Find what works for you
As individuals, there are many ways to look after your mental health and wellbeing. Find support that's right for you and connect with support both at uni and beyond.
What is lived experience?
Lived experience is the knowledge and understanding you get when you have lived or are living through an experience. For lived or living experience of mental health challenges, the is the way you can talk about what is important to you when it comes to mental health and wellbeing and connect with others going through the same thing.
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I want to talk to someone about my mental health and wellbeing
Counselling Support
Counselling Support is available to all UoA students to access at any stage of their study program. Counsellors provide free, short term counselling around any issues that are impacting on your study.
Wellbeing Champions Network
Whilst they cannot provide counselling or mental health treatment, Wellbeing Champions are passionate about supporting a culture of wellbeing across the university and can connect you with the Counselling Service if you are struggling to reach out alone. They can also point you toward resources like the Wellbeing Hub and the mental health resources it contains. Wellbeing Champions come from both academic and professional teams across the university community.
University Crisis Line (UCL)
The UCL is open on weekdays 5pm-9am, weekends & public holidays (24 hrs) for after hours, crisis support. This is exclusively for University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø students.
- Call 1300 167 654 or text +61488884197
- Offshore students - use the text number for contacting the University Crisis Line during the designated hours
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I want to find support outside university too
General support
You may be about to finish your studies and want to find support, or prefer to link in with help outside the university. Whatever your situation, there are support services available that you can connect with by phone, chat or online. Head over to our Mental Health pod for all the details of services like Beyond Blue, Headspace and more.
Industry specific support
Study area Support Medical or dental students - Support Line 24/7 support line: 8366 0250. This service is staffed by GPs and available to medical students, practitioners and colleagues who may be concerned.
- Mental Health Support Line 24/7: 1300 374 377. This service is answered by counsellors and psychologists and can only be accessed by medical students and medical practitioners.
- 24/7: 1800 377 700. Confidential advice for dental students, practitioners and concerned friends and family
Nursing students - 24/7: 1800 667 877 is available to you.
Law students - have a range of industry specific wellbeing resources on their website.
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