Dr. Joseph Morning:

A lot of fruitful output can come from collaborations between organisations like SpunOut, Jigsaw and universities. Our student cohorts are diversifying, including in how they engage with their education. It makes sense that we should also diversify how they engage with mental health support. We should have a diverse range because not every type of support will work for every student. Some will have preferences. Some types of interventions or support services will work better for some than others.

It is important to have options. They can come through collaboration. Sometimes it is as simple as universities being aware of the other opportunities and support that are out there. That comes from joined up working and having clear lines of communication. That applies to further and higher education, but is also one of the keys to solving transition periods and getting the transition from secondary school to further and higher education right. It is about joining up, communicating, working together and having a person-centred approach.