The Mental Health of Higher Education Students

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 1:58 pm on 30 September 2020.

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Photo of Lynne Neagle Lynne Neagle Labour 1:58, 30 September 2020

Thank you, Minister. I know that you are very well aware that I share the concerns raised by other Members about the mental health of higher education students at this very difficult time, and also that the committee has written to all vice-chancellors in Wales to seek assurances about support for students. But what I wanted to ask about today was specifically suicide prevention. I was very grateful to you for meeting with me and James Murray, whose son Ben tragically died by suicide at Bristol university two years ago. Can I ask, following that meeting, what update there is in terms of encouraging universities to embed Papyrus's excellent 'Suicide-safer Universities' guide in their work? Thank you.