Student Wellbeing Officer

Dignity Contact

Local Safeguarding Officers

Open Door Team- Team of mental health practitioners and student wellbeing officers providing support for students experiencing psychological or mental health difficulties. 

• Referral Form

Student Support Hub

• Phone: 01904 324140

• Email: student-hub@york.ac.uk

• Referral form (UK Students) (International)

York Students’ Union

Sexual Violence Liason Officers (SVLOs)

International Student Support

University Mental Health page

Nightline: 01904 323735

Writing Centre: they can provide 1-1 support with academic writing for all students. They provide advice and guidance on academic writing, critical thinking and analysis skills, developing effective study habits and communication skills

Academic Writing: A practical guide

Academic Writing Fellow: 1-1 support from Mark Illis who is the Universities Writing Fellow

Academic Skills Workshops: Variety of useful workshops on academic writing, wellbeing and more

Maths Centre: Provide 1-1 support with maths topics, statistical concepts and analysis, and preparing for numerical reasoning tests.

The Maths Skills Guide

Maths Skills Guide: A practical guide to statistics

Academic Skills Workshop

Online Academic Language Practical Guide: Ideal for students and academics, this resource delves into the formal, analytical, and objective nature of academic language

Library vocabulary: A list of definitions for words and language used in the Library

Confidence to Speak course: Learning and communication support designed to you advance your academic, language and interpersonal abilities

IPAL: Support scheme where University students, who are native speakers, facilitate support sessions for students to enhance their understanding of the language/-s and culture/-s they study.

Languages Café: A fortnightly meet-up to practice and discuss all languages and cultures

Talk Therapies

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapies

Menfulness- Free counselling for men in York

Kyra: Workshops and events for women on many different topics (skills, crafts, finances, motivation, meditation)

Andy’s Man Club: Wentworth College

York Men’s Shed: Community group for men to work on projects in a shared space

The Conservation Volunteers: Weekly gardening/wildlife projects and conservation events

The Retreat Clinic: ADHD/ASD assessment and support (private/NHS), and other wellbeing support and couselling

Psychiatry UK: ASD/ADHD assessment on NHS (when referred by GP), private treatment for mental health condition

Spectrum First: support for ASD & ADHD adults

CRUSE: bereavement info, group support and counselling

• 0808 808 1677 (09:30-15:00, Mon-Fri)

St Leonard’s Hospice: group support and 1:1 listening service

SupportLine: pet bereavement

Paws to Listen: support line for cat owners

Sleep Station: free for certain GPs services

The Sleep Charity: national helpline, free sleep e-book, courses, information and advice

Sleep: staff help

Sleepio: NHS login to get access, app that provides sleep help and support

Survive: therapy and support for survivors of sexual assault/abuse

IDAS: safe accommodation, 1:1 or group work for survivors of domestic and/or sexual assault/abuse

Respect: help and info for domestic violence perpetrators

ManKind: support male victims of domestic abuse

CRUSE: bereavement info, group support and counselling

• 0808 808 1677 (09:30-15:00, Mon-Fri)

St Leonard’s Hospice: group support and 1:1 listening service

SupportLine: pet bereavement

Paws to Listen: support line for cat owners