HELPFUL LINKS

STUDENT MINDS

LOOK AFTER YOUR MATE GUIDE

Student Minds have produced a campaign to give students the knowledge to understand a little about what their friend or flatmate is going through, the skills to support their friend to the best of their ability and the confidence in your ability to talk about the difficult things and support their friend through the difficult times.

Our website provides more information about specific mental health difficulties, and has links to where students can get further support - VISIT WEBSITE As part of the ‘Look After Your Mate’ campaign, we produced a Guide for Friends. Take a look at the guide for tips on starting a conversation with a friend, keeping the conversation going, understanding their friend’s diagnosis and much more! Take a look at the guide online, or download a copy of the guide below.

GUIDE FOR FRIENDS

NIGHTLINE

We are open between 6pm and 8am every night of term.

London Nightline is a confidential and anonymous listening and practical information service run by students for students, of the University of London and beyond. Students can talk to us about anything – big or small – in complete confidence. We won’t judge you or tell them how to run their life: we’ll simply listen to whatever is on their mind. All our volunteers are students themselves, who have undergone extensive training and who understand that university life isn’t always plain sailing. Nightline is able to provide crucial out-of-hours peer support via phone, live chat, email, text and Skype services.

Phone: If you want to talk to one of our volunteers over the phone, you can call the number below and chat with no time pressure. Call (+44) 207 631 0101
Text: We reply within 10 minutes. You can come back to the conversation, hours or even days later. Whatever suits you best. Text us: 07717 989 900
Email: Sometimes it’s nice to write things out on your own time and send it to someone, so you can also contact Nightline via email listening@nightline.org.uk
Skype Call: If you have Skype downloaded, you can add us as a contact and call us free of charge from wherever you’re based in the world.

STUDENTS AGAINST DEPRESSION

A website by students, for students

Students Against Depression is a website offering advice, information, guidance and resources to those affected by low mood, depression and suicidal thinking. Alongside clinically-validated information and resources it presents the experiences, strategies and advice of students themselves – after all, who better to speak to their peers about how depression can be overcome?

SAMARITANS

116 123. Call us free, day or night, 365 days a year.

Every six seconds, we respond to a call for help. No judgement. No pressure. We're here for anyone who needs someone.

Phone: Whatever you're going through, you can call us any time, from any phone for FREE. Call 116 123
Email: We will respond within 24 hrs. jo@samaritans.org
Write to us: Sometimes writing down your thoughts and feelings can help you better understand them:

Chris
Freepost RSRB-KKBY-CYJK
PO Box 9090
STIRLING FK8 2SA

SMOKE FREE

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