Mental Health
camStudent health
This section is for mental health. Our best advice is not to wait for a problem to become too large before seeking help.
All the Student Practices are very experienced in mental health problems affecting students.
10 ways to improve your mental health
1) Talk about your feelings
2) Eat well and drink sensibly
3) Keep in touch with family and friends
4)Take time to relax and unwind
5) Accept who you are
6) Keep active and take regular exercise
7) Ask for help when you need it
8) Do something you are good at and enjoy it
9) Care for others
10) Deal with practical problems as and when they arise
Helpful Information
Follow the links below for more information.
- Suicidal
- Insomnia
- Anxiety and Depression
- Bereavement
- Out of hours
- Free Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Cambridge University Counselling service
- Anglia Ruskin University Counselling Service
- MIND
- Self harm
- Drugs
- Eating disorders
- Cannabis and psychosis
- Alcohol
- Exercise
- Other counselling and self help
- Seasonal affective disorder
- St John's Wort
- Other Links
Other counselling and self help
www.studentcounselling.co.uk
Easy access to practical help papers on various UK University web sites dealing with common student personal and study problems
www.centre33.org.uk offers a free and confidential service for young people living in Cambridge, South and East Cambs.
http://www.linkline.org.uk/ a student run nightline where you can talk to someone in confidence. 01223 744444 01223 367575 (for CU students)
http://www.samaritans.org
www.cogwheel.org.uk
Group therapy – St. Columba Group Therapy
http://www.grouptherapycambridge.org.uk
Choices: a confidential counselling service in Cambridge for those whose lives are affected by childhood sexual abuse
http://www.choicescounselling.co.uk
Lifecraft: self help for mental health
info@lifecraft.org.uk
Out of hours telephone help line 0808 808 2121