Supporting Student Mental Health in Higher Education

Workable evidence-informed strategies and interventions for higher education staff seeking to improve student mental health and well-being.

List of contents

1. Transitions into higher education 2. Risk factors 3. Common mental health needs in students 4. Supporting student mental health 5. Supporting vulnerable students in university 6. Supporting transitions through higher education 7. Supporting transitions out of higher education 8. Supporting the mental health of postgraduate students

About the author

Samuel Stones is an Associate Researcher in the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University. His research outputs are linked with the Centre for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Education and the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. Samuel's research explores the experiences of teachers who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, with specific emphasis on the impact of sexual orientation on teacher identity and mental health. He also works with initial teacher training students in university and school contexts and is an Associate Leader of maths, computing, economics and business at a secondary school and sixth form college in North Yorkshire.
Jonathan Glazzard is Professor of Teacher Education at Leeds Beckett University. He is the professor attached to the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. He teaches across a range of QTS and non-QTS programmes and is an experienced teacher educator. He was previously head of academic development at Leeds Trinity University and head of primary initial teacher training courses at the University of Huddersfield. He is a qualified teacher and taught in primary schools before moving into higher education.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Glazzard, Glazzard Jonathan, Samuel Stones
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.04.2019
• EAN: 9781912508778
• ISBN: 978-1-912508-77-8
• No. of pages: 144
• Weight: 270 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; MEDICAL / Mental Health, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, Social welfare & social services, Mental health services, Teaching skills and techniques, Educational strategies & policy, Social welfare and social services, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Teaching skills & techniques, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teaching / General