Towards a Mentally Healthy College: Part 1

Speaker
, Student Support Team Leader, Edinburgh College
, Vice President of Edinburgh College Student Association (Welfare) , Edinburgh College
, Access & Progression Manager, Inverness College UHI


Description
Edinburgh College – Enhancing Student Resilience Through Partnership Working
(Jenni Moreland and Beth Anderson, Edinburgh College)

Jenni and Beth will deliver a summary of the partnership working they’ve been involved in to support student mental health. It will include practical examples of strategies and interventions used to enhance student resilience such as the Stories of Recovery Event/s and co facilitating self- management workshops for students.


Inverness College UHI - A whole college approach to mental wellbeing
(Evelyn Campbell, Inverness College UHI)

The rise in numbers of students presenting with mental health issues forced a review of our service and also encouraged the move to a more proactive wellbeing approach. We are not fully there yet but are delighted to share our work and gain new ideas from participants.