University Counselling Service
The University has a confidential Student Counselling Service
for assistance with personal, emotional, social and academic
problems, staffed by a team of professionally trained and
widely experienced female and male counsellors, psychotherapists,
psychologists and a psychiatrist. The Service is available
free throughout the year, except for periods at Christmas
and Easter when it is closed. An initial appointment can usually
be made within 5 days of contacting the service, and they
then aim to offer regular counselling as soon as possible.
More
information
Appointments can be made on (2)70300 or reception@counserv.ox.ac.uk
OUSU Student Advice Service
The Student Advice Service is run by OUSU Sabbatical officers,
and offers support, advice, information and advocacy. Anything
you’d like more information on, or anything you’d
like to talk over, the Student Advice Service can offer informed,
confidential and non-judgemental listening. They can also
represent you or your concerns to the university, to college
or to any other body. Because they’re on sabbatical,
dealing with students’ concerns and problems is their
first priority.
The service runs between 10 and 5.30 on weekdays, and can
be contacted for appointments or questions on advice@ousu.org or by phoning (2)88461. More
information
Nightline
An anonymous, confidential, non-judgemental listening, support
and information service run independently by students for
students. Open every night between 8pm and 8am from 0th week
to 9th week. Nightline has no political, social, moral, religious
or sexual bias or agenda, and is available to everyone, whether
you’ve got a major problem or a little niggle. You can
call (2)70270 free from college phones or they can call you
back on any oxford number or mobile, or you can visit them
in their office. Both a male and female volunteer are always
available.
Directions to their office and more details are available
on their website.
Samaritans Confidental, non-judgemental
listening and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
08457 90 90 90 jo@samaritans.org Saneline 0345 678000 (for advice on mental
health issues) Students Against Depression - http://www.studentdepression.org Eating Disorders Association (8.30am-8.30pm,
Mon-Fri) 0845 634 1414 National Drugs Helpline 0800 776 600 Drinkline (9am-11pm Mon-Fri, 6pm-11pm Sat-Sun)
0800 917 82 82 Quitline (email counselling: stopsmoking@quit.org.uk) 0800
00 22 00 University Student Health and Welfare Website
- http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/shw OUSU Welfare pages - http://www.ousu.org/content/index.php?page=4809
