Mental Health Agreement Fife College Students Association and Guidance team

Fife College’s agreement  Development journey  Challenges and solutions  Positive impact on students  Suggestions from experience  Merger impact

Development journey Started with Students Association receiving NUS opportunity… partnering with college Guidance team…Mental Health Agreement …period of change and development…Mental Health Agreement 2014

Three stages  Stigma removed  Increased demand  Sourcing support

Challenges and solutions Change in all areas … staff retirements … pledge not signed … partnership working … teaching staff referring … referral systems full … long waiting lists

Solutions Students Association  Facebook and iLearn  Mental Health week  SOS campaign Guidance team  Mental health focus  Mental health seminars  Respect campaign  Survival Guide  New referral source

Positive impact on students Accessibility … visual cues in Welcome Guide, Survival Guide, Respect campaign, iLearn and Facebook … Learning and Inclusion … new policies on Inclusion and Mental Health

Suggestions from experience Hold a campaign… survey staff and students … develop a mental health policy … use social media … have as many staff as possible take MHFA

Multi-faceted approach  Social media  MHFA training  Mental health surveys  Annual campaign  Mental health policy

Merger impact Three colleges merging … Slowed down the process … Focus on setting up the structure and redeploying staff … two Students Associations becoming one … see how/where a mental health agreement fits in the new structure … MH agreement 2014

Mental Health agreement 2014  Learning guides for staff  Health and Wellbeing Showcase  Student Survival Guides on iLearn  Respect campaign  Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds  Mental Health and Disciplinary Policy  See Me pledge for

Mental Health Agreement Fife College Students Association and Guidance team