student mental health and wellbeing in Scotland has been launched. The Scottish Student Mental Health Research Network (ScotSMART) will bring together expert knowledge to help universities develop and co-ordinate research projects to improve current support for students. ScotSMART will help students’ wellbeing by providing a hub for academics …
We’re working with students to coproduce a National Student Mental Health Campaign!
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. One of the recommendations from this research was “NUS Scotland could …
