Mental Health and Wellbeing
UoP Policy – Staff/student mental wellbeing and students causing concern
Mental Health – Suicide prevention:
A tool kit of resources (Business in the Community has partnered with Public Health England)
Mental Health – Stress:
Understanding stress? (The stress container from the BBC’s open up campaign)
Mental Health – Depression:
Charlie Waller Memorial Trust: raising Awareness, fighting depression (Charity) – Free resources: E-Learning package for staff to support students who may have mental health issues
Mental Health First Aid Champions England.org (Charity) MHFA Champions have: An understanding of common mental health issues; Knowledge and confidence to advocate for mental health awareness; Ability to spot signs of mental ill health; andSkills to support positive wellbeing.
Online resource: Silver Cloud (online resource) – Secure access to four online CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) modules for tackling stress, anxiety, low mood or body image issues.
Website: Students against depression (Online resource) – An award-winning open access self-help website developed with the help of students affected by low mood and depression.
Mental Health – Safeguarding, wellbeing and emotional health support:
Self help resources (UoP) – Access can found to articles on specific issues ie.: Anger / Anxiety/Stress /Assertiveness / Depression / Exam Stress / Family Issues / Food /Gambling / Homesickness/Loneliness / Loss/Bereavement / Mental Health / Mindfulness / Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) / Panic / Perfectionism / Physical Health / Procrastination / Relationships / Self-Esteem/Confidence / Self-harm /Sex and Sexuality / Shyness and Social Anxiety Sleep Difficulties / Stress / Substance Misuse (Alcohol) / Substance Misuse (Drugs) / Trauma (Including abuse and sexual assault)