Uniheads partnership: Uni Heads are offering free mental health training to all King’s residents so they can support themselves and others. Residents who participate in the training receive a personalised certificate and are able to get a good understanding of support services and information about what to do if they are in crisis themselves or know someone else who is. The training takes around 30 minutes, and you can revisit it at any time after competition. Residents can access this service here: https://uniheads.co.uk/
Togetherall: In you find yourself in need of support, we recommend Togetherall which is a safe and anonymous online space you can go to if you’re feeling down, struggling to cope or just want to talk to people who understand what you’re going through. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from any device with an internet connection.
King’s College London provides funding for every student to have full access to TogetherAll for 6 months. All you need to do is sign up with your KCL email to access this support.
We also recommend Student Space which has lots of resources and advice about supporting your mental health and wellbeing in particular during the challenges of the pandemic.
Pro Counselling: Out-of-hours counselling support
King’s have partnered with Pro-Counselling, who are King’s College London’s out-of-hours Counselling Service. You can use this free and confidential service when you would like to talk about an issue or problem out-of-hours and feel that you cannot wait to see a counsellor. Pro-Counselling therapists offer short-term counselling support to King's College London students presenting with low to moderate mental health problems and can provide support, advice and guidance towards a solution. Pro-Counselling are available on 0808 196 6172 from 17.00 to 09.00 on weekdays and 24/7 on weekends, bank holidays and King’s closure days. This number is a UK Freephone number from a mobile or a landline.
Overseas?
If you are not in the UK, you will not be able to call the UK Freephone number. However, you can still access the telephone counselling platform by calling +44 (0) 208 138 9107 (UK national rate). To access out-of-hours counselling support without communication charges, you can request an out-of-hours online counselling appointment.
Opening times are on UK time (GMT+1).
Important to know: Pro-Counselling cannot provide supporting letters for Mitigating Circumstances Forms or liaise with tutors.