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    Mandatory mental health training for all staff.

    Submitted 5 years ago by Seb Piper
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    Whilst the university is very good at promoting the awareness of mental health many staff and students are unaware of how to deal with issues regarding mental health and I believe that professional mental health training must be mandatory to staff but also made available for students.
Katie Glover
8:26am on 10 Oct 19 I would agree with this. It provides staff with the confidence and skills to be best placed to support the student. It's really important for them to know about boundaries to protect all involved so that they are confident about the line at which they are supporting with studies but if it becomes more of counselling/emotional support then they have the confidence to say it is best for the student to speak with someone specifically trained based in the wellbeing team. Mandatory training in supporting students with Mental Health conditions - great. As to Mental Health First Aiders - maybe offer it up to a couple of students who can volunteer for it in each cohort. It doesn't necessarily have to be just staff and if for eg. A student has a panic attack they could go out with the student and stand outside? Just an idea.
Nina Cupric
5:10pm on 12 Oct 19 Definitely needed, as staff tend to be the first point of contact between the university and the students.
Annaline Jones
10:21pm on 12 Oct 19 I feel that you and I agree on this matter. My idea is that everyone should have this training whether staff or student. https://www.derbyunion.co.uk/change/ideas/?idea=355
Jo Edwards
1:09am on 13 Oct 19 Very good idea, a little knowledge in this area can go a long way. It may save a live big thumbs up
Laura Maher
9:22am on 28 Nov 19 Yesterday this idea was taken to Student Summit and voted on by over 100 students. I am very pleased to say that your idea was passed, with 98 students voting for this idea. Congratulations!!! What this means is that we, the Union of Students, will attempt to action this idea as soon as possible for the remainder of this academic year and a further 3 years. Whilst this doesn’t mean the idea will necessarily become a reality, it means we will do our best to make it happen over this time period, encouraging the University to take action on your idea to make it a reality. We will post updates on our website and our full time officers will give updates at our Scrutiny Panels (which happen 6 times per year – check out our Facebook events to see when the next panel you can attend is.) If you have any questions about any part of this, please contact me at laura.maher@derbyunion.co.uk and thank you again for using your voice to make a change and allowing the Union to represent your interests.