What is Student Minds SUs?
Student Minds SUs is a community designed to empower you and your students’ union to become leaders in mental health.
Co-created with 11 partner SUs in 2019-20, with a further 7 members joining us in 2020-21, the programme supports students’ unions to create cultural change and promote positive mental health within their own organisations, their university and wider communities.
Co-created with 11 partner SUs in 2019-20, with a further 7 members joining us in 2020-21, the programme supports students’ unions to create cultural change and promote positive mental health within their own organisations, their university and wider communities.
What’s new?
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Following the coronavirus pandemic, we know that mental health and wellbeing is more important than ever. For the past year, our SU members have been focussed on listening to and reacting to student needs. This year, our SUs shared that they need to be equipped to respond to the lasting impacts of the past 12 months. Working with us to create long-term, strategic change in their approach to promoting the mental health and wellbeing of their students and staff. We have listened to our SU partners and adapted the programme for 2021-22.
Like last year, community membership is still low-cost and low-burden, with the flexibility for members to engage more with the support offer, topics and conversations that are relevant to you. In our 2021-22 cohort, there will be an enhanced focus on supporting SUs to create a strategic, whole-union approach to mental health, and work towards our bespoke Mentally Healthy SUs framework. There will be more opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and knowledge sharing with other members of the community. Members will also have access to insights from Student Minds’ national research, our network of mental health experts and bespoke training and support to help members achieve cultural change. Student Minds SUs Member benefits:
Optional add ons:
To learn more register to our Q&A Session on the 17th of June 12:00-1:00pm. |
“Student Minds’ Mental Healthy SUs Framework is a fantastic opportunity for us to carry out a ‘self-check’ on what we do as a students’ union already to support mental health and wellbeing as well as areas to focus on going forwards. We know that our activity is really proactive and supports our members and staff to a high standard. By using the framework we are able to identify any gaps in our offer to ensure that we are doing our absolute best for our staff and students to promote and encourage positive mental health and wellbeing” Natasha Neal, Vice President Education and Welfare at Bucks SU The Student Minds SUs programme has been fundamental in changing the Union's approach and strategy in supporting student mental health through the flexible in house support streams which provide incredible value for money and impact. The network days attended by staff members have helped to refocus what we do and how we do it and start to think differently about how we support our members. The ability to help shape the programme has also acted as a development opportunity and has ensured the programme is delivering on the needs of the collective Unions in the programme” Michael Wigg, CEO at Westminster SU |
We are currently finalising our fees for the next year and will release fee structure ahead of the Q&A Session
Applications open on 1st July. Email susupport@studentminds.org.uk for an application form and submit this by Friday 6th August 2021.
The programme will commence on Monday 6th September.
Applications open on 1st July. Email susupport@studentminds.org.uk for an application form and submit this by Friday 6th August 2021.
The programme will commence on Monday 6th September.