The Australian National University is looking for students’ input for a new online campus mental health support service.

ANU is seeking to update its policies and create a new level of access and understanding for students of all stripes.

The Uni’s Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) has put the call out this week, saying it is looking for anyone who wants to help make the program as far-reaching and inclusive as possible.

The uniVirtual Clinic student leadership group will help provide feedback into the types of services students would like online access to.

Mental health issues affect everyone and the differences between people can often be a source of distress and concern, so diversity is the key to building the most rounded approach to creating peace of mind.

“So that might be international students, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTI students and students with a disability, among others,” the Virtual Clinic’s Project Manager Lou Farrer says.

“The purpose of this student leadership group is to be able to go to them and test out ideas when we’re creating content for the uniVirtual Clinic, and when we’re also trying to design ways to evaluate the clinic once it’s built,” Farrer says.

Members of the student leadership group will meet face-to-face, but Farrer says a lot of interaction may be done via email or over the internet.

“So we’ll get them to engage in online discussion forums and we might send things out to the group for input via email or maybe a Facebook group,” she says.

Applications are open until the 28th of February; more information is available at the official site.