Mental Health

Mental Health Problems

If you are concerned that a student may be a risk to themselves or to others, you, or the student, should seek urgent help and advice. (See ‘Dealing with a Mental Health Emergency’).

Signs and symptoms of mental health problems may include some of the following:

Difficulties with memory and concentration.

Feeling emotionally numb, or frequently wanting to cry.

Overwork, restlessness, hyperactivity, or finding it hard to do anything at all.

Difficulty sleeping, or difficulty staying awake.

Loss of appetite, comfort-eating, or preoccupation with food and weight.

Talking too much or too fast, or not talking at all.

Feeling constantly fearful, or experiencing panic-attacks.

Difficulty relating to your environment and/or to other people.

Feelings of unreality, or heightened reality.

Hearing voices, or seeing or feeling things others appear not to hear/see/feel.

Persistent worrying thoughts or ideas.

Self-harming.

Suicidal thoughts.

Any one of these problems on its own does not necessarily indicate mental illness, but it is always best to seek help or advice.