The Mental Health team at Solihull College & University Centre are supporting World Mental Health Day (Tuesday 10th October) by organising a series of Tea and Talk Events to encourage students to talk about any mental health issues.
Alongside this, as part of the College’s commitment to consistently provide wellbeing support, the team has created a guide to highlight some of the problems students may be facing, and the options available to them for support.
College staff now have access to the newly created Coping Skills Handbook to enable them to help students with ways to cope if things get difficult.
The skills highlighted in the manual are there to help improve student wellbeing if they are struggling with anxiety or low mood.
Mental Health Lead, Fathima Ashraff-Ali, commented: “The Coping Skills Handbook will outline ways that tutors can help students to cope if they are feeling anxious and panicky, or sad and withdrawn. These coping skills are intended to help improve their wellbeing and reduce physical symptoms that they may be experiencing.”
The College’s mental health team are available if any student would like to talk throughout their time at college.
