at the university of worcester, they ta ke at the university of worcester, they take a different approach and inevitably address other mental health issues as well. it‘s possibly that the focus has been too much towards this end of the continuum, and not actually addressing that student suicide can happen, does happen and we need to have specific focus in terms of policy and in terms of training and support targeting that end too. they are focusing on every aspect of student life. training all staff from security to cleaners and stu d e nts to from security to cleaners and students to spot signs of crisis. using tea to encourage difficult chats and therapy dogs to alleviate anxiety. things like academic and environmental pressures are being blamed. in terms of how we design the system within a university, yes, i think we have to radically change that. but we also have to change the relationships that we have with other parties, the nhs. if we ignore it, we will have failed a generation. we will be setting ourselves up for huge costs and burdens on the nhs. but more than that, we will be d

at the university of worcester, they take a different approach. y of suicide and inevitably address mental health issues as well. it's possibly that the focus has been too much towards this end of the continuum, and not actually addressing that student suicide can happen, does happen, and we need to have specific focus in terms of policy and in terms of training and support targeting that end too. they are focusing on every aspect of student life — training all staff, from security to cleaners, and students to spot signs of crisis, using tea to encourage difficult chats, and therapy dogs to help lower stress and anxiety. more than 2 million people are currently at university, and the number of students asking for counselling is on the rise. that could be down to more starting with pre—existing mental health conditions, but things like academic and financial pressures are also being blamed. the needs are very different from how they were 20, 30 years ago. so, in terms of how we design a system within a university, yes, i think we have to radically c