Avoiding adrenalin overflow

One piece of good news to come out of the pandemic is our increased awareness about the importance of maintaining good mental health. For training performers this is especially important, and change is happening.

Rose Bruford College has recently appointed an in-house counsellor as one of its permanent members of staff. Previously students were signposted through student services to organisations outside of the school, so this appointment will shorten the distance students have to go for support.

This kind of structural change is a positive sign for students everywhere. If mental health support services become a fundamental part of how universities operate, then access to them is something all students can expect. But where is the support once performers are out in the wide world?