Counselling and other sources of help
If you have a personal, emotional or psychological problem and do not know where to go, the University Counselling Service is a good place to start and provides free confidential help. To make an appointment to see a counsellor contact the service at:
Westwood House on Westwood campus (Number 18 on Westwood map)
Telephone: 024 7652 3761 internal 23761
Email: counselling@warwick.ac.uk
Website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors/counselling
The University also has a Student Mental Health Co-ordinator, Diane Cook, who can be contacted on 024 7655 0226.
During the night, from 9 pm until 9 am in term time you can speak to Nightline, a listening service run by students. Drop in to Nightline House (between old and new Rootes) or telephone 024 7641 7668, internal 22199
Email: nightline@sunion.warwick.ac.uk
http://www.sunion.warwick.ac.uk/socs/su222/
If the problem is urgent you should contact your doctor.
In a mental health crisis or emergency contact the Caludon Centre, the mental health unit at the Walsgrave Hospital:
Caludon Centre
Walsgrave Hospital
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2TE
Telephone: 024 7653 5158 or 5159
If you want to see a counsellor privately you can get a list of ones in your area from:
British Association of Counselling
BACP House
35-37 Albert Street
Rugby
CV21 2SG
Telephone: 0870 443 5252
http://www.bacp.co.uk/seeking_therapist/index.html
Fees for private counselling can be £25 - £50 per session.
Other links
NHS Direct
Telephone: 0845 4647
http://www.nhsdirect.org.uk
Relate
Telephone: 0845 130 4010
http://www.relate.org.uk
Mind
Telephone: 0845 766 0163
Email: info@mind.org.uk
http://www.mind.org.uk
Mind provides information on mental health issues and has a wide range of booklets and factsheets that can be read online.
Depression Alliance
Telephone: 0845 123 2320
http://www.depressionalliance.org
Samaritans
Telephone: 0845 7 90 90 90
Email: jo@samaritans.org.uk
http://www.samaritans.org.uk
Coventry and District Samaritans
Telephone: 024 7667 8678
http://www.samaritans.org.uk/~coventry/
National Drugs Helpline
Telephone: 0800 77 66 00
http://www.talktofrank.com
Alcohol Problems
http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
Eating Disorders
http://www.edauk.com
Bullying
http://www.bullyonline.org/
Bereavement
Telephone: 0870 167 1677
http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/index.htm
Mental Health and Mental Illness
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
http://www.rethink.org/