Here you can find factsheets tips and information, links to local colleges and universities, videos, organisations and services in Edinburgh related to student’s mental health.
The following resources can help you understand mental health and wellbeing difficulties and discover different strategies to manage these while you are studying.
Let us know what resource works well for you. If you have any other suggestions for our self-help pages, please send them to ithrive@health-in-mind.org.uk.
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.
Resources for LGBTQ+ students 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
How to cope with student life from Mind and Student Minds
Looking after your mental health and wellbeing from Student Minds
How to cope with student life from SAMH
4 signs of burnout in your teen (This is a commercial website)
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:
*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.