This has been a long campaign for the Abrahart's and every other family that supported the campaign for a duty of care. I hope the court finally provides clarity for students and families so that all universities have a clearly defined responsibility. bbc.co.uk/news/education…

On 2 Aug, our petition clicked over 2000 signatures, and, as it got to 2022 signatures, the opportunity was there for Steve's 'play on numbers'! 4 months on, we're now up to almost 10,000. Can you help get us there? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6409… #SuicideAwareness #SuicidePrevention

The Jordan Legacy It’s fantastic to have reached the crucial 10,000 signatures mark - so the Government must respond to our petition proposals. But our petition will still be open until 19 January, and more signatures sends a bigger message! for #SuicidePrevention ! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6409…

Both #LEARNNetwork's Dr. Mark Shanahan and Lee Fryatt are joining the expert advisory group advising on all aspects of the Department for Education's independent review into suspected student suicides and near-misses in England which is being conducted by NCISH.

What role should staff play in preventing student suicide? Jim Dickinson makes valid observations. Time for compulsory training? Time to review old models of thinking? Current approaches have again failed a student in crisis. Time for change. wonkhe.com/blogs/what-rol… via @wonkhe

Research is vital if we are to develop evidenced based interventions that support the bereaved. Postvention is prevention.

🙏Insightful and brave piece from Dr Michelle Morgan (ItSE) Explaining the rise in student mental health and wellbeing issues hepi.ac.uk/2024/02/08/exp… via Higher Education Policy Institute

Students who die by suicide may not have conventional risk factors. Deaths cluster at times of arrival & exams. Only 11% are in contact with MH services, suggesting need for closer working between universities & NHS. Our new report NCISH.

Finally a definitive answer. Natasha's parents always knew. University of Bristol forced a bereaved family to fight for the truth. The LEARN Network continues to support the call for a statutory duty of care. We know many other families have been failed by our universities.

Police must be careful not to stigmatise those who call police in crisis. Often police are called because appropriate mental health services are simply not there. Police have a duty to protect as well as investigate. Crisis is govt failure to invest in services.

Coroners have significant potential to ensure all preventable deaths are learnt from. Post vention is the first step for Prevention. A national oversight mechanism could create a platform for greater learning and accountability. Please consider supporting this .

Daughter informed today that her secondary school is imposing one " toilet pass a day". No more. Seems draconian for modern ed? Victorian power crazed head teachers? Are teachers similarly confined? bbc.com/newsround/6585…

🧵Has your family been affected by #studentsuicide or attempted suicide in a #HigherEducation setting? We are contributing evidence to the National Review of Higher Education Student Suicides and are asking for more family experiences as part of our contribution. 1/3

I'm a part of @halfon4harlowMP's #HEMHIT initiative. This must outlast the minister, and should now focus on a #StatutoryDutyofCare to ensure all its excellent outputs are mandated rather than discretionary spend in an #HE landscape pared back into the financial bone.

Congratulations on your appointment as education Minister Luke Hall - we look forward to your support in driving for a #StatutorydutyofCare for students in #HE - voluntary measures involving discretionary spend in a sector with massive financial challenges just don't make sense.

🧵1 year ago today we headed to #10DowningStreet to deliver our petition, signed by over 128k people, calling on the government to enact a #StatutoryDutyofCare for students in #HE. A year on, and progress is still slow. But there IS progress. 1/4

We never got to meet the new Minister and there may be a new one again come July 5. But our stance doesn't change. We need the fair treatment of students, so that they do not experience foreseeable harm through the actions or omissions of #HEPs, underpinned by law.

Birkbeck, University of London ICPR Lee Fryatt Lee Fryatt says families share a frustration with the weakness of coroners’ prevention of future death notices - designed to warn public bodies of risk & save lives. Families want lessons learnt but Lee says of the prevention notices, ‘they might as well be thrown in the bin’.

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TLN member Lee Fryatt’s reflections on ‘Missed Birthdays’ thelearnnetwork.org.uk/post/missed-bi…