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Digital resources and apps

There are several apps and online resources to help you remain safe, look after your mental health and general wellbeing, and support others.

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External organisations

Explore further support available to you from external organisations, includingcounselling, practical advice and local services.

UCLcares

Our UCLcares blogs provide hacks, tips, and more about how you can look after your mind andbody, as well asthose around you. Topics includeconnecting with others (building your personal networks), keeping active, dealing with anxiety including around exams season, managing low marks and failed exams, and observing religious holidays, among other things.Read ourUCLcaresblogs.


Here to Support You Guide

Our 'Here to Support You Guide' provides information aboutUCL's support services and those offered in our Students' Union and elsewhere. Please visit the Here to Support You Guide webpage to access the e-booklet.


Wellbeing workshops and 1-to-1 peer support

UCL's Students' Union and PsychUP for Wellbeing havepeer support programmes where you canbook 1-to-1 support withtrained Peer Link Workers, view pre-recorded wellbeing material, and joinlive online follow-up sessions. Topics vary and coverstress and relaxation, assertiveness, and perfectionism among others.

If you haveany questions, please contactsu.peerlink@ucl.ac.uk.


Active Bystander training

UCLhas a zero-tolerance policy and saysto all forms of bullying, harassment, and sexual misconduct. You can play a role in ensuring our campus is safe and respectful for all.

An active bystander is someone who not only witnesses unacceptable behaviour, but who chooses to act and challenge that behaviourin order todisrupt a potentially problematic situation or keep it from escalating. A bystander can prevent as well as deal with the potential outcome.

If you are a student, youcandelivered by the UCL Students Union.


'Let's talk about consent':online module

You can help put an end to sexual violence at UCL by learning about consent and ensuring you always get consent from your sexual partners.Join UCL and Students’ Union լƵ in the ‘I ❤ Consent’ campaign, complete the sexual consent online training below,and encourage your friends to complete the course too.

The training is relevant for everyone, regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, race, religion or belief. The aim of this training is to empower us to shape healthy, positive and respectful relationships with others in the լƵ community and beyond.

What's covered

Topics covered in the training include:

  • definitions of sexual consent
  • myths and facts
  • capacity to consent
  • freedom to consent
  • legal definitions
  • responding for survival

The module should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete..

If for any reason you’re unable to access Moodle, you canalso.


General mental health and wellbeing

The resources below can help you with things such asstress, anxiety, anddepression. You can also find guided programmes on mindfulness to help you improve yourself-care practice.

10 Minute Mind

Signup to the free 10 Minute Mind programme andreceive daily guided mindfulness practice to help you manage your stress levels and increase your focus and overall feeling ofwellbeingand happiness.10 Minute Mind was developed by stafffrom UCL Student Psychological and Counselling Services.

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Anxiety: Beat it and Regain your Peace

This course,free to UCL students,is self-paced and availableto you until the end of the academic year. Thecourse aims to provide you with:knowledge to help you understand what anxiety is and where it comes from; an explanation of anxiety triggers and help to recognise your own; and insight to enable you to learn how you can win your fight with anxiety, beating it once and for all.

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Calm

Calm is afree app that teaches mindfulness, calming techniques, and meditation with the aim of helping youimprove your mood. (Includes in-app purchases.)

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Every Mind Matters

Every Mind Matters is a NHS campaign promoting positive mental health and wellbeing across all different communities, Every Mind Matters includes a personalised mind plan based on your responses to a quick 5-minute survey. You'll then be sent a variety of information and resources and regular reminders to help you look after your mental wellbeing.

MindSET

 is a free, interactive online resource to help young people (16-30yrs) manage their feelings of anxiety and distress and when feeling overwhelmed. It’s hosted by young mental health advocates and experienced therapists, sharing concrete skills and tools that can be used immediately. 

MindSETprovides...

  • A weekly ‘MindSETHour’ – a live session hosted by young people working alongside experienced and qualified mental health professionals
  • Access to recorded highlights each week in theMindSETLibrary

Take a lookatourprevious sessions on  and gaininsights into the kind of skills and approach being offered.:

  • TheMindSETWorkout – Illustrations sharing skills, exercises and ideas to help regulate emotions and manage distress. 
  • MindH@ck– a 1 minute ‘how to’ video showing skills inaction
Student Health App

Developed by Expert Self Care, the Student Health App provides easy access to a wealth of information on mental health and wellbeing, as well as physical health and other subjects. This app provides information tailored to UCL students.

Wellmind app

The freeWellMindapp from the NHS that provides advice and tips on how to improve mental health and wellbeing. The app allows you to monitor moods, get crisis help and use relaxation audio tracks.


Anxiety andworry

Anxiety UK

Supporting those who experience an anxiety disorder with a range of services and resources,online peer support groups and therapist-led anxiety managementcourses.

Read more aboutsupport foranxiety from external organisations.


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Restoring Hope leaflet

This leaflet is about what you can do to help yourself, how others can help you, how you can help other people who may be struggling to cope after the death of someone close, and where you can get more advice and support.

Child Bereavement UK

Support for young people, up to the age of 25, who have experienced a bereavement. This site also includes Android and Apple apps that help you cope with bereavement.

What's Your Grief?

What's Your Grief? offers an online supportive community, resources including online short courses, and discussion about grief. 


Self-harm

distrACTapp

Developed by , thedistrACTapp provides easy, quick, and discreet access to general health information and advice about self-harm. It was created by practising medical doctors together with young adults and experts in self-harm and suicide prevention.

What's in the app?

The distrACT app hasthe severalsections, with reliable answers to your questions in plain language – anywhere, anytime, and in private, including:

  • About self-harm: Check out what self-harm is, why people self-harm, and how to spot the warning signs.
  • Self-help: Learn how to identify your needs, manage the urge to self-harm, and use safer alternatives.
  • Support: Find outhow to get support, where to go for further help, and what to say.
  • Chill zone: Discover new resources that may help you feel better when you're struggling or feeling tense, including art, books, films, music, poems, quotes, stories, and online videos.
  • Emergency: Know what to do in an emergency, how to access help, and how best to work together with health professionals.

ThedistrACTapp has been created by practicing medical doctors together with young adults and experts in self-harm and suicide prevention.


Sexual misconduct, domestic violence, bullying andharassment

Bright Sky

Sky is a mobile app and website for anyone experiencing domestic abuse, or who is worried about someone who might be. Includes a questionnaire to assess the safety of a relationship, plus a section on dispelling myths about domestic and sexual abuse.

Report + Support

If you’ve witnessed or experienced harassment, discrimination or sexual misconduct, youcan.You can also find information and resources about support available here.

If you are comfortable with providing more details about the incident and your contact details, you will receive a follow-up and will be guided to access further supportfrom advisers, who can:

  • talk through UCL's procedures
  • inform you on how to make a complaint
  • let you know what support is available

For advice and support on filling out these reports, you cancontact the.

You can also get in touch with the ,who leads campaigns to support women students across the university and can also advocate on your behalf.  


Suicidal thoughts

Below is a list of useful resources to support those experiencing suicidal thoughts, along with suggestions for training to help you support others.

Microsoft Office document iconDownload a safety plan template (PDF 250KB)

Apps

Stay Alive app

A free Apple or Android app that provides access to national helplines, apersonalisedmini-safety plan, and guidance on how to help others who may be suicidal.

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Jason Foundation - 'A Friend Asks' app

A free information and resources app for Apple and Android to help yourself or to prevent the suicide of someone you know. Includes a ‘Get Support Now’ section for crisis situations.

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Recommended training

'Let's Talk' suicide awarenesstraining

This is a free training course from Zero Suicide Alliancefocussingon suicide awareness, including the following:

  • how to spot the signs
  • how to have a conversation about suicide using scenarios
  • personal stories to further reinforce the importance of being suicide aware

The training takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.

Public Health England (PHE) e-module

This new training resource hopes to raise vital awareness of suicide for the wider public health workforce, including those in health, social care, the charitable sector and the public. This e-learning package provides information about suicide and what we can do to help prevent it.

Launched on World Mental Health Day, the 'We Need to Talk about Suicide' initiative, developed jointly by Health Education England and PHE, highlights the impact of suicide on individuals, families and communities.

Everyone has a role to play in asking about suicide .You don’t need to be an expert in mental health to do it. If you are worried about someone don’t be afraid to talk to them, you won’t make things worse, and you can only help.

The training takes approximately 1 hour to complete..