Around 1 in 4 people will suffer from a common mental health difficulty, such as anxiety or depression, at some point in their lives. One sixth of the population will be suffering from these common mental health difficulties at any time. We are all involved in mental health and we are all likely to be supporting friends, or family members, with mental health difficulties at any point in our lives.
1 in 100 people suffer from a more severe and enduring mental health difficulty which may be classified or diagnosed as a mental illness, such as Schizophrenia or Bi-Polar Affective Disorder. Some students may come to University with such an existing difficulty, or may experience this for the first time during their studies. Disability support can be arranged, and negotiated, to help with the impact of these mental health difficulties on a student’s ability to study.
Students at UEL may not be aware of the need to contact us. We owe a duty of care to all our students, but some students will need an enhanced duty of care that can be provided through the DDAC. It is important that all UEL staff encourage students with mental health difficulties to contact us. Staff are not expected to be experts in mental health, but are expected to be aware of the professional health and wellbeing or disability support services available within UEL and how to refer students to these services
UEL is committed to encouraging inclusion and promoting diversity in accordance with our core mission statement. We require students with mental health difficulties to disclose these and self identify as having additional needs, but in practice we will attempt to acknowledge that difference and put into place structures that ensure equality of opportunities for all.
Every student's needs are different. Upon discussion with a Disability Advisor. a Learning Support Agreement (LSA) will be drawn up and disseminated to all relevant UEL staff. The LSA will inform staff of the disabled student's particular teaching, learning and assessment requirements.
In addition to this, be aware that some students with mental health difficulties may also have problems with:
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