Embedded Files
Getting support
Getting support
If something in a student’s life is causing them stress or they are struggling with their wellbeing or mental health, staff at college and our Wellbeing Team are here to provide support.
Students can contact their tutor or a trusted member of staff for further support. Many of our staff have had mental health first aid training and will be equipped to respond to students requesting support with their wellbeing.
What support is on offer?
What support is on offer?
The Wellbeing Team and the MindMate Support Team are on hand to provide and explore support for students who are experiencing difficulties with their wellbeing or mental health. These teams help students to explore the different options available to them.
You can find out further information about the MindMate Support team via this link: https://www.mindmate.org.uk/im-a-young-person/mmst/
This support may be in college or through an external organisation, such as their GP, The Market Place, or Leeds Mind. In college, students can also access brief wellbeing interventions and a period of mental health support or counselling by referring to the Wellbeing Team.
The Wellbeing Team can assist when students are experiencing issues with low level anxiety or low mood, stress, sleep issues, low self-esteem, or difficulty managing emotions.
Students should always be encouraged to make an appointment with a GP if they are experiencing an ongoing issue that is impacting on their day-to-day wellbeing for longer than 2 weeks. It can be difficult talking about your wellbeing but there are resources such as bit.ly/doc-ready to help you plan what to say.
If a student would like to discuss their wellbeing and explore support available, they can access a drop-in to explore this with a member of staff. These run at campuses across college.
For more information about drop-in times and locations, please contact wellbeing@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
If a student would like to refer themselves to the Wellbeing Team, they can do so by accessing a drop-in or by filling in the referral in the following link: https://luminate-wellbeing.net/
This will only be seen by the Wellbeing Team, unless there is a safety issue which other staff in the college are required to know.
Please note that the Wellbeing Team is not a crisis service, and we will explore with the student if we are the most suitable support for them at the time.
If a student is experiencing a mental health emergency and their life is at risk, or they are at immediate risk of seriously harming themselves, you must:
Call 111 for guidance, or 999 for an ambulance
Go straight to A&E, if you can
Child in Mind
Child in Mind
The series, Child in Mind, is presented by BBC Radio 4 presenter Claudia Hammond. In each 20-minute episode, she discusses an important issue in child and family mental health with an expert and a young person or parent.
You can access this here: https://www.annafreud.org/parents-and-carers/child-in-mind/
Drop-ins
Drop-ins
Leeds City College runs drop-ins where students can access information/signposting/advice on mental health and wellbeing.
If students would like some support or are worried about their mental health and wellbeing, they can attend a drop-in to have a chat about how they are feeling and find out what help is available.
If a student would like to access the remote drop-in or have any questions about a drop-in, please contact the team by emailing: wellbeing@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
Support guides
Support guides
Mental Health UK has a range of advice for parents and guardians available on their website.
Parents Guide to Depression (3) (1).pdfNight OWLS_Posters (1) (1).pdfPDFMindMate-Coping-With-Anxiety_S4-copy (1).pdfParents Guide for Coping with Self-Harm (3) (1).pdfPage updated
Report abuse