Dear All,
Ian wrote:
"I think it's important that there's discussion about this. Mental health is
becoming more of an issue as awareness grows, and it has
been noted that mental ill-health or psychological disturbance is on
the increase (ie the HUCS report). It still seems that it is the last
taboo, even amongst disaiblity support services, and people can't
get their head around the role of disability support in improving
facilities and participation in HE for students with mental health
difficulties. So many students don't declare mental health problems
because of the fear of discrimination. If disability support services
can offer practical, clear, non-judgemental and confidential support
it might encourage more students to declare at enrolement."
Ian raises rightly and authoritatively important issues on the importance of
service provision for students with mental disabilities and increasing
awareness for this purpose in higher education. Since a lot of projects
have been supported by HEFCE and other funding councils in these areas, it
would be helpful to disseminate these findings and experiences from these
projects since one purpose of the funding is the dissemination across the UK
higher education institutions.
For this purpose, it would be helpful to have current updates on the online
resources prepared by these projects since 1993 since the SKILL resource
directory may not have sufficient online resources listed. Support from the
members of the list would be appreciated. A list of relevant projects
awarded in the new stream of funding by HEFCE and other councils would also
be helpful.
Ozcan
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