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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
"One of the most dangerous places we can find ourselves is over promising on what we can deliver"
26 Jun 2023
Uni Mental Health Day 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
Positive Digital Practices - using Positive Learner materials
Welcome to the first of three upcoming blog posts on using materials from the Positive Digital Practices project!
30 Jan 2023
"It's a process of learning and growing."
Specialist Mentor and UMHAN member Cathy Bleach, gives us an insight into her career path and life as a Mentor in higher education today.
18 Oct 2022
Disparity in support for students needs addressing
21 Jul 2022
Taylor's story
Support at a small and specialist campus - "I was made to feel at ease in an educational world I didn’t know I would ever be ready for."
5 Apr 2022
"I envisaged I would be helping with students missing home or stressed about exams"
Long-standing UMHAN member Ashley describes her surprise at the complexity when she first became a Mental Health Adviser.
7 Feb 2022
"Mentoring has helped me be my best self "
Student feedback for member Helen shows what a huge impact mentoring can have on students.
8 Nov 2021
Clear messaging for early return to campus
Members report anxiety around returning to campus for students with MH conditions.
22 Mar 2021
Developing school mental health services
UMHAN's response to the Early Day Motion 943 Funding for school counselling services
17 Nov 2020
A little book with a lot to give: A Review of Stay Balanced While You Study by Dr Dominique Thompson
This review was written by Specialist MH Mentor Lauren Weaving.
26 Oct 2020
Book review: Helping Penguins to Swim Edited by Karisa Krčmář
This e-book was reviewed by a UMHAN mentor member.
14 Sep 2020
Student mental health in the time of COVID-19
Our guest blog post is written by Lucian Milasan and Ed Griffin from DMU.
9 Sep 2020
Remote and face-to-face working Autumn 2020
3 Sep 2020
Preparing for "the new normal"
25 Jun 2020
UMHAN's response to Office for Students' Briefing "Supporting Students Mental Health"
Our new blog post supports the points made in the briefing, and underlines the vital importance of work by our members.
4 May 2020
Providing and accessing remote support
Advice for students about accessing their continuing MH support from University, and for staff providing this.
17 Mar 2020
#UniMentalHealthDay
5th March 2020 is the 12th Uni Mental Health Day
5 Mar 2020
Language and Terminology
4 Mar 2020
Book review: Student Mental Health & Wellbeing in HE: A practical guide, Nicola Barden & Ruth Caleb
This new book was reviewed by a UMHAN member.
11 Dec 2019
Book review: The Student Guide to Mindfulness by David Mair
This new book was reviewed by a UMHAN member.
3 Dec 2019
Conflicts Within the Mental Health Mentor Role
1 May 2018
Working with students who identify across the gender spectrum
Article by Claire Gregor - Reviewed by Aine Bradley and Donna Lee Norton
18 Oct 2017
Supporting Students With Experience of Sexual Violence
Lisa Brooks-Lewis, Mental Health Manager, talks about her experience developing policies and training on the topic of sexual violence.
7 Jul 2017
UMHAN Training: Behavioural Intervention Teams
On November 25th, UMHAN organised a free training day for members.
6 Dec 2016
Year-abroad students say universities don’t offer enough support.
19 Dec 2014
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