Investigating changes in student mental health and help-seeking behaviour after the introduction of new well-being support services at a UK university.

Background: Growing numbers of students now seek mental health support from their higher education providers. In response, a number of universities have invested in non-clinical well-being services, but there have been few evaluations of these. This research addresses a critical gap in the existing literature.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student mental health and wellbeing in UK university students: a multiyear cross-sectional analysis.

Background: Ongoing concern for the unique mental health challenges faced by university students has been magnified by the disruption of the global COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020.

Aims: This study aimed to investigate changes in mental health and wellbeing outcomes for UK university students since the pandemic began, and to examine whether more vulnerable groups were disproportionately impacted.

Methods: Students at a UK university responded to anonymous online cross-sectional surveys in 2019 ( = 2637), 2020 ( = 3693), and 2021 ( = 2772).