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Edinburgh University is introducing dedicated BAME counselling
It’s part of a number of improvements Edinburgh is making to the counselling system
2 months ago
The university said BAME counsellors would “provide particular insight for issues pertinent to our BAME community.”
These new hires are part of a number of improvements the university is making, such as hiring more counsellors overall and investing more resources into the existing system.
These improvements have come after a number of Edinburgh students complained about what they feel are inadequate mental health resources to address the challenges of the pandemic.
Just this month, The Tab revealed that students had to wait 12 weeks to receive an appointment with a counsellor.
Edinburgh University students made to wait up to 12 weeks for a counselling appointment
They can wait four weeks for a consultation and an additional eight for an appointment
3 months ago
Edinburgh University students are being made to wait up to 12 weeks to get a counsellor using uni mental health services, The Tab Edinburgh can reveal.
Emails obtained by The Tab show that a student using the service only received an appointment today, January 11th, when she initially applied on the 22nd October.
The student had a consultation appointment on the 23rd November to assess her individual risk and was then informed by her counsellor that she would likely not have an appointment until the new year.