KEY ADVICE FOR TUTORS.
Words by Tiff Webster
9 suggestions of processes or actions for tutors/teachers to put in place to assist students from diverse populations/backgrounds in terms of handling their mental health: As a student of colour in higher education, I’ve had a number of stages where my mental health has fluctuated and still does to this day. The moment I started to notice a decline in my mental health was joining higher education and navigating these spaces. During my second and final year, I experienced for the first time symptoms of anxiety and had regular panic attacks, which would manifest sporadically, even when I would be out with friends I would have them. I would constantly be overthinking and overanalyzing my work and the meaning of my work or why I chose the topics I chose to explore. Financial struggles at home would also add to the decline in my mental state, along with health problems and other external factors that all interconnected; eventually leading me to the 28 // MENTAL HEALTH & CREATIVE HEALING.