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The Universities UK/Guild HE Committee for the Promotion of Mental Well-Being in Higher Education

The Universities UK/Guild HE Committee for the Promotion of Mental Well-Being in Higher Education. An exercise in collaboration. Context. Reports and conferences eg UUK reports on mental health and reducing the risk of suicide, Beautiful Minds, RCPsych on mental health of students

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The Universities UK/Guild HE Committee for the Promotion of Mental Well-Being in Higher Education

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  1. The Universities UK/Guild HE Committee for the Promotion of Mental Well-Being in Higher Education An exercise in collaboration mwbhe

  2. Context • Reports and conferences eg UUK reports on mental health and reducing the risk of suicide, Beautiful Minds,RCPsych on mental health of students • Developments in NHS Policy and Practice • Developments in HE • Disability Agenda • Social Inclusion Policy mwbhe

  3. Membership • BAHSHE • Royal College of Psychiatrists • Higher Education Academy • National Union of Students • Association for University and College Counselling • Heads of University Counselling Services • Association of Managers of Student Services in Higher Education • University Mental Health Workers Network mwbhe

  4. Achievements • Mapping the Field: 2003 Survey on Mental Health Policies and Practice in Higher Education • Guidelines: Writing an institutional mental health policy Guidelines for Mental Health Promotion in HE mwbhe

  5. Achievements • Conferences: 2004: Mental Well-Being in HE; Policy and Practice 2005: Joined-up Practice: towards promoting NHS/HE collaboration in promoting mental well-being in HE 2006: Mental Well-Being and Learning; exploring the connections mwbhe

  6. Achievements • e-mail consultation group • collaboration with Young Minds on preparing guidance on supporting students with personality disorders and difficulties and the mental health of international students • membership of steering group of RaPSS research study and hosting seminar on its report mwbhe

  7. Current projects • Establishing a web site - Autumn 2007 • Repeating survey - Autumn 2007 • Preparing a seminar on fitness to practise - Feb 2008 • Hoping to contribute to revision of RCPsych report mwbhe

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