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20 June 2019Cambridge Regional College is among the first further education establishments in the country to sign a national mental health charter, pledging support for the well being of students and staff.
Commitments include challenging mental health stigma and providing targeted individual mental health support where appropriate.
The move has been welcomed by mental health charity, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind.
Mark Robertson, Principal of Cambridge Regional College, said: “Colleges like CRC are vitally important for so many people as they develop the skills they need to launch and develop a successful career.
“As an organisation we are all about people, about developing and nurturing skills and knowledge, and we are committed to transforming lives and to enabling to people to achieve their career dreams.
“This commitment includes providing support for both staff and student wellbeing at the right time, in the right place.
“This charter gives colleges the chance to state their commitment publicly to the mental health agenda, and as one of the leading colleges in the country it is appropriate that we at CRC signal our commitment by signing up to the charter and by ensuring that we set a leading example of what colleges can do to support people no matter what challenges they may be facing.”
The national charter has been drawn up with mental health experts in conjunction with the Association of Colleges.
A spokesman for the AOC said: “Colleges across England teach and train 2.2 million people each year – including 685,000 young people.
“Every year, one in ten young people experience a mental health problem and one in five young people aged 16-24 experience a common mental illness such as anxiety or depression.
“Three quarters of adults with a diagnosable mental health problem experience their first symptoms before the age of 24.”
The vision of local mental health charity, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind, is a ‘society in which everyone has positive mental health and feels part of a connected community’.
Aly Anderson, CEO of CPSL Mind, says “It is fantastic to see Cambridge Regional College make this commitment to care for the mental wellbeing of their students and staff. It is key that as a community we nurture environments in which individuals feel valued, respected and supported.”
As part of their work, CPSL Mind run a campaign aimed at students and young people called Stress LESS which seeks to empower students (aged 12–18) to find positive ways of coping with school/college and exam stress.
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