Mental health on campus: student awareness of mental health services

Healthwatch Surrey wanted to understand how students accessed mental health services.  Six students at the Royal Holloway College answered a questionnaire.

There is a lack of awareness of mental health services amongst university students who have not experienced the services themselves; awareness raising amongst the wider student population could therefore be beneficial. This could be through compulsory lectures or posters around the university campus about the services offered at the university and beyond. This may reduce stigma and ensure individuals know immediately where to look if they were to incur problems with mental health or wellbeing, in themselves or others.