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'It's about creating environments where students feel supported, empowered, and able to succeed'.

A career shaped by a deep commitment to mental health accessibility and inclusivity - UMHAN member, Sharisse Hosein.

24 Mar 2025

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My journey with the SHARE study and the future of mental health measures

Molly Lodder-Knowles, reflects on the SHARE study and what she learned researching student mental health.

17 Feb 2025

Experiences of a Mental Health Practitioner with ADHD

UMHAN member Jay shares his insight into ADHD after being diagnosed at 30.

11 Jul 2023

Regulation and the safety of students

UMHAN Trustee, Phil Scarffe, comments on issues at the heart of student safety.

26 Jun 2023

#UniMentalHealthDay 2023: Introducing Clinical Governance.

UMHAN Trustee Phil Scarffe outlines the student mental health landscape in 2023, and crucial elements of our new guidance.

8 Mar 2023

#UniMentalHealthDay 2022

Sam Gamblin reflects on the successes and challenges of the year for our members and other colleagues in Student Services.

3 Mar 2022

'It’s time to change the narrative around student mental health'.

For Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, Dan Doran, Sam Gamblin and Anna Matthews argue that universities should focus on three issues.

10 May 2021

'Clear messaging for early return to campus'.

Members report anxiety around returning to campus for students with MH conditions.

22 Mar 2021

#UniMentalHealthDay 2021

UMHAN trustee Hannah Wilson reflects on the work of our members and the long term impact of inequality on mental health.

4 Mar 2021

Developing school mental health services

UMHAN's response to the Early Day Motion 943 Funding for school counselling services

17 Nov 2020

Face-to-face and remote working

Guidance from UMHAN.

3 Sep 2020

Providing and accessing remote support

Advice for students about accessing their continuing mental health support from university, and for staff providing this.

17 Mar 2020

The language and terminology we use at UMHAN

UMHAN advocates for the social model use of language and terminology to describe mental health.

4 Mar 2020

'The way universities are run is making us ill': UMHAN responds.

UMHAN's response to The Guardian's long read focussed on student mental health.

1 Oct 2019

'Supporting students with experience of sexual violence'.

Mental Health Manager, Lisa Brooks-Lewis, describes her experience developing policies and training on the topic of sexual violence.

7 Jul 2017

UMHAN Training: Behavioural Intervention Teams

Key points about Behavioural Intervention Teams from a day of training.

6 Dec 2016

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