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D-Stress: Student mental Health |
Website is primarily for students in Leicestershire with regards to contacts, however there is lots of information that any student would find useful. Contains clear and concise advice and information for students, concerning mental health in higher education. Wide variety of topics including depression, anxiety, addiction, stress, self harm and much more. |
Raise! |
Raise! is an organisation which exclusively employs people with a diagnosed mental health problem - from directors to cleaners and, most importantly, trainers who are therefore able to inform from personal experience. Raise offer training courses to organisations about mental health and mental health awareness. |
George Washington University |
“Teaching Students with Psychological Disabilities” Information for teachers on teaching students with psychological difficulties. |
University Of Melbourne |
Booklet titled “Towards Success in Tertiary Study with psychiatric conditions.” Booklet contains good information on “?mood-related disorders (depression, bi-polar), anxiety-related disorders (phobias, panic, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive), ?eating disorders(anorexia nervosa, bulimia), ?psychoses (early psychosis, schizophrenia), ?substance-related (alcohol, drug, toxin), ?Impulse control (gambling, conduct), ?sleep-related disorders and ?personality disorders”. http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/ellp/downloads/pdf/Psych03.pdf http://www.brainhe.com/resources/LinksToAustralianUniversities.htm |
Mental Health Foundation
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Site dedicated to help people understand, survive and recover from mental health problems. Wide range of mental health issues covered and a large amount of helpful information which is categorised alphabetically. The site also includes publications and links. http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/index.cfm For students with mental health issues. http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/page.cfm?pageurl=students.cfm |
Niace
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“The Learning Needs of Young Adults with Mental Health Difficulties”. Contains information about mental health in young adults. Site includes useful contacts and links. |
The Guardian |
Article titled “One in four students suffers mental illness, psychiatrists say” by Polly Curtis. The article suggests reasons why the student population is suceptable to mental illness. http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/health/story/0,,1063595,00.html |
National Mental Health Association (US) |
Wide range of mental health issues covered and a large amount of helpful information, information for students and strategies to beat mental illness. |
DART |
General advice on mental health difficulties. http://dart.lboro.ac.uk/dartcgi/general.pl?advtype= |
Student Mental Health
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“Planning Guidance and Training” This website is a manual aimed at staff for supporting students with mental health difficulties. Information available in word or PDF format. |
Oxford University
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“Student Health and Welfare: Mental Health Policy”. Advice for staff about teaching students with mental health issues. |
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“Student’s Mental Health Needs: Problems and Responses” Edited by Nick Stanley and Jill Manthorpe. |
HERO
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Information for staff on mental health, research and education. |
Oxford Student Mental Health Network |
Information on mental health for higher and further education staff. |
University Of Bristol |
“Student Mental Health Policy”. http://www.bris.ac.uk/equalityanddiversity/mhealth/policies/ |
University Of Sussex
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“The University of Sussex Student Mental Health Policy”. Advice for staff, but could also be useful for students. |
University Of Bath |
“Student Mental Health Policy” |
National Institute Of Mental Health |
Information for students and staff on “student mental health” |
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University Of Texas
“Are You Considering Medication for Depression?” |
Good information for students who feel that they may be suffering from depression. Symptoms, causes and definitions are discussed along with information on how to deal with depression whilst being a student, and highlighting the positive and negative effects of medication and alternative therapies.
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Students Against Depression |
A site developed in consultation with students who have been affected by depression. It contains useful information on definitions and causes, strategies and guides for tackling depression, and includes stories and advice from students who have had depression. |
Depression Alliance |
“leading UK charity for people affected by depression.” This website contains information on depression including causes, symptoms, strategies and advice etc. The site also contains useful contacts and links. |
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OCD - UK |
“The leading charity for people who are affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder” The website is very informative and contains lots of useful stuff on OCD. Includes a student fact sheet and information for students. |
OCD Action |
“The largest UK charity for OCD” The site is informative and includes a screening test for people who think that they may have OCD. Information on OCD is available in a free pack which can be sent out to you. The site has extra information for members only. No specific information for students. |
OCD Youth |
This site contains information primarily for children and young people. The site is simple and effective, however a lot of the information is in video format and requires flash media player 7 to view it. |
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Eating Disorders Association (EDA)
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This site contains information and help on all aspects of eating disorders |
U.S. National Eating Disorders Association |
Plenty of information on eating disorders, and lots of up to date news. www.edap.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=337
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