Counselling Services
Dear Edinburgh Napier University,
Please treat this as a Freedom of Information Request.
Could you please send me information as to -
1. How many students have used the student councilling services between each of the four academic years of 2012-13 and 2015-2016?
2. Please send a breakdown by gender for each year.
3. Please send a breakdown by year of study for each year.
4. Please send statistics as to how many students have sought help through the university for the following issues between each of the four academic years of 2012-13 and 2015-2016? -
4.1 -Self-harm
4.2 Eating Disorders
4.3 Depression and anxiety disorders
4.4 Substance Abuse (drug/alcohol)
4.5 Other Mental Health Issues
5. If you have a record of how many students received student councilling in the calendar year 2016-2017 then please provide this information.
6. Please send a breakdown by gender for the calendar year 2016-2017 if this is available.
7. Please send a breakdown by year of study for the calendar year 2016-2017 if this is available.
8. Please send statistics as to how many students sought help through the university for the following issues between the calendar years 2016-2017.
8.1 -Self-harm
8.2 Eating Disorders
8.3 Depression and anxiety disorders
8.4 Substance Abuse (drug/alcohol)
8.5 Other Mental Health issues
9. Lastly, please tell me what suicide prevention strategy the university currently has in place, if any.
You may want to refer to the University of Aberdeen's response to my FOI request for a simple way to send the data. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c... Please note, questions 5-8 for the University of Aberdeen were slightly different.
Thank you for your time and help.
Yours faithfully,
Simone Kelly
FOI 048-18
Dear Simone Kelly,
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Acknowledgement
I acknowledge the request for information contained in your email below and confirm that a response will be prepared under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 which you will receive by close of play on 14 March 2018.
If the information you have requested is exempt under the Act we will advise you of this and of your right to appeal. If the information you have requested refers to a third party we may consult them before providing a response. A fee may be payable for the information, in which case we will advise you of this, and await your response before proceeding any further with the request. If we request clarification regarding the information sought or a fee, the 20 working day response time will be suspended until we have received this from you.
Please let me know if you require your response in an alternative format.
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Scottish Information Commissioner
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St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
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If you have any queries please contact me quoting the reference number given above.
Yours sincerely,
Elaine Clark
Governance Adviser (Freedom of Information)
Governance & Compliance
Edinburgh Napier University
Room 5.B.18
Sighthill Campus
EDINBURGH
EH11 4BN
email: [email address]
phone: 0131 455 6255
fax: 0131 455 6269
FOI 048-18
Dear Simone Kelly,
Thank you for your information request dated 14 February 2018. Please
find the initial response to your request within the attached document.
The remaining sections of the request will be responded to as soon as
possible. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience this delay
causes.
Please let me know if you have any problems accessing this document.
Unless otherwise stated, Edinburgh Napier University reserves copyright in
all information provided under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002 (FOISA). Although the information is available under the legislation
this does not mean that the University has waived its copyright and
therefore the information must not be reproduced in any way or made
available in whole or in part without the written permission of the
copyright holder.
Follow-up procedural guidance
If you are not satisfied with the way the University has dealt with your
request for information, you have a right under FOISA to request a review
of this decision. If you wish to exercise this right, you must write to
the University to request a review within forty working days of receipt of
this decision. Your request for a review must be in writing and you must
specify your name and address for correspondence. You must also identify
the decision that you wish to have reviewed.
Should you wish to request a review, please address your request to:
David Cloy
University Secretary
Governance & Compliance
Edinburgh Napier University
Room 5.B.18 Sighthill Campus,
Sighthill Court,
Edinburgh EH11 4BN, or email: [1][email address]
Your review will be undertaken by staff not involved in the original
decision making process. If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of a
review, you have a right under the FOISA to appeal to the Scottish
Information Commissioner. If you wish to do so, you must appeal to the
Commissioner within six months following the date of receipt of the review
notice. The Commissioner’s contact details are as follows:
The Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Email: [2][email address]
Tel: 01334 464610
Appeals can now be made online via the Commissioner’s website, please see
link below:
[3]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
Yours sincerely,
Elaine Clark
Governance Adviser (Freedom of Information)
Governance & Compliance
Edinburgh Napier University
Room 5.B.18
Sighthill Campus
EDINBURGH
EH11 4BN
email: [4][email address]
phone: 0131 455 6255
fax: 0131 455 6269
FOI 048-18
Dear Simone Kelly,
Thank you for your information request dated 14 February 2018. Further to
the initial response sent to you on 14 March, please find attached an
updated response document, additional information has been highlight in
yellow for ease of reference. Please let me know if you have any problems
accessing this document.
Please accept our apologies for any inconveniece the delay in providing
you with a full response may have caused, this was due to historical
information being held on a different system, and the staff member able to
access this information being out of the office.
Unless otherwise stated, Edinburgh Napier University reserves copyright in
all information provided under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002 (FOISA). Although the information is available under the legislation
this does not mean that the University has waived its copyright and
therefore the information must not be reproduced in any way or made
available in whole or in part without the written permission of the
copyright holder.
Follow-up procedural guidance
If you are not satisfied with the way the University has dealt with your
request for information, you have a right under FOISA to request a review
of this decision. If you wish to exercise this right, you must write to
the University to request a review within forty working days of receipt of
this decision. Your request for a review must be in writing and you must
specify your name and address for correspondence. You must also identify
the decision that you wish to have reviewed.
Should you wish to request a review, please address your request to:
David Cloy
University Secretary
Governance & Compliance
Edinburgh Napier University
Room 5.B.18 Sighthill Campus,
Sighthill Court,
Edinburgh EH11 4BN, or email: [1][email address]
Your review will be undertaken by staff not involved in the original
decision making process. If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of a
review, you have a right under the FOISA to appeal to the Scottish
Information Commissioner. If you wish to do so, you must appeal to the
Commissioner within six months following the date of receipt of the review
notice. The Commissioner’s contact details are as follows:
The Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Email: [2][email address]
Tel: 01334 464610
Appeals can now be made online via the Commissioner’s website, please see
link below:
[3]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
Yours sincerely,
Elaine Clark
Governance Adviser (Freedom of Information)
Governance & Compliance
Edinburgh Napier University
Room 5.B.18
Sighthill Campus
EDINBURGH
EH11 4BN
email: [4][email address]
phone: 0131 455 6255
fax: 0131 455 6269
From: Clark, Elaine <[5][email address]> On Behalf Of Freedom of
Information
Sent: 14 March 2018 15:56
To: [6][FOI #464770 email]
Subject: FOI 048-18 - response - Freedom of Information request -
Counselling Services
FOI 048-18
Dear Simone Kelly,
Thank you for your information request dated 14 February 2018. Please
find the initial response to your request within the attached document.
The remaining sections of the request will be responded to as soon as
possible. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience this delay
causes.
Please let me know if you have any problems accessing this document.
Unless otherwise stated, Edinburgh Napier University reserves copyright in
all information provided under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002 (FOISA). Although the information is available under the legislation
this does not mean that the University has waived its copyright and
therefore the information must not be reproduced in any way or made
available in whole or in part without the written permission of the
copyright holder.
Follow-up procedural guidance
If you are not satisfied with the way the University has dealt with your
request for information, you have a right under FOISA to request a review
of this decision. If you wish to exercise this right, you must write to
the University to request a review within forty working days of receipt of
this decision. Your request for a review must be in writing and you must
specify your name and address for correspondence. You must also identify
the decision that you wish to have reviewed.
Should you wish to request a review, please address your request to:
David Cloy
University Secretary
Governance & Compliance
Edinburgh Napier University
Room 5.B.18 Sighthill Campus,
Sighthill Court,
Edinburgh EH11 4BN, or email: [7][email address]
Your review will be undertaken by staff not involved in the original
decision making process. If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of a
review, you have a right under the FOISA to appeal to the Scottish
Information Commissioner. If you wish to do so, you must appeal to the
Commissioner within six months following the date of receipt of the review
notice. The Commissioner’s contact details are as follows:
The Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Email: [8][email address]
Tel: 01334 464610
Appeals can now be made online via the Commissioner’s website, please see
link below:
[9]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
Yours sincerely,
Elaine Clark
Governance Adviser (Freedom of Information)
Governance & Compliance
Edinburgh Napier University
Room 5.B.18
Sighthill Campus
EDINBURGH
EH11 4BN
email: [10][email address]
phone: 0131 455 6255
fax: 0131 455 6269
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