Student Mental Health Forum

1. To receive reports on and monitor internal and external provision for student wellbeing and mental ill-health so as to enhance the provision along the entire care pathway (including colleges, departments, NHS) and minimise the risk of mental ill health.
2. To keep itself informed of evidence from other organisations and the research literature of ways to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of provision to promote student wellbeing, prevent and manage mental ill-health of our students, including process improvements and collaborative campaigns and initiatives.
3. To consider quantitative and qualitative evidence regarding students’ needs and to make recommendations as appropriate to the Student Life Committee.
4. To keep the University’s Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy under review and make recommendations for consideration to the Student Life Committee.
5. To oversee successful implementation of the University’s Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
6. To receive reports on substantive projects/initiatives relating to student mental health taking place across the University.
7. For the work of the Forum be communicated to the student body.
8. To provide termly reports to the Student Life Committee.

• Martin Crosby, Deputy Director of Student Life and Wellbeing (Chair)
• Camille Bainbridge, Minutes Secretary
• Jonny Exon, Senior Colleges Manager
• Dr Dusana Dorjee, Senior academic with research and/or practice in a related field
• Sheila Fletcher, Vale of York CCG
• Joanne Hardy, Student Wellbeing Programme Manager
• Anne Haversham, Head of Open Door and Disability
• Dr Suzy Kerr, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
• Professor Tracy Lightfoot, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Teaching, Learning and Students
• Professor Dean McMillan, Senior academic with research and/or practice in a related field
• Freddy Russell, York SU Community and Wellbeing Officer
• Rev Dr John Schofield, Chaplaincy
• Deb Ward, Head of Internal Communications
• Dr Richard Wilcox, Unity Health representative
• Nickie Wright, Link Practitioner
• TBC, Board of Studies representative

Other members of staff and external representatives may be in attendance at the discretion of the Chair.

The Student Mental Health Forum will be serviced by a member of staff from Student and Academic Services.

Meetings are held at least once per term.