Student mental health agreement - review

1. Student mental health agreement - review 21/07/2019 JULY 2019 EDINBURGH NAPIER STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

2. Beginning the project? Student Mental Health Agreement framework Mapping Exercise Creating partnerships Set out major priorities Identifying key objectives Progress through actions 1 by 1 Document and evaluate working areas

3. Identification of working areas • Investment into staff and service provisions • Links with sexual misconduct and GBV action plans • Increases in social events • Health and wellbeing steering group • LGBTQi+ links and improvements • Improve links with sports and societies • Focus on inclusivity within our every day work Student Mental Health Agreement • Identify links between poor mental health and smoking • Increase awareness of disabled students needs • Invest time into partnership working with external charities • Increase number of social spaces available to students • Reach a more diverse group of students through effective communications • Improve attendance monitoring to understand drop out rates better • Identify pressure points within the academic calendar

4. Working in partnership Identifying key individuals within the university. Mental Health Advisors Wellbeing Team Fitness Centre (Engage) University Leadership Team Property & Facilities

5. Identification of key objectives • To progress the health and wellbeing steering group – looking at early identification of trends within the university and pre planning for university campaigns. • Increasing awareness that disabilities affect students more than just physically. • Improve provisions for staff and students who may want help after suffering any form of sexual assault on or off campus. • A major focus on LGBTQi+ campaigns throughout the year • To enhance the number of social spaces within the university on each campus to allow students to freely communicate and interact with each other.

6. Identification of key objectives • To create partnerships with a number of different charities within the community to aid in promoting positive mental health to the wider student community. • To hold a range of social and informative events throughout the year with a particular focus on our flagship mental health campaign of the year Feel Fab Feb. • Further investment into staff and online services, with a focus on improving communications around mental health provisions within the university.

7. Working area 1 • To hold a range of social and informative events throughout the year and during the main mental health campaign of the year Feel Fab Feb. • Actions • Mix social and informative events to raise awareness and knowledge of mental health. • Set up monthly meetings with the university team to keep both parties aware of events that are taking place. • Effectively plan a calendar of events. • Forward planning; decide on specific events/activities and identify the reasons for hosting events to raise awareness. • Promotion of events, all events shall be effectively promoted, through unions and on campus and a social media publicity approach. • Members of the student executive and university staff will be approach to help with promotion and onsite events. • Evidence and reporting of events, all events will be captured and posted on a variety of platforms of social media and included in monthly newsletters.

8. Feel fab feb Free gym passes/classes 450 students Zumba, yoga, taster sessions etc. SAMH [EN]GAGE, Wellbeing Team, Externals Staff and students across all three campuses

9. Working area 2 • Further investment into staff and online services, with a focus on improving communications around mental health provisions within the university. • Actions • Gain a greater understanding of student mental health waiting times at the university • Look to identify clinch points in the academic year where waiting times spike • Put pressure on the university to improve staffing issues during these areas • Look to help the university out by sign posting students to other services • Release common theme video which expresses to students how to deal with mental health issues and to highlight Staff Increases 1 FT student retention officer 2 PT mental health advisors – Flexi time (Busy periods)

11. Working area 3 • To create partnerships with a number of different charities within the community to aid in promoting positive mental health to the wider student community. • Actions • Reach out to a variety of charities to help with promotional events and fundraising activities. • Look to involve external charities in all of our work • Leaflets will be displayed on campus highlighting other ways in which students can seek support. • Engaging with think positive events to learn from other student led institution. • Regular promotion of other charities work via our social media platforms.

12. Plans for 2019/2020 • Complete student mental health agreement • Look to invest more time and money into Feel Fab Feb • Invest more resources into engaging a more diverse population of students • Continue to raise awareness of mental health within the university • Continue to reduce waiting times to see mental health advisors