Mental Health and Wellbeing
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Student Wellbeing Officer (SWO) Student Wellbeing Officers provide departmental based support for a variety of student welfare issues. They provide a “listening ear”, a space for students to discuss any concerns or struggles and can help students navigate the sources of support available. SWOs are not able to provide counselling or therapeutic interventions but they can provide practical advice and wellbeing support. Our current SWO is Daisy Whitwood. . | Email Daisy Whitwood directly: |
The Open Door The Open Door is a team of mental health practitioners and registered professionals who provide support to students who are experiencing emotional, psychological or mental health difficulties. They provide brief therapeutic interventions and management of complex psychological difficulties and mental illness. The Open Door Duty Practitioner works in the management of urgent cases and risk. The Duty Practitioner is available Monday-Friday 9am-9pm (during term time) and 10am-5pm (out of term time) If you are uncertain of the risk and need advice, you can contact the Open Door Team. | T: 01904 324140 |
Samaritans Drop-In Sessions on campus Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide. They run drop-ins on campus every Tuesday during term time. When: Term-time Tuesdays, 6 - 8pm Where: The Wellbeing Room, Goodricke College Nucleus | T:116 123 (free to call) T: 01904 655 888 (call charges apply) |
TalkCampus A 24/7 student wellbeing support app, TalkCampus is instant, free support for student mental health. TalkCampus is based around peer support; you can use it if you need some help yourself or you can go on there and listen and support others. Access is free to all University of York students. | |
SHOUT Textline Shout is a free, confidential, 24/7 text support service for anyone in the UK who is struggling to cope. To start a conversation, text the word 'SHOUT' to 85258. Our trained volunteers are here to listen at any time of day or night, and messages won't appear on your phone bill. | Text Number: 85258 |
Colleges Colleges also provide listening ear and signposting support services to help support wellbeing. | This links lists all of the University’s colleges and provides links to their individual websites where you can find contact information. |
Success at York Toolkit Resilience Resources, focused on supporting students during their time with us at York. The Toolkit has a range of resources (e.g. Spotify podcasts, TED talks, playlists and short activities), as well as, key information including signposting and how to access additional support. This is a self-guided respirces that students can proactively access with it suits them, to learn more about their resilience, and ways to strengthen and promote it. | |
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) IAPT offers evidence-based psychological treatments for common mental health issues such as stress, anxiety and depression. Anyone accessing this service will need to be registered with a GP in York. Individuals can self-refer by completing their online referral form. Once submitted, someone should get in contact to complete an assessment and discuss the treatment options available. | |
Crisis/urgent support If a student is at risk and/or in immediate danger, please click on the link "In crisis now" for sources of support If you are uncertain of the risk and need advice, you can contact the Open Door Team (Available Monday-Friday 9am-9pm during term time and 10am-5pm out of term time). |
E: opendoor@york.ac.uk (if you are uncertain of the risk and need advice) |
UoY Health and Wellbeing support page UoY pages on help and support for health | |
Mental Health and Wellbeing in York This pdf booklet provides a comprehensive guide to mental health and wellbeing support in York. It is something you could use to help signpost a student or it could be share with a student |
Student Wellbeing Officer (SWO) Student Wellbeing Officers provide departmental based support for a variety of student welfare issues. They provide a “listening ear”, a space for students to discuss any concerns or struggles and can help students navigate the sources of support available. SWOs are not able to provide counselling or therapeutic interventions but they can provide practical advice and wellbeing support. | Daisy Whitwood E: daisy.whitwood@york.ac.uk |
The Open Door The Open Door is a team of mental health practitioners and registered professionals who provide support to students who are experiencing emotional, psychological or mental health difficulties. They provide brief therapeutic interventions and management of complex psychological difficulties and mental illness. Samaritans Drop-In Sessions on campus Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide. They run drop-ins on campus every Tuesday during term time. When: Term-time Tuesdays, 6 - 8pm Where: The Wellbeing Room, Goodricke College Nucleus | T: 01904 324140 Online self-referral form available through this link Samaritans T:116 123 (free to call) T: 01904 655 888 (call charges apply) |
Colleges Colleges also provide listening ear and signposting support services to help support wellbeing. | W: UoY Colleges This links lists all of the University’s colleges and provides links to their individual websites where you can find contact information. |
Wellbeing Workshops The University runs a number of workshops and groups during the academic year with the aim of enhancing wellbeing. Upcoming workshops this term include Pushing through perfectionism, Coping with uncertainty, Managing presentation anxiety, Recognising your self worth and Pushing through procrastination. | |
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) IAPT offers evidence-based psychological treatments for common mental health issues such as stress, anxiety and depression. Anyone accessing this service will need to be registered with a GP in York. Individuals can self-refer by completing their online referral form. Once submitted, someone should get in contact to complete an assessment and discuss the treatment options available. | |
Urgent/out-of-hours support If a student is at risk and/or immediate danger, please click on the link for crisis contact details. urgent and/or out-of-hours support services. If you are uncertain of the risk and need advice, you can contact the Open Door Team (Available Monday-Friday 9am-9pm during term time and 10am-5pm out of term time). | |
UoY Health and Wellbeing support page UoY pages on help and support for health | |
Mental Health and Wellbeing in York This pdf booklet provides a comprehensive guide to mental health and wellbeing support in York. It is something you could use to help signpost a student or it could be share with a student |
To contact the Student Documentation maintainers please email psychology-student-docs-group@york.ac.uk (use your University of York email address).