Question: How can further education providers help students with their mental health?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Maintaining education and skills training provision: further education providers
section_headers: Mental health
section_content: Many learners will be feeling uncertain and anxious and it is vital that they
can still access the mental health support they need. Providers will need to
consider their learners’ mental health and wellbeing and identify learners who
may need additional support.
All NHS mental health trusts are setting up 24/7 helplines and seeking to use
digital and virtual channels to continue delivering support during the
pandemic.
Social connections, alongside exercise, sleep, a healthy diet and routine, are
important protective factors for mental health. Resources to promote and
support mental wellbeing are included in the list of online
resources we have published to help children
and young people to learn at home.
Public Health England have also published more extensive
guidance on
supporting children and young people’s mental health and the Department of
Health and Social Care (DHSC) is providing £5m of additional funding for
mental health charities (to support adults and children).
Digital support includes:

an educational resource for adults about children and young people’s mental health, which is relevant for teachers, other professionals working with children, volunteers, parents and carers
The Every Mind Matters platform from Public Health England has specific advice on maintaining good mental wellbeing during the outbreak
The Association of Colleges has produced a coronavirus resource hub

Mental health is also covered in the interim safeguarding
guidance, and the principles in Keeping children
safe in
education
(KCSIE) continue to apply. Below are some suggestions as to how providers have
supported their learners with their mental health:

Making effective use of remote one-to-one counselling.
Encouraging young people to identify their own self-care strategies during this uncertain time; online resources can help with this. Some providers are running live mindfulness classes to improve learner wellbeing.
Completing welfare checks at the start of each session to ensure that all learners are engaged and supported.
PHSE lessons have been delivered remotely and focused on topics relevant to learners being at home, including mental health awareness, healthy living and online safety.
There are many studies which have shown that doing physical activity can improve mental health. Sport England has enlisted 450 School Games Organisers to help deliver a programme of free daily digital content to help keep young people active.


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This information does not answer the question. The question is asking for information on how further education providers are helping students with their mental health. However, this information is about mental health support offered by NHS and Public Health England.
This answer excellently how provider support student with their mental health and also the provision of mental health digital support.
Gives a long answer regarding how students can get mental health

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