Nearly 500 of these groups have been set up by health trusts across the UK - taking up around 36,000 hours of staff time a year. Pictured: NHS staff at a Pride event in 2019.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, UK universities have reported that more students are experiencing mental health problems.
The pandemic has not only exacerbated rates of anxiety but also led to a “significant rise” in young people struggling at university, according to experts.
With the National Union of Students' research suggesting “the majority of students are burdened by anxiety”, its president Larissa Kennedy has said she was “deeply concerned” by the student mental health crisis.