The number of students seeking mental health support while studying at university has increased by more than 50% in five years, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Shared Data Unit analysis suggests.
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Shared Data Unit sent a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to 172 UK universities. Nine were exempt as they were private institutions not subject to FOI and 162 universities responded out of the remaining 163.
Of 83 universities that provided five years of full data from 2012 to 2017, the number of students seeking help rose from 50,900 to 78,100. The number of students going to university dropped slightly over the same period.
At the same time, budgets towards mental health services increased by more than 40%.
The Shared Data Hub makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership included:
- Jesmond Local: 29 October 2018
- Rochdale Online: 29 October 2018
- Yorkshire Post: 29 October 2018
- Nantwich News: 29 October 2018
- ITV News: 29 October 2018
- Sunderland Echo: 29 October 2018
- The Press (York): 29 October 2018
- Kent Online: 30 October 2018
- Pirate FM: 30 October 2018
- The Evening Express (Aberdeen): 30 October 2019
- Cornish Stuff: 5 November 2018
- Ipswich Star: 26 November 2018
The story was also covered by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Breakfast, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Today Programme, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ WM, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Shropshire, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Hereford & Worcester and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔpage, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland TV, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Victoria Derbyshire, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Bristol, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Bristol, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio London, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News Channel, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland - Timeline, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Somerset, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wiltshire and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cambridgeshire.
Non partner coverage:
- The Telegraph: 29 October 2018
- Wonkfest - Education blog: 1 November 2018
- Not in vain for lee: 30 october 2018
- The Herald: 30 October 2018
- Forge Today: Opinion: 18 November 2018