On Friday 18th November the Vice Chancellor and Colin Warren our Local NHS Head of Mental Health Commissioning signed a new and revised Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat Declaration.
The University of Lincoln has agreed to sign the concordat to officially declare that it will ensure those who need mental health support get the help they need.
The document states that:
- The University is making a commitment to agree to improve the outcomes for students with mental health conditions.
- That we will work with external partners to ensure our students are kept safe in times of crisis.
- We will support our students to find the help that they need, whether that be in house or an external service.
- We will continue to develop partnerships with external services.
- The University is committed to developing ways of sharing information with key people; we have already completed this with our local Improving Access to Psychological Therapies team, and have a process in place with the Crisis Team.
Julie Spencer, Head of Student Wellbeing at the University of Lincoln, said: “This shows a commitment to not only our students, but also our external partners such as the NHS, Police etc, that we are committed to supporting our students, that we are prepared to build external partnerships”.
The University already has a number of schemes in place to help those who need mental health support, and will be continuing to provide and develop these in line with the concordat.
Student Wellbeing Drop-in Sessions and Workshops
If you have been diagnosed as having a mental health condition, or if you are starting to experience a decline in your mental health which is impacting on your ability to study, please do not hesitate to contact the Student Wellbeing Centre or come along to a drop-in. This will give you the opportunity to meet with one of our advisors who will be able to offer you support and guidance.
Drop-in sessions take place Monday to Friday 12noon to 2pm in the Student Wellbeing Centre.
You can find out more about the workshops here: http://studentservices.lincoln.ac.uk/student-wellbeing-home/
Alternatively you can contact the team at studentwellbeing@lincoln.ac.uk or by calling 01522 886400.