This is a time where student action has yielded swift results, so thank you to everyone who signed! The LSE Students' Union has just released the following statement: "In recent weeks, LSE Students’ Union has been in dialogue with the School to address the concerns raised regarding a student with mental health difficulties being left effectively homeless on Thursday 24th March. LSESU representatives have met with LSE’s Chief Operating Officer, Andrew Young to discuss the concerns and solutions. As a result, we are delighted to report that the School will: Offer specialised support and assistance for the student in question, including pre-existing access to support from the Student Welfare team; Arrange a series of meetings between LSESU representatives, the LSE Head of Student Services and the LSE Chief Operating Officer. These are to begin this week and discuss the efficacy of the processes currently in place to address acute student welfare issues, with a view to delivering an improved student experience and fully engaging LSESU elected Officers as necessary; Work with LSESU to agree ways of ensuring that students in crisis can access emergency accommodation when facing extenuating circumstances; Work with LSESU to conduct a full review into ‘interruption of study’ and the policies associated with it, with a focus on improving support for students. A number of other policies relating to student welfare were also discussed. In coming weeks, LSESU and the School will be launching joint reviews into: The ‘Fit to Sit’ exam policy Accommodation provided to disabled students In light of ongoing student dissatisfaction regarding LSE’s mental health support, we are very encouraged to see that the School is taking proactive steps to support the student concerned as well as an organisational review of support provided to students during their time here. We hope that, through effective cooperation between LSESU and the School to prioritise student welfare, instances like these can be prevented in the future. Yours, Nona, Aysha, Jon and Katie LSESU Sabbatical Officers 2015-16"