This document has been formed through a combination of experiences discussed during events held by the BAME Network, as well a more formal consultation and survey of students of a racial and ethnic minority background on mental health and wellbeing services available to them conduced by the BAME Network.

For the purposes of the document, staff who support student wellbeing will refer to:

- Counsellors

- Wellbeing advisors

- Personal tutors

- Resilife staff

This document consists of:

- Recommendations for direct next steps to improve wellbeing and counselling and services

- Additions to the training for staff who support student wellbeing

This section of the document does not describe issues that whilst important, are already in existing training (e.g. on racial hate crime). The new EDI training modules being produced by the university are welcome, and we would encourage the following issues to be incorporated (described later in more detail) a) Microaggressions b) Drinking culture c) Cultural competence d) Belonging

Author: Khadija Meghrawi, Chair of the BAME Network 2020/2021 With thanks to the accredited students and those who wished to be anonymised for their ideas and contributions.