A new Mental Health Charter has been launched by the Association of Colleges (AoC).
The charter, created by AoC in partnership with college leaders and senior mental health leads, is an updated version of the original published five years ago.
Research published by the NHS in November 2023 found that 20.3% of eight to 16-year-olds had a probable mental disorder. Among 17 to 19-year-olds, the proportion was 23.3%, while in 20 to 25-year-olds it was 21.7%.
Colleges are central to supporting people with mental health – they educate and train 1.6 million people each year, including 608,000 young people.
