{"id":871,"date":"2025-12-22T18:44:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunmentors.eu\/?page_id=871"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:23:10","slug":"work-package-3-shaping-a-curriculum-for-mental-health-support-in-universities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sunmentors.eu\/?page_id=871","title":{"rendered":"Work Package 3: Shaping a Curriculum for Mental Health Support in Universities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"871\" class=\"elementor elementor-871\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-472ac236 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"472ac236\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1aafd07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Work Package 3: Shaping a Curriculum for Mental Health Support in Universities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5492619b jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"5492619b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262f7092 animated-slow jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"262f7092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/sunmentors.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/people-meeting-community-center-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-064e1f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"064e1f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9345908 jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"9345908\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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important parts of the SUNMENTORS project is <strong>Work Package 3 (WP3)<\/strong>. This stage is all about creating a <strong>practical curriculum<\/strong> that will help university lecturers and teaching staff feel more confident and capable when supporting students who struggle with their mental health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why this matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>University life can be stressful, and issues such as <strong>anxiety and depression<\/strong> are becoming more common among students. Teaching staff are often the first people to notice when a student is struggling, but many feel unprepared to respond in the right way. WP3 aims to change that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What we\u2019re creating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Together, all project partners are designing a <strong>handbook and training curriculum<\/strong> that will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explain how to recognize the early signs of mental distress.<\/li>\n<li>Provide guidance on how to respond in crisis situations such as panic attacks.<\/li>\n<li>Offer tips on how to start sensitive conversations about mental health.<\/li>\n<li>Clarify the role of teaching staff\u2014what they can do themselves and when to connect students with specialist services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The curriculum is being built collaboratively. Each partner university is contributing content based on their expertise, while CIAPE in Italy is leading the process of shaping everything into a clear and accessible handbook. The University of Wuppertal is helping adapt proven methods from earlier projects, and Innovation Hive is making sure the material will be ready for the next step: turning it into engaging online learning modules.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The end result<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By the end of this work package, we will have:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>A curriculum and handbook<\/strong> that any university in Europe can use to train their staff.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A foundation for digital training<\/strong>\u2014the material will directly feed into the e-learning platform developed in the next work package.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A long-term resource<\/strong> that helps universities embed mental health support into their everyday teaching culture, not just as an extra service.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>The bigger picture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WP3 isn\u2019t just about producing a textbook. It\u2019s about changing the way universities think about mental health support. 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Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. 2023-1-DE01-KA220-HED-000161199<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43f6b9a jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"43f6b9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849e53b jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"849e53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb2337 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cb2337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"63\" src=\"https:\/\/sunmentors.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN_Co-funded_by_the_EU-transparent-300x63.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-170\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunmentors.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN_Co-funded_by_the_EU-transparent-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/sunmentors.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN_Co-funded_by_the_EU-transparent-768x161.png 768w, https:\/\/sunmentors.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN_Co-funded_by_the_EU-transparent.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5beba2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"5beba2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4c72fb jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"c4c72fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc79da animated-slow jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bc79da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sunmentors.eu\/?page_id=186\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797545e jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"797545e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a9 2024 SUNMENTORS. 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