Our commitment to your wellbeing
We are committed to improving mental health support and promoting a culture of wellbeing at Surrey.
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Mental health is a top priority for us here at Surrey. That’s why we’ve renewed our membership to Student Minds and are committed to achieving the University Mental Health Charter (UMHC).
Over the past year, we have worked alongside other UK universities to collaborate, share practice and drive cultural change in the way we approach mental health across the higher education sector as part of our progress towards achieving the Student Minds’ University Mental Health Charter Programme.
Join our University Mental Health Charter (UMHC) Launch Party on Thursday 9 October!
Published in 2019, the UMHC was created by thousands of staff and students to shape a future in which everyone in higher education can thrive. The UMHC Framework is a set of evidence-informed principles to support universities to adopt a whole-university approach to mental health and wellbeing.
Around one in four students report having a diagnosed mental health issue while at university. Students experiencing mental illness are more likely to withdraw from university, to underperform and are less likely to secure higher level employment or go on to postgraduate study.
Find out more about our commitment to a whole-University approach to mental health.
