Universities provide significant support for students and staff experiencing mental illness, but we cannot do this alone.
Students continue to find it difficult to access NHS mental health services.
They’re reporting gaps in care between the support provided by their university and NHS care, between support during term time and support at home and between children’s and adult mental health services.
Research published by Student Minds in January 2022 showed:
By sharing what works, universities can improve NHS partnerships, and remove gaps in care for students.
The OfS-funded Student Mental Health Partnerships Project aimed to develop new models of partnership between universities and the NHS.
Our briefing on partnerships between the NHS and universities covers what was learned in the five case studies from the project.
We run an online forum for university staff to share learning and evidence on NHS partnerships to support student mental health.
