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Uni can feel quite isolating at times, so it was reassuring to know that I had my Inspire counsellor checking in on me each week. Plus the choice between video call, phone call or in-person sessions was really helpful.

Orla B

Second year student, Queen's University, Belfast

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The state of student wellbeing

Students juggle academic demands, the challenge of independent learning, changing friendships and relationships and the pressures of social, familial and personal expectations, often while transitioning from adolescence to adulthood.

The years spent at college are a developmentally crucial period. They can also be a peak age for the onset of mental disorders.  There is a significant body of research dedicated to documenting and understanding the state of student wellbeing.

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Anxiety

38.4% of students are extremely severely anxious according to USI's 2019 national report on student mental health

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Loneliness

53% of students indicated that they feel lonely at least once a week in CIBYL's 2022 student mental health research study

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Mental Health

81% of students have been directly touched by mental health difficulties according to CIBYL's 2022 student mental health research study

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Panic

53.2% of students had experienced a mental health disorder at some point in their lives with 41.2% experiencing panic attacks according to a 2018 student wellbeing study carried out by the Ulster University

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Stressors

College was identified as a stressor by 68% of young people taking part in Jigsaw's 2022 My World Survey

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The right support

45% of students said that mental health provisions was important when choosing a place to study according to CIBYL's 2022 student mental health study

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Have been affected by mental health difficulties

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Feel lonely at least once a week

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Experience panic attacks

Information taken from CIBYL Student Mental Health Survey 2022

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