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The council has since emailed her, but she said they had not signposted agencies that could help, adding she felt trapped and frustrated.

In the poems of Emily Dickinson, em dashes signpost alertness and urgency as they halt sentences and leave readers hanging at the ends of lines, hoping for a resolution.

“Long, Long Time,” the series’ third episode, was that first signpost.

But the review said that access to mental health support "could be improved" across the sector in terms of "awareness, signposting, and reviewing the needs of specific groups" like international students.

Given all the signposts the story’s obligated to hit, the plot’s cohesiveness is a minor miracle.