'Dismissive' Attitude to Mental Illness
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The Western fashion scene will want to see “ much more African-inspired clothing “ Rwandan fashion design >> M22-23 Runner-up in Guardian Student Publication of the Year 2012 Autumn Term Week Nine Tuesday 26 November 2013 www.nouse.co.uk Est. 1964 Sponsored by NOUSE AGATHA TORRANCE Vanbrugh Rugby club football pay JCRC debt in weekend >> Page 3 rampage Anwen Baker CURRENT AND former members of the University of York Rugby Club have reportedly been involved in a weekend of mayhem as part of their President’s celebration. President’s weekend is an annu- al event in which alumni return to the University to see how the club is performing. The club had booked out a room in The Graduate, a popular student pub on Lendal, on Friday night. A member of the bar staff told Nouse: “There were about 60 peo- ple at the bar, all members of the party booked by the rugby club. Over the first hour or so it was fairly good humoured with only a bit of Health centre under fire amid claims noisy chanting, but some of them began to get more rowdy. “They started downing pints and smashing their glasses on the of ‘dismissive’ attitude to mental illness floor, which was covered in broken glass by the time they were kicked out. Two women had been hiding in Students made to feel like ‘time-wasters’ as concerns about campus health centre grow the toilets and only felt safe to come out once they had left the pub.” Anwen Baker say “she never once asked what I she’s the only person I’ve seen, but home treat us in this way. It’s horri- After leaving The Graduate, NEWS EDITOR was diagnosed with. She said to me I absolutely refuse to see her again.” ble because it’s really hard to trans- members of the group are reported ‘look - you’ve been on medication The student stated that she fer between professionals anyway to have gone to The Willow where, SEVERAL STUDENTS have spo- for two years and you’re only 19’. It then went on to see a GP at the and this just makes it worse.” after having pulled down their trou- ken out against Unity Health, the made me feel so bad, like I’m just a Wenlock Terrace surgery, who was Another student who had faced sers and exposed their genitals, campus health centre, claiming that messed up person really. I tried to “more helpful, possibly not so fed up difficulties with the health centre several members were thrown out the surgery cannot deal with mental explain my home GP’s plan [for] my of seeing students all day.” said “There’s only one doctor on site of the venue. A third year student ill health issues properly. medication and she said I was set- The student acknowledged that who specialises in mental health who was present described how she One first year student who ting myself up for failure. the health centre had been helpful and he is under a lot of demand - so was “disgusted” and went on to say spoke to Nouse said: “When they “She also told me that people in dealing with physical issues and you might end up seeing say a sports “They’re not exactly helping the rug- saw depression on my form they didn’t prescribe the medication I stated that the rest of the university specialist who doesn’t have the ex- by and sports club image”. didn’t bat an eyelid”. The student was on any more. welfare had been “fantastic” but told pertise, or has a different attitude According to members of staff described the appointment itself, “I left feeling horrendous and Nouse: “We’re freshers moving away with the doctor asking in “an ac- very upset. I feel like she thought I from our support systems. We have Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2 cusatory tone” why she had been was a time waster and a messed up mental health problems so have in- seeing her GP at home on a weekly kid who shouldn’t be at uni. I had creased anxiety anyway, and those COMMENT >> Page 13 basis. The student then went on to to give her name to my home GP as people who’ve been there for us at LEADER >> Page 14 NEWS COMMENT POLITICS FASHION FILM & TV Boat Club. Early morn- What happens when we Is engagement more Male Model of the Doctor Who. ing rowers have bike swap talking for typing? effective? Interview with Year. What in- Celebrating 50 tyres slashed in attack A look at Tinder, the new Dr Saravanamuttu on the spires Daniel years of Time reportedly by local. way to flirt. summit in Sri Lanka. Lukikas? Lords. >> Page 4 >> Page 14 >> Page 21 >> M8 >> M19 NOUSE: THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.nouse.co.uk Tuesday 26 November 2013 2 www.ey.com/uk/careers News of whom is a mental ill health spe- ment, stating that they preferred to centre’s inability to deal with mental >> Continued from front cialist. There is also a counsellor be represented by a statement from health problems. Offer told Nouse and a community mental ill health Student Support Services and that that “If even one student receives York In Brief towards mental health. A lot of worker. they were unable to comment on in- poor service from the health centre people who see the wrong doctor Peter Quinn, Director of Stu- dividual cases. then it’s a problem, and I urge all Police warn students can be sent away with no help, or dent Support Services, told Nouse The 2012 University health students who’ve had a bad experi- feel even more frustrated and guilty “I’m obviously disappointed to hear centre Survey showed that 75.9 per ence to raise their concerns with with fake burglaries because this doctor thinks there’s about these student’s experiences. cent of patients surveyed were satis- me, and to formally complain to the York students have been targeted nothing wrong with them.” Student Support Services work col- fied with their experience of Unity health centre. I’ll make sure their in a series of unusual burglaries The student spoke about how laboratively with Unity Health on Health, whilst 24.1 per cent of re- concerns are taken seriously. this week. Police dressed as thieves he felt one of the doctors he saw a range of health related services spondents rated their experience as “I’ve ensured the health centre found the windows and doors of 29 dismissed his depression “as a head- poor or very poor. has set up a student patient partici- student homes unlocked when they ache”. It made me feel Of the 36.9 per cent of respond- pation group to make sure that stu- staged the fake break-ins. The stunt He also criticised what he felt ents who had a disability (including dents’ experiences and views are put so bad like I’m just a was part of a national campaign to was a lack of outreach, saying “Giv- “ mental health problems) 57.3 per front and centre, and I’ll be working reduce the number of sneak in bur- en the nature of mental health it’s messed up person cent were satisfied with the service hard to lobby for any recommenda- glaries, which account for around not surprising people don’t go until provided in relation to their ill- tions that come out of this process. a third of all burglaries reported to everything is crashing down around really nesses or disability whilst 26.5 per “It’s very important that the ” police. It is hoped that by highlight- them. There’s very little investiga- cent were not, with one patient w The Health ing the ease in which people can tion into people’s wellbeing unless Anonymous first year student commenting “The health centre enter their homes students will in- you go directly to them”. including mental health provision. was dismissive of my mental health “centre has brushed crease their security. Another student who spoke to Unity Health have been successful problems.” Nouse described how he had gone in securing a community mental Thomas Ron, YUSU Disabled this under the car- to the health centre to get an offi- ill health worker and a counsellor Students Officer, commented “The cial diagnosis for depression for the to work with students at whichever health centre has been a cause for pet as anecdotal” York students scoop purpose of mitigating circumstanc- surgery they are attending which, concern for students, especially Disabled Students Officer television awards es. The doctor he spoke to chose to given the well reported continuing those with mental health issues. Thomas Ron York students have won several priz- refer back to a previous physical ill- cuts in provision nationally and lo- There have been numerous com- es at the ‘Yorkshire Student Awards’ ness for the mitigating circumstanc- cally, is better than usual provision. plaints about GPs who have refused support networks across the Uni- hosted by the Royal Television Soci- es form. According to the student, “The University is making to help students or prescribe them versity – including the Student Sup- ety. The winners were chosen from “she decided it was easier for her to the local Clinical Commissioning medicine, rude behaviour which port Hub, Open Door Team, Col- over 50 entries by a panel of tel- go back to an illness that had hap- Group aware of its concerns about belittles or states that problems are leges and the health centre – take evision industry professionals and pened a month or so ago than talk mental health service provision in not important, or inexplicable waits mental ill-health and mental illness were revealed at a ceremony held to me about mental illness”.