Wellbeing Services
At Sunderland, we have an amazing team of professionals who are trained to support you with your emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.
We offer a free, personalised approach to meet your needs which is confidential and accessible, ensuring that you can feel happy and fulfilled while studying with us.
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Mental health support
Our wellbeing service is for all students. You can refer yourself to the service, or someone may refer you to us with your knowledge and agreement. 85% of students surveyed said our university's wellbeing support services were well communicated (National Student Survey, 2024).
We offer a range of tailored support including:
- Registering with a GP or local groups
- Mental health support
- Links to recovery connections onsite
- Links with accommodation and halls staff
- Healthy lifestyle clinics
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Groups and workshops
We provide workshops where you can come along to boost your wellbeing, social skills and to help soothe any problems you may be having. These include:
- How to develop confidence in social situations
- Call it a Night (sleeping well) session
- Guided mindfulness session
- Bereavement support sessions
- Stress and anxiety workshop
- 360 meditation space
- Friendship evenings
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Overnight support
You can call our support workers between the hours of 6:30pm-6:30am, seven nights a week.
All calls are free and confidential. Advisors are based on campus and will be available to answer your call and offer further support if needed.
Call: 0191 515 2451
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24/7 online support
To further support you during your time with us, we have partnered with online wellbeing services, including:
- Silvercloud gives you access to online CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) programmes, tailored to your specific needs.
- Togetherall offers a community of others to share your thoughts and feelings with and access to wellbeing resources.
- Student Space offers support on mental health, studies, money, relationships, and more.
- UMII enables you to build your profile and get new matches every day to establish meaningful relationships with like-minded students.