{"id":1695,"date":"2023-02-27T17:08:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lenasupporthub.com\/students\/?page_id=1695"},"modified":"2023-07-04T12:04:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:04:59","slug":"student-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lenasupporthub.com\/students\/student-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Student wellbeing statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"headline\" data-id=\"7\" id=\"SR7_7_1\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.52\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_7_1-4STR1\" data-key=\"4STR1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_7_1-4STR1-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Student wellbeing statistics<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_7_1-4STR1-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Students are particularly vulnerable to stress and to mental health difficulties that can stem from stress<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_7_1-14\" data-key=\"14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\twindow.SR7 ??={};SR7.PMH ??={}; 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Independent learning, new social pressures and dealing with adult responsibilities can all weigh heavily on student minds.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S277259872100012X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">researchers studying mental health among college students in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland found high levels of mental health problems<\/a>, especially in the Republic of Ireland. 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Its aims are to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>promote the mental health and wellbeing of college students by documenting the high prevalence and substantial societal costs of mental disorders amongst college students<\/li>\n<li>implement evidence-based interventions to prevent the onset of mental disorders and provide early treatment of disorders<\/li>\n<li>engage in continuous quality improvements to refine interventions targeted to students over time<\/li>\n<li>develop and test internet-based programs for prevention and early intervention of mental health problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In its overview, published in December 2018,\u00a0 WMH-ICS sets out why the aims and objectives of the initiative, and summarises existing research that demonstrates why college years are a developmentally crucial period:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0there is strong evidence to suggest that mental disorders during ages 17-24 can have profound negative effects on the development of college students including employment prospects, relationship functioning and health<\/li>\n<li>students with mental disorders are twice as likely as other students to drop out without obtaining a degree<\/li>\n<li>randomized trials comparing internet-based and face-to-face interventions for mental disorders indicate no significant difference in effectiveness where these interventions are guided by professional therapists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdfdirect\/10.1002\/mpr.1761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full WMH-ICS overview article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;A comparative analysis of mental health among higher education students&#8221; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#xe044;||divi||400&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This study was carried out by nationals unions of students across Europe and published by the European Students&#8217; Union in 2022. Representatives from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland participated in the 2020 study, with representatives from the Republic of Ireland taking part in the 2021 follow up study.<\/p>\n<p>Key findings include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>mental health has moved up the agenda of national unions of students since the COVID-19 pandemic<span style=\"font-size: 16.8px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16.8px;\">representatives in both Ireland and Northern Ireland believed that waiting lists for mental health care services provided as part of the national health care system are too long<\/span><\/li>\n<li>when asked if government takes initiative to break any stigma regarding mental health representatives from Northern Ireland agreed, but representatives in Ireland disagreed<span style=\"font-size: 16.8px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/esu-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/A-Comparative-Analysis-of-Mental-Health-among-Higher-Education-Students-through-the-perspective-of-National-Unions-of-Students-across-Europe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full analysis by European Students&#8217; Union<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Lifetime and 12-month treatment for mental disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviours among first year college students&#8221; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#xe044;||divi||400&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This study was carried out as part of the WHO&#8217;s WMH-ICS initiative with the aim of examining the receipt of mental health treatment among college students cross-nationally.<\/p>\n<p>Building on data suggesting that many students with mental disorders or suicidal thoughts and behaviours rarely seek treatment, the study concludes that there is high unmet need for treatment of mental disorders among college students and recommends reallocating resources to focus on innovative, low-threshold, inexpensive and scalable interventions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/epdf\/10.1002\/mpr.1764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the study<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][dsm_animated_gradient_text animated_gradient_text=&#8221;Ireland, Northern Ireland and UK evidence and research&#8221; animated_gradient_direction=&#8221;26deg&#8221; animated_gradient_speed=&#8221;5&#8243; heading_html_tag=&#8221;h3&#8243; gradient_one_color=&#8221;#E6007E&#8221; gradient_two_color=&#8221;#E6007E&#8221; gradient_three_color=&#8221;#FECC00&#8243; gradient_four_color=&#8221;#FECC00&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Poppins|700||on|||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;300%&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_animated_gradient_text][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#E6007E&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#E6007E&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#E6007E&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;Poppins|700||on|||||&#8221; closed_toggle_font=&#8221;Poppins|700|||||||&#8221; closed_toggle_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;120%&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item open=&#8221;on&#8221; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#xe044;||divi||400&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display: none; &#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;My world survey 2, Jigsaw, 2022&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#xe044;||divi||400&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This study aimed to identify risk and protective factors for mental health across student cohorts to guide mental health provision. It sampled students from across third-level institutions in Ireland<\/p>\n<p>Key findings include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16.8px;\">College was identified as a stressor by 68% of participants. It was the top stressor identified by the report.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>65% of participants in college reported often feeling stressed by the pressure to work outside their college course<span style=\"font-size: 16.8px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>20% of participants were classified as being in the moderate range for depression with 23% in the severe to very severe range for depression<\/li>\n<li>54% of female participants and 39% of male participants were identified as being in the moderate to very severe range for anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Almost 40% of participants said they did not talk about their problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myworldsurvey.ie\/full-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full My World Survey 2 report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;CIBYL Student Mental Health Research study, 2022&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#xe044;||divi||400&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>CIBYL surveyed 12,261 students and graduates across 147 universities in the UK to gain insights into the reality of student and graduate life in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Key findings include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16.8px;\">81% of students said they had been directly touched by mental health difficulties<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16.8px;\">43% of those directly touched by mental health difficulties said their mental health had declined since starting university<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16.8px;\">45% of those surveyed said that mental health provision was somewhat or very important when choosing a university<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16.8px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16.8px;\">53% of those surveed indicated that they feel lonely at least once a week<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cibyl.com\/cibyl-insights\/student-mental-health-study-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full Student Mental Health Study 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;University Mental Health Charter Framework, 2020&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#xe044;||divi||400&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The University Mental Health Charter framework is a set of <span>evidence-informed principles to support universities to adopt a whole-university approach to mental health and wellbeing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is composed of 18 themes and provides examples of good practice within each of these themes. The themes are<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>staff wellbeing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>staff development<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>proactive interventions and a mentally healthy environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>social integration and belonging<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>residential accommodation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>physical environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>leadership, strategy and policy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>student voice and participation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>cohesiveness of support across the provider<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>inclusivity and intersectinal mental health<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>research, innovation and dissemination<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/universitymentalhealthcharter.org.uk\/themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Read the full University Mental Health Charter framework<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;National student mental health and suicide prevention framework, HEA, 2020&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#xe044;||divi||400&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Higher Education Authority developed this framework to support higher education institutions in Ireland address the issues of student mental health and suicide prevention in a structured and planned way.<\/p>\n<p>Institutions can use the framework to review and reflect on their own provision for student mental health support. The framework&#8217;s themes are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Build and support national and institutional strategies for student mental health<\/li>\n<li>Develop partnerships on campus an din the community with health services to support student mental health<\/li>\n<li>Build campus knowledge and skills on student mental health and suicide prevention<\/li>\n<li>Create campus communities that are connected, safe, nurturing, inclusive and compassionate<\/li>\n<li>Prioritise awareness training for all staff and students to enhance recognition and referral<\/li>\n<li>Provide students with safe, accessible and well-resources mental health support<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that institutions have the critical incident protocols required for varying levels of student mental health crisis<\/li>\n<li>Establish student supports throughout the higher education journey<\/li>\n<li>Collect and analyse data to inform measures to improve student mental health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hea.ie\/assets\/uploads\/2020\/10\/HEA-NSMHS-Framework.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full National Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;USI national report on student mental health, 2019&#8243; 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