Supporting Student Mental Health and Wellbeing

Support Student Mental Health and Wellbeing

Now more than ever, we know that student success relies on the provision of accessible mental health and wellbeing services.

Recently we have seen an unprecedented demand for mental health and wellbeing support from our students. We want to continue to provide students with the services they need to make the most of their university experience and succeed in their studies.

With your support we are:

increasing specialist support, including the addition of two NHS Psychological Support Specialists and Mental Health and Wellbeing Therapists;
expanding Students’ Union support by funding more Student Counsellors and Mental Health First Aiders;
increasing access to our online Mental Health App, which helps students track their own mental health and offers advice; and
expanding our wellbeing telecentre to offer a permanent, year-round advice and resource service.

How can you help?

A donation of:

£35 will cover learning resource costs for one person to undertake Mental Health First Aid training;

£50 provides professional counselling for one student;

£120 gives access to NUTHINKING, an intensive 3-month programme providing mental health coaching and nutritional advice for one student; and

£500 will fund the Mental Health First Aid training for a cohort of Northumbria students.

"We are pleased to support two university programmes for student mental health and well-being through NUTHINKING and, provide financial and mentoring support to a cohort of ten student start-ups via NU:IDEAS"

Fiona Stewart, Contract Director, Universities Student Living, Sodexo

“With the pandemic, the mental health needs of our students have increased. NUTHINKING helps our students to understand and experience the benefits of physical activity, complementing the support the Students’ Union and the University already provide. It’s been invaluable in supporting students"

Nerius Shah, President, Northumbria Students’ Union

"Northumbria was definitely very influential in terms of getting me talking about my mental health. Visiting one of the University's counsellors at Student Central was one of the first people I opened up to and certainly got the ball rolling in terms of seeing the benefits of talking”

Tom Home, Northumbria Graduate and Founder, blOKes Charity

"The scheme has given me more insight into different areas of Law, such as finance, which has helped me to choose which type of Law I'd like to specialise in for the future."

Law Student Hardship Bursary Recipient

"We are very pleased to be supporting the University and our bursary will go on to help the students follow their dreams"

Lisa Rutherford, Chloe’s Mum, Chloe and Liam Together Forever Trust

“I had a session with one of my students who is engaging in NUTHINKING and is finding it very positive. They told me they did not realise how much it can benefit their mental health.  So, it is really complimenting the work we are doing together which is great”

NU Student Life & Wellbeing Counsellor