The scale of the mental health crisis at UK universities is revealed in a study by the IPPR thinktank. In the same year a record number of students with mental health problems dropped out of university. The report called for universities to ensure that their counselling services had close links with local GPs and mental health services. A Department for Education spokesperson said the government had worked with Universities UK to improve mental health support. My mental health problems came to a head this year when I ended up in hospital in January, just before my finals.

Source: The Guardian September 02, 2017 06:00 UTC