Student Mental Health Support: Training videos

For staff already familiar with supporting students, this video offers an overview of the guide and a reminder of the internal and external support options available.

For staff who don’t support students on a regular basis, this video provides comprehensive information to help assess a student’s level of need, to know what to do and to understand what support is available to a student, both within and outside of the University. It also offers some top tips on how to start a conversation and where you can seek support for your own wellbeing.

Review why setting boundaries is important and helpful for both students and staff and take away some ideas on how to do this in practice.

This video provides guidance on the types of questions useful to establish context and explores how to talk about the difficult topics of self-harm and suicide.

An overview of the types of support available to students within the University as well as locally and nationally.

Looking at what's good for your mental wellbeing and how to implement self-care.

This short video introduces capacity and what this means in the context of providing advice to students experiencing poor mental health or wellbeing.

What is the difference between signposting and referring and what role do you have?

Things to consider when a student discloses something to you and the process to follow when considering sharing that information internally within the University or with external organisations.