Support and wellbeing

You said 

• Quarantine and self-isolation can be very difficult, and you'd like more support to help you look after your mental health and wellbeing at this time. 

We did 

• The Student Support & Wellbeing team listened to feedback from the Students' Union Sabbatical Officers and introduced new events such as guided mindfulness and exercise sessions. 

You said

• UCL's approach to student mental health and wellbeing is disjointed.  

We did

• The Student Health and Wellbeing Strategy was introduced in 2019. The strategy has six main objectives, including the adoption of a whole-university approach and establishing closer links with the NHS. 

You said

• Mental health and wellbeing support for UCL students can take a long time to access. 

We did

• UCL's Student Psychological and Counselling Services (SPCS) have used extra funding to hire extra term-time counsellors.
   
• There is now a specialist therapist allocated each day to assist students in urgent need. 
   
• SPCS simplified their registration form to make the services more accessible.