Student mental health

Factsheets

This factsheet from Rethink Mental Illness contains information about why studying can both benefit and negatively impact your mental health, as well as the type of support that is available to you.

Tips and information

Here you will find tips and information on a range of difficulties affecting college and university students.

Student mental health hub from Health in Mind

Mental health and wellbeing tips from Student Minds 

Stress management tips for students from Psych Central

Top 10 stress management techniques for students from Very Well Mind

Exam stress: 8 tips to cope with exam anxiety from Save the Student

Student stress: self-help tips from NHS UK

Students: 10 ways to beat stress from Nane Steinhoff at the Guardian

Tips for wellbeing from York University      

Student mental health tips from Mind

Looking after your mental health and wellbeing from Student Minds

4 signs of burnout in your teen (This is a commercial website)

Student life & mental wellbeing, A workbook & guide from From First Psychology

Local colleges and universities

Here you can find mental health and wellbeing information from local colleges and universities in Edinburgh.

Student support at Edinburgh college         

Mental health difficulties support at Heriot-Watt University  

Health and Wellbeing at Edinburgh University

Wellbeing and Inclusion at Napier University

Wellbeing Service at Queen Margaret University

Organisations and services

Here is a list of UK wide organisations related to student’s mental health:

Think Positive      

UMHAN

Student Minds*      

Student Space*

*these websites are based in England. Some of the services listed won’t be accessible to students located in Scotland.

If you are looking for local support, please go to our service directory to find out what services and projects are available to you.