External Resources

There are other

Emotional Support

• Student Counselling Service
• Samaritans
  24 hour anonymous telephone counselling line.
  Telephone: 08457 90 90 90
• Nightline
  A service for students by students who are trained to listen.  Telephone: (0116)223 1230
• student.counselling.co.uk
  This is a national website with plenty of information on particular issues, from academic to personal, health or other problems. There are plenty of links pointing you to further self-help material.
• www.studentdepression.org

• www.mind.org.uk

Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales and their website contains information on a wide range of material on topics such as understanding mental health problems, treatments and therapy, medication, coping with loneliness, How to increase your self-esteem, How to improve your mental wellbeing, How to cope with panic attacks

and specific advice for students

• How to cope with the stress of student life
• How to cope with exam stress

The MindinfoLine offers confidential help on a range of mental health issues. Call 0845 766 0163 from anywhere in the UK for the price of a local call.

Health Issues

• Freemen's Common Health Centre
  University of Leicester's Health centre
• Healthy Living for Students
  Information and advice on helathy living and refferal to appropriate health care services.