Students at University are particularly vulnerable to mental health struggles as they're often living away from home and dealing with the stresses of adult life for the first time. Mental health and wellbeing impacts on a student’s ability to engage with the world around them. A recent report by The Insight Network and student organisation Dig-In, found that one in five students has a current mental health diagnosis. The survey also found that:

• Almost half of the 21,000 students surveyed have experienced a serious psychological issue for which they needed professional help

• Students in the second and third year of university were at significantly higher risk than first years for feelings of worry, loneliness, substance misuse and thoughts of self-harm

• Almost half of students reported thoughts of self-harm

• More than three quarters have concealed their symptoms due to fears of stigma.

In this discussion we will be developing policies that…