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Request University to track student suicides

by Gabriele Janusonyte 26 November 2019, 23:57

Category: Wellbeing

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According to 2019 statistics (theferret.scot) only ONE Scottish University records student deaths by suicide (and only as of 2016) - University of Stirling. Keeping a record of suicides can help improve mental health services by showing how they are truly lacking, and also help by removing mental health stigma associated with suicide. This is supported by the Scottish Association for Mental Health, which says that by reviewing suicide deaths it can aid in developing better suicide prevention. It can also help universities see patterns and respond effectively. University of Stirling has already done so - information about the increase in suicide deaths (3 in 2018/2019, compared to 0 in the previous academic year) has allowed both students and staff to petition the university for more mental health advisers, which the university has recruited. This info was obtained through the Freedom of Information request. In the UK, an All Party Parliamentary Group on Students found that roughly 33% of students have had suicidal thoughts over the last year. Suicide should not be surrounded by silence. Universities should step up and do their part. 

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    Karen Bardett   wrote, 09-12-2019 - 18:23

    Absolutely should be recorded - everywhere

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