Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Service

A service for students, 16 years or older studying at 6th form, college or university, who are looking for mentoring support to help them cope with student life.

About This Service

The mentoring service aims to support individuals find the resilience to cope with:

Homesickness / loneliness
Educational life transitions
Academic pressures
Organisational skills
Physical health (sleep, exercise, healthy eating etc.)
Life skills
Managing mental health and wellbeing
Coping with anxiety and panic

This is a high impact, high energy prevention service that will focus on small positive steps, and continuous improvement to reach specific desired outcomes.

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What Does The Service Provide?

We provide support both 1-2-1 and group support such as:

Up to three 1-2-1 sessions with a mentor, (this could be via phone, Zoom or face to face)
Online interactive peer support sessions (tailored to meet current student needs)
Mental health and wellbeing sessions to student groups via Zoom

Prioritising mental health has never been more critical than it is now. New mental health problems have developed as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Referral Routes

Please contact Kettering Mind to request an application form.

 

We aim to support students whose main residence is in Kettering and the surrounding towns and villages. We offer support outside of term times and will support those studying elsewhere in term times.

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"I thought it was just me struggling"

How Is The Service Funded?

The 3 month initial pilot project was funded by Pears Foundation / Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Emergency Fund. The project was evaluated on very specific outcome measures, related to managing, coping and not only surviving but thriving as a student.

 

Following on from the positive impact of the pilot project, this service is being absorbed into the funding received as part of Kettering Mind’s bespoke Resource Centre Service provision.

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