Support through the uncertainty of student life: a discussion with Student Space by Student Minds
This free professional development webinar for Student Services professionals in higher education, presented in partnership with Student Minds, features staff and collaborators from Student Space discussing the role of online self-led psychoeducation as a mental health resource, tailored content for students from minority communities, and more.
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Launched in August 2020 in response to ongoing challenges associated with the pandemic, Student Space is an ambitious mental health programme providing additional support for students across the UK. It includes access to services (for example text support, services for minoritised students), online psychoeducation resources designed to be responsive to need, and a directory of services available through higher education providers. The programme was developed collaboratively with a variety of partners, thanks to funding from the Office for Students and HEFCW (Higher Education Funding Council for Wales) and additional funding from the Charlie Watkins Foundation.
Find out more about how Student Space resources can complement your student mental health provision, and ask questions of the panel.
This free event takes place online on Wednesday 25 October 2023 from 11:00 to 12:00 (BST).
You'll receive recordings of the event sessions afterwards (subject to successful recordings), as well as any presentations or resources. The recordings won't include discussion sessions, workshops, ‘Chatham House rule’ sections or presentation sessions that speakers prefer not to share in this way.
Speakers
Izzy Watkins
Izzy Watkins is the Senior Programme Manager for Student Space at Student Minds. Her role leads on the management and delivery of Student Space, a website providing psychoeducational resources designed to be responsive to need, access to services including text, phone and webchat support, and a directory of services available through higher education providers. Before joining Student Minds Izzy held a number of roles within the higher education sector, including being a students’ union sabbatical officer, digital communications officer and most recently a residence life officer within a university welfare team.
Dr Gareth Hughes
Dr Gareth Hughes is a psychotherapist, researcher and lecturer. Gareth is the lead author for the University Mental Health Charter, leads the ongoing development of the programme and is a clinical advisor to Student Minds. Gareth led the development of Education for Mental Health, a toolkit hosted by Advance HE to support the development and delivery of curriculum that can support wellbeing and learning. He is also the clinical lead for Student Space, a site hosted by Student Minds to support student mental health during the pandemic. Gareth led the development of The Wellbeing Thesis, an online resource for postgraduate research students, is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is the author of Be Well, Learn Well, a book for university students published by Bloomsbury.
Dr Julia Ogunmuyiwa MBBS MRCPsych
Dr Julia Ogunmuyiwa is a general adult psychiatrist and founder of the mental health charity Colourful Minds. Colourful Minds is an ambassador for mental health in and on behalf of Black and Minority Ethnic communities throughout England. The charity provides advocacy, education and research to support mental health services to better meet the needs of diverse communities. The team are from multi-ethnic and multi-faith backgrounds and include senior mental health professionals. Colourful Minds is currently working with Student Minds to produce a Student Space content package for Black students.
Seiara Imanova
Seiara Imanova is a postgraduate student from King's College London, studying MSC in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health. She is also part of the Student Advisory Committee at Student Minds. She is passionate about holding a space to talk about mental health and runs her own podcast Behind the Stigma.
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