UCL is the second worst uni in the country for satisfaction with its mental health services

The Tab's Mental Health Rankings 2017 have found UCL as the second worst uni in the country for satisfaction with its mental health services

Despite UCL students reporting poor levels of satisfaction, our survey also found that UCL spends a reasonable amount of money on their mental health services. Only nine universities spent more per student than UCLs £30.48.

Our rankings are the only to assess UK universities' ability to care for students with mental health issues, and now cover 47 of the country's top universities. You can read the full rankings here.

The rankings focus on how well universities fund their mental health services, how long students have to wait for help, and how satisfied students are with their university's mental health services. This year over 9,000 students took part in our mental health survey to tell us about their experiences.

We ranked 46th out of 47 for satisfaction, scoring 30.32 out of a possible 40. The national average in our rankings for this factor is 34.55, so UCL falls considerably below it.

Only 11 spent more per applicant to the university’s services – UCL's £374.52 per applicant was above the average of £325.90. Due to this, UCL's overall finance score is 22.93 out of a possible 40, which is well above the national average of 17.29. Overall in the rankings, UCL came 19th of 47.

Each university has a duty of care to their students, and mental health falls under this, particularly something that UCL students strongly feel.

Our campaign aims to reveal the most accurate story of mental health at university, and how it's dealt with, in a bid to improve these services at university.

We approached UCL for a comment, with a UCL spokesman replying: "UCL believes our students’ wellbeing is as important as their academic progress. We are committed to supporting them and have recently enhanced provision.

"Student Support and Wellbeing Services (SSW) has introduced a daily drop-in service providing students with the chance to have immediate access to speak with a wellbeing, mental health or disability adviser.

"Since June 2017, SSW has expanded from one to six Student Support and Wellbeing Advisers and Co-ordinators with various specialisms in student wellbeing and mental health.

"UCL provides a free and confidential telephone counselling and information service for all students. The service is available out of core hours, 365 days a year.

"In 2018, UCL is aiming to pilot a Complex Case Clinic to better support students with the most complex mental health conditions, including students with suicidal behaviours, substance abuse, self-harm and mood disorders. Academic experts from UCL’s Division of Psychology and Language Sciences will manage the clinic and will offer a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) treatment model.

"The SSW Blog, ‘Countdown to UCL’ for new students and the #UCLcares campaign encourage communication between the SSW team and the student community."