Mental health services in Scotland’s universities are “completely overwhelmed”, Scottish Labour has warned.
A freedom of information (FOI) request submitted by the party has revealed that across 10 universities, 14,920 students applied for help with their mental health in 2020/21.
Almost every university reported a sharp increase in the number of mental health support requests, the FOI found.
Based on the available data, the figures had almost tripled when compared to 10 years prior.
