Mental Health and Wellbeing Framework
Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Framework is all about supporting our community and creating an inclusive environment for students. Find out how it impacts our whole University here.
What is the Mental Health and Wellbeing Framework?
Creating a supportive and inclusive environment for our students.
Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Framework is how we create a supportive, inclusive environment where students can access services, activities and interventions to help them succeed.
It aligns with the Student Minds , and aims to:
- Prioritise our community’s health and wellbeing
- Encourage healthy behaviours
- Embed health and wellbeing into the curriculum
- Govern support services safely
- Care for students and staff
- Listen and empower students
- Support students in a way that suits them
- Improve services through research and evaluation
Taking a whole-University approach
Our framework is split into four themes: Learn, Support, Work and Live. This aligns with the University Mental Health Charter and the model.
Explore what we’re doing under each theme below.
You can access all the services and support mentioned by using the links provided to reach out to the relevant teams directly.
We are helping students transition to university, while improving our methods of learning, teaching, assessment and progression.
- Our Future Skills model is helping students develop the skills they need to succeed
- Our Head Start programme supports firm offer holders with their transition to Ji8¸£ÀûÍø
- Our Inclusive Curriculum Framework makes sure our academic offer reflects what students really need
We are providing support services, assessing risk, building internal partnerships and sharing information
- Our Information Centre provides a range of guidance for all aspects of student life
- We are committed to preventing and addressing harassment and sexual misconduct
- Our Safeguarding Policy defines our commitment to creating a safe environment for all
- We offer a range of specialist wellbeing services, from short-term counselling to disability and mental health support
- Our KU Cares programme provides comprehensive support for student carers
We are dedicated to our staff's wellbeing and development.
- Our provides free, confidential, 24/7 support
- All staff complete essential training on Safeguarding, Supporting Student Mental Health and Implementing Reasonable Adjustments
- Our offers a range of additional learning and support material
We take proactive interventions and champion social integration to create a healthy physical and cultural environment with high-quality residential accommodation.
- Our Faith and Spirituality Team offers inclusive support for students and staff of all backgrounds
- We monitor attendance to make sure everyone stays on track. Students can look at their attendance data in the KU app
- We have plenty of sports facilities to help students maintain a healthy lifestyle
- Our uGOiGO scheme connects students with support as they start university
A whole-university approach must include both adequately resourced, effective and accessible mental health services and proactive interventions. It must provide an environment and culture that reduces poor mental health, as well as supporting good mental health, and facilitating staff and students to develop insight, understanding and skills to manage and maintain their own wellbeing.
How we work with external providers
We do everything we can to support students with internal services, but sometimes we need to work with outside organisations to provide the best possible experience.
For complex health or risk factors, emergencies and crises, we help students access the relevant services outside our university. They might include:
- Specialist charities
- Third sector organisations
- Statutory services
- The NHS
- Local authorities
How and when we share information
If a student is a risk to themselves or others, we will inform relevant emergency services to enable appropriate intervention.
We will always gain explicit consent before involving a student’s emergency contact. The only exception is when we need to protect vital interests in an emergency.
Get in touch
Can’t find the information you’re looking for? You can contact our Disability and Mental Health team by telephone on +44 (0)20 8417 7314 or send us an email.
