Students as leaders in supporting campus well-being: Peer-to-peer health promotion in higher education.

Issue Addressed: This study aimed to analyse the relationship between peer-delivered health promotion programmes and student well-being and to expand the limited body of research examining peer-to-peer mental health promotion as experienced by student leaders.

Methods: The study was cross-sectional and focused on the experience of participants of a Sydney-based University Mental Health Day event, including student leaders, student participants, university staff and industry partners. It adopted a mixed-method approach to data collection, including a quantitative and a qualitative phase.

Creating Healthy Universities: The role of campus-based health promotion events in supporting student well-being.

Issue Addressed: University students have been increasingly recognised as a population with a high prevalence of mental ill health, with research suggesting that psychological distress is higher among tertiary education students than nonstudents. The purpose of this study was to assess students' perceptions of the effectiveness of student-led, campus-based mental health promotion events on their well-being.

Methods: The cross-sectional study included six campus-based events, and collected data from 700 university students using a survey tool that included quantitative and qualitative measures.