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, 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, the programme supports students’ unions to create cultural change and promote positive mental health within their own organisations, their university and wider communities.
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What’s new?
The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of our wellbeing and the vital role of universities and SUs in supporting good mental health. Throughout the pandemic, we have continued to listen to our partners and SUs across the UK to understand how we can best empower you to lead the mental health conversation at a time when our wellbeing has never been more important. We understand that the pandemic has had a huge impact on students’ unions; their priorities, revenue and ways of working. Through listening to and working with our partners, we have reimagined the programme, creating a more responsive, community-centred offer. The new Student Minds SUs has an enhanced focus on peer-to-peer learning and knowledge sharing with our community, as you navigate new and local challenges presented by the pandemic. You will also have access to insights from our national research, our network of mental health experts and bespoke training and support to inform your activities. Community membership is also low-cost and low-burden, with the flexibility to engage more with the support offer, topics and conversations that are relevant to you. Student Minds SUs Member benefits:
Optional add ons:
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“The work that Student Minds is doing with Students’ Unions is invaluable. The training day I attended gave me a great insight into how to use co-production in developing a mental health strategy, and how to effectively listen to the student voice to shape it. Not only has this benefitted my work as an officer, I have also been able to work on personal development skills such as conflict resolution, dealing with disclosures and how to build an effective officer team. I would wholeheartedly recommend working with Student Minds to any Students’ Unions." Jess Carrier, Welfare and Community Officer, Leeds Beckett SU (2018-2020) “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 |
How to apply
4. Application deadline Email susupport@studentminds.org.uk for a registration form and submit this by midnight on Wednesday 26th August 2020.
5. Programme Begins The programme will commence on Monday 7th September. |
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