We are excited to announce that Derwent FM is a strategic partner with Student Minds, the UK’s leading student mental health charity. Student Minds empowers students to develop the skills and knowledge they need to look after their own mental health, support others, and create positive change.

At Derwent FM, we believe in the importance of supporting student wellbeing and mental health. Our partnership with Student Minds reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering healthy, supportive Communities for students across the UK.

Together, we aim to ensure that no student is held back by their mental health challenges. This collaboration will allow us to contribute to essential mental health resources, programs, and initiatives that make a real difference in students’ lives.

Student Minds shared their thoughts on our partnership: “We’re super excited to have our long-time supporter Derwent FM back on board as Strategic Partners to continue our work to ensure no student is held back by their mental health.”

Initiatives which have taken place so far this academic year have been;

Mental Wellbeing Webinar

In October we held our first collaborative webinar with Student Minds, where we explored an introduction to student mental health and wellbeing within higher education and student accommodation. The Webinar features Geraldine Dufour from Therapeutic Consultations Ltd, Head of the Counselling Service at the University of Cambridge and Chair of BACP Universities and Colleges Division.

Shared with all our student residents and teams, it was great to see so many benefitting from the partnership.

Big Colleague Survey

As part of our commitment to supporting mental health, we pledged to donate £1 for every survey completed by our team in our “Big Colleague Survey” – we are pleased to share we received  an incredible 230 responses!

To add to this result we then contributed an additional £270 for surpassing 75% participation, bringing the total to £500 raised to support Student minds. This donation has been given during Big Give Christmas campaign, where all contributions are doubled between the 3rd and the 10th of December.

Stay tuned for updates on our joint efforts and initiatives. We look forward to making a positive impact together!.

Author: Amy Daniels, Digital Content and Marketing Assistant