文档介绍：Guidelines for Mental Health Promotion in Higher Education
Prepared by the Universities UK/GuildHE
Committee for the Promotion of Mental Well-being in Higher Education
Rosalind Crouch, Principal Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire
Philip Scarffe, University Mental Health work and Nottingham Trent University
Sian Davies, NUS
1. Guidelines for Mental Health Promotion in Higher Education
This document aims to be a source of guidance for senior managers in Higher Education in developing policies, procedures and activities promoting mental health. The main part of the document outlines some key principles and strategies while the appendix give examples of initiatives and activities being undertaken at a range of UK higher education institutions. This guidance information has been developed by the UUK/mittee for the Promotion of Mental Wellbeing in Higher Education, which is developing a range of resources to support institutional initiatives. Further details of the aims and activities of mittee were circulated to all UUK and GuildHE institutions in June 2006.
2. Promotion of Mental Health in .
Effective mental health promotion involves not only attending to the needs of those with mental health difficulties, but also promoting the general mental wellbeing of all staff and students, which will in itself bring significant benefits to the HE institution. Improved general mental wellbeing will impact on institutional reputation, staff and student recruitment and retention, performance in general (1),(2), (3), and munity relations. There is increasing awareness that mental wellbeing can be promoted by attention to, for instance, organizational practices, the general environment, availability of support, lifestyle, attitudes and social inclusion. To be effective, mental health promotion must aim to change behaviour and attitudes, not just provide information (4). This document offers a framework for HE to guide the development of mental health promotional polici