Community Services

There is a wide range of  support offered within the University, however there may be times when you need to seek support from other agencies in the community for your mental health - this might be because you require longer term or more specialist treatment or therapy than the University can provide.

For longer term or specialist mental health support, your GP is the best person to speak to initially as they can assess your needs and make referrals as appropriate into the best support for you including secondary mental health services who offer specialist treatment. Many GP surgeries also have dedicated Mental Health Nurses and Practitioners who can help you navigate the different services as well as providing wellbeing support themselves.

You can also self-refer for your local NHS talking therapies. Talking therapies, or psychological therapies, are effective and confidential treatments delivered by fully trained and accredited NHS practitioners. They can help if you're struggling with things like feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and you can access these free on the NHS.

Student Minds - Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity – they aim to empower students to build their own mental health toolkit to support themselves and their peers through university life and beyond.

You can also access a guide for young people with lived experience of self harm and suicidality from Online Resources.