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Dear colleague, ECU is currently surveying the views of staff and students on how universities can support people experiencing mental health difficulties. We are now into the final week that the survey will remain open. If appropriate please could you support this work by sending the following email to your staff and student networks and or any individual staff and students. Many thanks in advance for your support with this work. All the best Chris Subject: ECU survey: How can universities support staff and students experiencing mental health difficulties? [cid:image001.jpg@01CE1F4F.1CA73280] [cid:image002.jpg@01CE1F4F.1CA73280] ECU survey: How can universities support staff and students experiencing mental health difficulties? ECU is currently surveying the views of staff and students on how universities can support people experiencing mental health difficulties. In particular, we want to gain an understanding of how universities can: * develop an environment which encourages staff and students to let the university know they are experiencing mental health difficulties and receive targeted support * proactively ensure that their courses, the work environment, their facilities and services are accessible to students experiencing mental health difficulties Responses to the staff and student surveys will be invaluable in helping us develop materials to promote an inclusive environment supportive of mental health in universities Staff survey: How can universities support staff experiencing mental health difficulties?<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ecu_mentalhealth_B> Student survey: How can universities support students experiencing mental health difficulties?<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ecu_mentalhealth_A> Please support this work by completing the survey and also encouraging any staff and student networks and/or individuals to do so. The survey will be open until Friday 12 April For further details of the project, please see the ECU project page. http://www.ecu.ac.uk/our-projects/understanding-adjustments-supporting-staff-and-students-who-are-experiencing-mental-health-difficulties Chris Brill Senior Policy Adviser T: 020 7438 1021 M: 07714 480 892 E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Follow me on Twitter: @ECUChrisB<http://www.twitter.com/ECUChrisB> Equality Challenge Unit 7th floor, Queens House 55/56 Lincoln's Inn Fields London, WC2A 3LJ T: 020 7438 1010 F: 020 7438 1011 W: www.ecu.ac.uk<http://www.ecu.ac.uk/> Follow us on Twitter: @EqualityinHE<http://www.twitter.com/EqualityinHE> ________________________________ Equality Challenge Unit Company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales, No. 05689975. Registered charity no. 1114417 (England and Wales) and SC043601 (Scotland). Registered office: 7th floor, Queens House, 55/56 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ, United Kingdom. Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) works to further and support equality and diversity for staff and students in higher education across all four nations of the UK, and in colleges in Scotland. ECU is funded by Universities UK, GuildHE, the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland. The Scottish Funding Council also funds ECU to work in collaboration with the higher education sector in Scotland. Although every effort is made to ensure that the information contained within this email is accurate and up to date, ECU cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. The information is not a substitute for legal advice, and should you require more specific advice you should consult an appropriately qualified professional adviser. This message is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient you should not copy or disclose this message to anyone but should kindly notify the sender and delete the message. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of ECU shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. No contracts shall be concluded by means of this email. Neither ECU nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses. The administrator of this email service reserves the right to access and disclose all messages sent over its email system.