Where else can I go for help?

 

Night Line
Because sometimes just talking helps! Nightline is an independent, confidential and non-judgmental listening service run by trained, anonymous students. This means that you can call or drop in for any reason at all and they won’t judge you or tell you what to do. They are simply there to listen to anything you wish to talk about. Nightline also give out taxi numbers, attack alarms, condoms and lube. As well as this they have all sorts of information about local services.
Contact:
Email: nightline@warwick.ac.uk
Telephone: 02476417668
Drop in: Nightline Block, between Old Rootes and Rootes Laundrette.
Opening Hours: Every night during term time 9:00pm to 9:00am.
Warwick Pride
Pride is a social, welfare and campaigning society for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, undefined, asexual and their friends (LGBTUA+).
Contact:
Email: su211@sunion.warwick.ac.uk
Website: www.warwickpride.org
Support Society
Offers peer to peer support on a range of welfare issues. The society is free to join and if you’d like to come along or get involved in setting one up, visit them at the Societies Fair or email them.
Contact:
Email: su435@sunion.warwick.ac.uk

 

Personal tutor system
Each student will be assigned a departmental personal tutor and they should be your first port of call. They will be able to provide you with academic and pastoral advice as well as being able to guide you towards other support services.
Counselling Service
This service is available free of charge to all students who require professional therapeutic counselling with issues such as depression, anxiety, problems with identity and relationships, or any other issue from the past or present that may hinder your capacity to function – abuse, self harm, eating disorders, loss of a loved one etc.
Contact:
Email: counselling@warwick.ac.uk
Telephone: 024 7652 3761
Website: www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors/counselling
Drop in: Building number 18 on the Westwood Campus
Opening hours:
Monday 09:00 – 16:45
Tuesday 09:00 – 20:00
Wednesday 09:00 – 16:45
Thursday 09:00 – 20:00
Friday 09:00 – 16:00
Please note they are closed for lunch every day from 12:30 – 13:30 apart from Tuesday when they are closed 11:30 – 13:30.
Health Centre
The Health Centre is a good first port of call for any medical advice and all students who live on campus or in Coventry can register with them. They offer treatment and advice for minor accidents, immunisations, travel clinics, emergency contraception and safe sex, as well as testing for pregnancy and sexual transmitted infections. They provide a General Practitioner (GP) service with both male and female doctors as well as consultations with nurses and emergency appointments.
Contact:
Telephone: 024 7652 4888
Website: www.uwhc.org.uk
Drop in: Health Centre Road (road next to Costcutters).
Term time opening hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 – 18:00
Vacation Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 – 17:00
Director of Student Support and Senior Tutor
If you have a problem with an academic issue (e.g. support during an appeal, advice on academic progression etc) or need someone to turn to in confidence for support regarding difficulties with your studies then the Senior Tutor, Steven Lamb, will be able to help. All matters will be dealt with in strict confidence and nothing will be passed on without your agreement. If your problem is not directly academic related (e.g. problems with residences or personal problems), you can contact Dan Persaud, the Director of Student Support.
Contact:
Email: seniortutor@warwick.ac.uk
Phone: 024 7652 2761
Website: www.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors
Drop in: Ground floor of University House.
Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am - 5pm and Friday 9am - 4pm.
Appointments to see Stephen must be made in advance
Director of Student Support: studentsupport@warwick.ac.uk // 02476575570
Disability Services
This service can help you if you have any sort of disability or condition (unseen or physical) that creates barriers to study. They can make reasonable adjustments to facilitate study and provide specialist dyslexia tuition and services to students with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
Contact:
Telephone: 024 76150641
Email: disability@warwick.ac.uk
Website: www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors/disability
Drop in: Ground floor, University House via Student Reception.
Chaplaincy
The Chaplaincy provides pastoral and spiritual care to all students from all different faiths and even if you don’t have a faith. The Chaplaincy Team consists of Revd Mark Potter (Anglican), Revd Stuart Jennings (Baptist, Methodist and URC), Revd Dr P Prem Jayalath Ferando (Catholic), Rabbi Fishel Cohen (Jewish) and Dawud Bone (Muslim). As well as this the university also has a Muslim Prayer Hall.
Contact:
Telephone: 024 76523519
Email: cpsab@warwick.ac.uk
Website: www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/chaplaincy
Drop in: Walk way next to the Arts Centre.
Mental Health Co-ordinator
The university has a mental health coordinator, Sarah Ashworth, who is eager to ensure that students with mental health difficulties receive advice, information and support as needed to facilitate academic work and participation in University life. All communication is confidential and informal.
Contact:
Telephone: 02476 150226
Email: mentalhealth@warwick.ac.uk
Website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors/disability/mental_health/
Drop in: Ground Floor, University House via Student Reception.
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00 – 17:00. Friday 09:00 – 16:00
Community Mental Health Nurse
The Health Centre on campus also has a Community Mental Health Nurse, Rebecca Fairchild who will be able to help you with any mental health problems.
Contact:
Telephone: 024 7652 4888
International Office
This service deals with problems experienced by international students. They can put you in touch with people from your home country for support and also help you find language courses as well as helping you out with many other enquiries.
Contact:
Telephone: +44 (0)2476523706
Email: int.office@warwick.ac.uk
Website: www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/international
Drop in: First floor, University House.

 

SAMARITANS
http://www.samaritans.org/
CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU – advice on just about anything
www.adviceguide.org.uk
NHS DIRECT
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
0845 4647
HOUSING
Shelter – full of helpful housing advice and information.
http://england.shelter.org.uk/
SEXUAL HEALTH
Are you thinking? – helpful advice about sex and relationships.
http://www.ruthinking.co.uk/
NHS Condom Essential Wear – know the facts
http://www.condomessentialwear.co.uk/
NHS advice on sexual health
http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/sexualhealth/Pages/Sexualhealthhome.aspx
Terrence Higgins Trust – HIV /AIDS charity. Provides advice on STI’s and much more.
http://www.tht.org.uk/
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health services for south Warwickshire.
http://www.southwarksmh.nhs.uk/
SOLACE – supporting people in the community suffering from distress.
http://www.solacehelp.org.uk/helplines.html
Students Again Depression – specific advice for students with depression.
http://www.studentdepression.org/site/
MIND – fantastic resources on any mental health issues.
http://www.mind.org.uk/
Helpful advice helping you identify the signs of mental health problems.
http://www.readthesigns.org/
SAFER DRINKING
Drink aware – respect alcohol, respect yourself.
http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/
Down your drink – Are you drinking too much?
http://www.downyourdrink.org.uk/
Alcohol concern – helping you make sense of alcohol.
http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/servlets/home/
EATING DISORDERS
Help and information for people suffering from eating disorders.
http://www.disordered-eating.co.uk/
DRUG ABUSE
FRANK – know the facts about drugs
http://www.talktofrank.com/

External Sources

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