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Advancing the Campus Community Perspective: Mental Health Literacy

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15 Jan Advancing the Campus Community Perspective: Mental Health Literacy

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Mental health literacy (MHL) is defined as “knowledge and beliefs about mental health problems which aid their recognition, management or prevention” (Jorm et al., 1997, p. 182).MHL has several components, including the ability to recognise specific disorders, knowledge of causes, risk factors, and treatment, attitudes that promote recognition and appropriate help-seeking, and first aid skills for supporting others with mental health issues (Jorm, 2012; Jorm et al., 1997). MHL is widely recognised as a foundational element of mental health promotion and of the prevention, early identification, and treatment of mental disorders (Mcluckie et al., 2014; Wei et al., 2018). People who are more well- informed and educated about these issues tend to help those who are experiencing mental health problems more appropriately and effectively (Rossetto et al., 2016). MHL programs for university staff have proven efficacious (Rein et al., 2018). Given the high rates of mental health issues and students’ reluctance to seek help (Brenner et al., 2020), staff must be equipped with training as well as clear policies and procedures to ensure that students are connected to appropriate care. It has been suggested that such programs should be offered regularly in academic settings to ensure mental health awareness and promote positive help-seeking attitudes to the student population (Ashoorian et al., 2019). In this manner, stigma is combated, and student experience is enhanced within an environment that fosters wellbeing.

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Vilnius University

Vilnius University is the largest Lithuanian scientific institution, has deservedly earned the status of aleader in science and research. European university traditions, academic freedom and diversity ofopinions, the ability to deal with new challenges in the constantly changing world, and social responsibility are the fundamental values of the University. Established in 1579, the University comprises 12 faculties, 7 institutes, 2 university hospitals, 4 interfaculty centres of study and research, the oldest library in Lithuania (which includes a modern scientific communication and information centre, an astronomical observatory, a botanical garden, and the Church of the St. Johns.The student body of the University includes >21,000 students. Year after year listed by QS World University Rankings among the top four per cent of the best universities in the world, Vilnius University attracts the best and most talented secondary school graduates of the country. Thestudies that are offered by the University are based on international level research.

The university’s staff is involved in many national and international initiatives that are geared towards implementationof the Bologna Process and meet the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, while the quality issues of various activities are in the forefront of the institution’s strategy. Over 160 bilateral cooperation agreements and 836 Erasmus+ cooperation agreements have been signed to enhance academic exchange and international collaboration and partnership in research and education.

More than 700exchange students from all over the world have been hosted and more than 766 students have been accepted for degree studies in the 2018-2019 academic year at Vilnius University.

In terms of Erasmus + exchanges, the university has the biggest number of incoming and outgoing students in Lithuania. Active and qualitative participation in Erasmus Mundus Action2 enabled VU to extend international academic cooperation beyond the EU and to continue it under the Erasmus + ICM programme. An increasing number of degree programmes in English enables Vilnius University tooffer studies in medicine, and dentistry, business and languages, IT, mathematics and financial mathematics, and the other study programmes.

Through international engagement, Vilnius University enhances the accumulation of the comprehensive knowledge for high quality education, spreading internationalization within the University, and seeks to strengthen the University’s academic reputation.

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Virginija Klimukienė

Virginija Klimukienė is a head of the Counselling and Training Centre at Vilnius University,
Lithuania, where she is responsible for organizing a wide range of psychological services for the
University-community members. She graduated from the Vilnius University with Doctor ‘s degree
in Psychology in 2020. Her thesis was on Risk and Protective Factors of Adolescent Convicts: The
Dynamics and Prediction of Delinquent Behaviour. She further takes an interest in transition age
youth, and investigates intervention strategies to prevent and treat various emotional and
behavioural problems in emerging adults.

Ieva Vasionyte

I am a Health psychologist – psychotherapist, working as a Community
psychologist at Vilnius university. In the past 5 years I’ve bin working in the are of Students’ mental
health, developing and implementing mental health crisis management interventions in Vilnius
university community; working on strategies to increase availability of psychological services for
students. I am a trainer as well, specializing in stress management, efficient learning and Mental
health first aid.

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