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HUCS the conference organisers are a special interest group of the AUCC division of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Universities UK- Formerly CVCP - the overall body representing UK Universities and venue for the conference. Student Counselling website
developed by HUCS with much useful information and links for staff and students alike
Dr. Geoffrey Copland - Vice Chancellor of the University of Westminster. Biographical detail from University of Westminster site.
Margaret Hodge MP - Minister of State for Higher Education. DfES website.
Peter Wilson - Director of Young Minds. Young Minds site.
@ease - The NSF's mental health site
AMOSSHE - The association for managers of student services.
BAHSHE - The association for university health service providers.
NHS - Policies on mental health
NUS - The National Union of Students
Papyrus - A group concerned with preventing young suicides.
Royal College of Psychiatrists - Currently has a working party on student mental health.
Student Mental Health Network - A newly founded, HEFCE funded group aiming to share resources and good practice.
SKILL - National Bureau for Students with Disabilities.
OSMHN - Oxford Student Mental Health Network
Degrees of Distubance - HUCS, March 1999 which stimulated much debate on these issues.
CVCP (now Universities UK) Guidelines - Universities UK, June 2000; only available on web in synopsis.
HUCS Survey into Medical, Psychiatric and Counselling provision in HE - HUCS, Feb 2002.
Oxford Brookes A useful summary of research into student mental health.
AMOSSHE Duty of Care A summary prepared by AMOSSHE for this conference.
The Guardian - 3 Dec 2002 - Article on Conference and general student mental health and counselling.
Guardian - 10 September 2002 - Article on student suicide.
Guardian - 19 February 2002 - Comprehensive article on student mental health.
Guardian - 8 2May 2001- As above .
The Observer - 4 March 2001 - Help at last for suicidal young men including students.
BBC - 11 Feb 2001 - New research reveals an alarming growth in mental health problems among students.
The Observer - 7 Jan 2001 - Depression hits one in four adults including students.
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