Shall we collectively eliminate student deaths through suicide? Hazel Shearing’s BBC article reported that the UK government has told English universities to ‘step up’ and do more to prevent student suicides. The implication that in order for universities to ‘act responsibly’ now requires Government mandate is testimony to widespread sub-optimal paradigms. (A paradigm is the […]
Category Archives: Education
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Statistics establish the rising trend in psychological distress in students at university. After really quite a long time governments have identified that it is important to increase mental well-being and help students function optimally. The recommendations are systemic and make the connection between cost-of-living, a constrained housing market and the uncertain employment prospects after they […]
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May
In my last article I outlined a comprehensive mental fitness system Optimising Your Own Performance (OYOP) which has been used to provide students with the ability to resolve many psychological difficulties, here are just a few of them: 1. PhD student who had failed to resolve 15 years of self-harm (cutting) stops cutting after two […]
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Taking even the briefest look into what is currently significant in colleges and universities is likely to bring to your attention the increasing evidence of a decline in student’s mental health. Evidence of the deterioration exists in all age groups. Universities report a large group of students (40%) seem to be / are struggling with […]
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On Monday in Sheffield a child was murdered by someone in his own age group. Channel 4 reported a doubling of attacks on teachers and 5,000 violent injuries on school staff per annum. Just over a year ago Ruth Perry ended her life after she received her OFSTED (standards in education) review. Upward trends in […]
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A front-page article in last Friday’s Telegraph referred to the escalating volume of mental health difficulties in children. Unsurprisingly ministers stated their opinions about perceived solutions, in this case developing ‘more grit’ in children. Their opinions may have been effective in raising the ministerial and party profiles but are likely to be much less effective […]
