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Goal 3

Good Health and Well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

3.3.5

Mental health support for students

The University is committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive, and psychologically safe learning environment in which students can access appropriate mental health information, counselling, and professional support.

Recognizing that students may experience academic stress, examination anxiety, adjustment difficulties, relationship concerns, financial pressures, loneliness, and other psychosocial challenges, the University adopts a proactive and student-centred approach to mental health promotion. Its initiatives focus on prevention, early identification of concerns, timely intervention, professional referral, and the development of emotional resilience and healthy coping strategies.

The University endeavours to ensure that mental health support is accessible, confidential, non-discriminatory, and responsive to the diverse needs of students across its constituent institutions and programmes.

The University provides access to qualified counsellors, psychologists, mental health professionals, and trained student support personnel through a dedicated counselling centre or designated student wellness facility. These services offer students a safe and non-judgmental environment to discuss personal, emotional, social, and academic concerns.

Key services include Individual counselling, Academic counselling, Group counselling, Psychological assessment and referral, Crisis support, Follow-up support.

The University organizes mental health awareness campaigns, workshops, expert lectures, seminars, orientation sessions, and interactive programmes to improve mental health literacy and encourage students to seek support when needed.

Student volunteers, peer mentors, class representatives, and student welfare teams help identify students who are experiencing difficulties and guide them towards appropriate professional assistance. Peer-support programmes include mentoring arrangements, student wellness clubs, support groups, and awareness campaigns led by students under professional supervision.

The University promotes preventive mental health practices through activities that support physical health, emotional balance, social connectedness, and a sense of belonging. These include Yoga, meditation, mindfulness, Sports, fitness programmes, outdoor activities, and recreational events, cultural activities, and other creative pursuits. Such initiatives complement professional mental health services and encourage students to develop sustainable habits that support long-term psychological well-being.

POLICY ON MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING

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