This summer, Mind Waves are running a series of 8 creative workshops around stigma. These workshops are open to people who live with both mental and physical health problems and are funded by the NHS Healthy Minds anti-stigma fund. The sessions will focus on different areas of creative writing, podcasting and song writing, and explore …
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Supporting new Scots
Engaging with asylum seekers and refugees QAA’s Resilient Learning Communities Enhancement Theme has included projects on student mental wellbeing and support for refugees and asylum seekers, so we were delighted to be approached by the Mental Health Foundation with an offer of training that was relevant to both of these important areas. The Mental Health …
Resources for university staff supporting student carers
Carers Trust Scotland have a suite of free downloadable resources that support universities across Scotland to have the capacity to identify, support and report on their student carers. They also have resources tailored separately for colleges. University Staff resources Carers Trust Scotland teamed up with Open University Scotland along student carers, and practitioners from University …
Resources for college staff supporting student carers
Carers Trust Scotland have a suite of free downloadable resources that support colleges across Scotland to have the capacity to identify, support and report on their student carers. They also have resources tailored separately for universities. Resources for college staff Carers Trust Scotland and College Development Network (CDN) joined forces to help improve support to …
Student Carer Experience report
This research report from Carers Trust Scotland found that 84% of student carers found keeping good mental health while studying to be a challenge. When asked about different types of support that their college or university provides to them as student carers, 30% reported that they had received mental health support. The report makes recommendations …
