Scottish
Disability
Team
Support relating to Specific Impairments - Mental Health/Illness: Resources
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SDT Event Resources
Here are relevant resources produced by or for the Scottish Disability Team as part of events the Team has held.
Mental Health and Higher Education
This presentation looks at the DDA and students with mental health issues.
Date added: 04/12/2003
Mental Health and Higher Education - Powerpoint version 
Mental Health and Higher Education - Word version 
Mental Health and Higher Education - PDF version 
Mental Health and Higher Education - Case Study 1
This case study looks at the scenario of an applicant for a psychology degree who discloses that they have manic depression/bi-polar disorder.
Date added: 04/12/2003
Mental Health and Higher Education - Case Study 1 - Word version
Mental Health and Higher Education - Case Study 1 - PDF version
Mental Health and Higher Education - Case Study 2
Case Study based on student with mental health issues and Head of Student Services.
Date added: 04/12/2003
Mental Health and Higher Education - Case Study 2 - Word version
Mental Health and Higher Education - Case Study 2 - PDF version
Mental Health and Higher Education - Case Study 3
This case study looks at a scenario involving a student and a on-site student halls warden.
Date added: 04/12/2003
Mental Health and Higher Education - Case Study 3 - Word version
Mental Health and Higher Education - Case Study 3 - PDF version
Mental Health and Higher Education - Creating A Healthy Institution
A list of questions to encourage HE staff to think of ways to promote a healthy environment for students.
Date added: 04/12/2003
Mental Health and Higher Education - Creating A Healthy Institution - Word version
Mental Health and Higher Education - Creating A Healthy Institution - PDF version
Mental Health and Higher Education - Useful Resources
This is a handout with a list of useful resources relating to Mental Health.
Date added: 04/12/2003
Mental Health and Higher Education - Useful Resources - Word version
Mental Health and Higher Education - Useful Resources - PDF version
External Web Links
Here are links to other Web sites you may find of relevance. While we list these as being potentially of interest to you, we cannot guarantee the accessibility or validity of any information provided in external web sites.
We do our best to make sure that all the sites we link to are still in existence work, but if you do find one of the links below no longer works, then please let us know.
Mental Health Voluntary Organisation (MIND) 
- MIND is the leading mental health voluntary organisation in England and Wales, who work to create a better life for people with experience of mental distress.
The Mental Health Manual - This Manual has been produced under a HEFCE funded project at Lancaster University (2000-2002) dedicated to the dissemination of good practice in supporting students with mental health difficulties.