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Student Mental Health AgreementStudent Mental Health Agreement • May 11th, 2020
The University of St Andrews has undertaken significant work in the development of its student wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention agenda in recent years. The University is responding to leading research and key policy work from both academic and political contexts, as Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Universities UK (UUK) and the Scottish Government continue to recognise student mental health as a priority agenda item.1 This work has equally sought to respond to a dynamic socio-educational context in which there has been a significant increase in the numbers of students and staff reporting mental health issues across the university sector.2 The Institute for Public Policy Research’s 2017 study, ‘Not by Degrees: Improving Student Mental Health in the UK’s Universities’, provides a valuable report on the contemporary challenges that UK Universities must meet in order to improve the mental health and wellbeing of students. These challenges are represented by key findings
