Giving Compass' Take:

• A study suggests that more UK students attending university are seeking help for mental health, however, school resources are proving to be insufficient.

• What are the gaps in university support services? Why is it difficult to provide comprehensive mental health care for students in need? 

• Read about how England is building a mental health curriculum for schools. 

The number of students seeking mental health support while studying at university has increased by more than 50% in five years, analysis suggests. The BBC asked universities across the UK for the numbers of students seeking some form of support. The National Union of Students said young people were under increasing pressure to perform.

Christian Frank, from the University of Birmingham, said: "Universities are just accepted by students to be a hotbed for stress and anxiety. The drinking culture at university allowed me to hide away, numbing my pain and normalising being exhausted in the day and hyperactive at night.

"By admitting to someone at the university, I'm telling them that I feel like I'm not good enough to finish a course I signed up for. This means there's a lot of shame attached to asking for help."

Will had gone to university feeling "quite positive" but found his mental health deteriorated during the first term.

Read the full article about UK students seeking mental health support by Grace Spitzer-Wong at BBC.