Living Black at University 43 7 MENTAL HEALTH 7.0 Mental health 43 7.1 Summary and key findings 45 Living Black at University 42 The impact of racism is contributing to poor mental health among non-White students, with 75% of the Black students surveyed reporting some level of negative impact on their mental health because of racism. There were similar levels of agreement among other non-White ethnic groups, and nearly half of White students agreed with the statement. In addition to the specific impacts on Black students, which is the focus of this report, racism seems to have a wider negative impact on the mental health of students within the context of student accommodation. 7.0 MENTAL HEALTH 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 78% 75% 47% 75% White Asian/Asian British Mixed or multiple ethnic group Black/Black British Figure 9: Impact on mental health by ethnicity