Summary
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Good mental health is essential for students to manage the challenges that university life presents. This book offers pragmatic guidance to support academic and student services staff in engaging with this critical issue, both in terms of being proactive within their role to promote a positive approach to wellbeing, and understanding how to care appropriately for students who may not be flourishing in the university environment. Key topics include: • The pressure points and transitions of student life • The crucial role of departmental and academic staff • How to make mental health policies work • The legal obligations and limits of student support • Creating the conditions for confident support
Student Mental Health and the Developing Mind
Student Mental Health and the Developing Mind
Objectives
This chapter will consider:
- What constitutes good mental health and how this differs from mental health difficulties
- Introduction to common mental health problems in the student population
- Understanding the development of mental health issues in the young brain
- How to notice if students are suffering from mental health difficulties
- Suicidal thoughts and risk assessment (referral)
Introduction
One of the most striking facts about the human brain is its ability to adapt to new experiences. Students arriving at university have to similarly adapt, arriving, as they do, from very wide and varied backgrounds. Differing schools, countries, cultures, family expectations and past life experience will have an impact on how they adjust to their ...
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