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 There are many health benefits to connecting with nature.

It doesn’t resolve everything but connecting with your surroundings can be very grounding and even soothing.  Whether you step into an urban landscape or the different areas on campus.  There is always something new to notice by looking where you wouldn’t normally look or stopping and just taking a moment to take stock.

 Nottingham based walks 

Sustainability

Campus maps

University Park Gardens Guide and Tree Walk

Rock around the campus: A geology walk through University Park

The historic houses of University Park

A winter tree walk in University Park

Being outdoors

Outdoor leisure interest list

Outdoor workout

Active trail

Bring the outdoors inside

UoN Sport Health and Wellbeing Home (free online workouts/nutrition info/ relaxation etc)  

Apps

 - click 'register', select 'university or college' and register with your academic email address (@nottingham.ac.uk).

Headspace

Mindfulness and Meditation

Read a good book

 is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks

Listen to a podcast

Nurture your faith

Chaplaincy

Globe cafe

Virtually visit a museum or gallery

One thing you can do day after day is some self care around your sleep. Sleep is important because it enables the body to repair and be fit and ready for another day.

Sleep problems

The University Counselling Service has compiled a list of helpful websites for seeking more information about different aspects of health and wellbeing. The inclusion of these links does not imply any endorsement of them by the University, and are listed only for reference.

Alcohol and drugs

•   ─ information and support for alcoholics
•  - confidential advice and information about drugs and services
•  - offers confidential advice to people who want to reduce their drinking
• - the service is open to anyone aged over 18 living in Nottinghamshire

Anxiety

• - InfoPax designed to provide you with information about chronic worrying and generalised anxiety disorder and suggested strategies for how you can manage your worry and anxiety
•  - free meditations from Mindfulness

Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic support links

Resources to support Black, Asian and Minotiry Ethnic students and staff 

• - Awaaz offer a confidential and safe service to many women and families who are in need of advice, guidance and signposting across the nation as well as telephone support and counselling

  Telephone 01254 398176; email  info@aawaz.org.uk

• - One of the primary aims of BAATN is to address the inequality of access to appropriate psychological services for Black, African, South Asian and Caribbean people.
•  - Nottingham based, specialist drug and alcohol recovery support service for individuals, families and young adults from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. Telephone 

  0115 952 4333

• - Telephone 0115 950 7140
• Chinese Mental Health Association - Provides a diverse range of services with the aim of serving Chinese people who suffer from mental health related issues and problems.  We also provide support for their carers who may not be familiar with all the nuances of traditional Chinese culture.    Telephone: 020 7613 1008; email info@cmha.org.uk
• Counselling Directory -  and  counsellors in and nearby Nottingham
•  - The overall goal of the helpline is to provide a national specialist faith and culturally sensitive service that is confidential and non-judgmental.  The helpline offers information, support, guidance and referrals to Asian and Muslim women and girls from diverse ethnic / faith backgrounds suffering from or at risk of abuse or facing problems on a range of issues.  Telephone 0800 999 5786: email info@mwnhelpline.co.uk
• .  Telephone 0115 950 1743; email: info@nottinghamcounsellingservice.org.uk 
•  - providing  communities with tools and resources they need to better serve their targeted communities and improve on their programs and activities. Telephone 0115 942 2440
•  Telephone: 0808 801 525
•  - SEEAC provides mental health support, such as one-on-one counselling and peer-group activities, to Southeast and East Asian communities in the UK.  Email info@seeac.org.uk

Bereavement

•   ─ Provides support and information for those who have been bereaved
•  - provides support to bereaved parents and their families
•  - supports bereaved parents through their grief after the loss of a son or daughter. Helpline, drop-in sessions and befriending service

Depression

•   ─ a not-for-profit, educational, research, clinical and community-oriented facility offering specialist expertise in depression and bipolar disorder
•  - Information about depression and its treatment.  The site includes reviews of the available scientific evidence for a wide range of treatments.
•   ─ charity that assists people affected by depression via publications, support services and self-help groups
•   ─ online life skills resources using CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) approach for those experiencing anxiety and depression
•  - This is an innovative, interactive web program designed to prevent depression. It is developed and delivered by the Australian National University
•   ─ informative and helpful website designed for students experiencing depression.  Also has helpful student blogs

Domestic Violence

• - A service in Nottingham/shire that provides direct support and advice to male affected by DV.  If you are a man in Nottingham (16+) or Nottinghamshire (18+) the telephone number number is  0115 960 5556  

•  - A service for women living in Nottingham/shire. The helpline provides direct support, signposting and advice including telephone support.  Telephone: 0808 800 0340

•  - Telephone support for male affected by domestic violence outside Nottingham/shire area.  Telephone: 0808 8010 327

•  - 24 hour national domestic free-phone help line 0808 2000 247. 
•  - local service for people living in the Nottinghamshire/Mansfield/Ashfield area. Provides advice and direct support and advice including crisis intervention and telephone support to families, children and young people.  Telphone 01623 683 250

•  - A service for women. Provides information and a directory of support services across the UK including how to access a refuge (emergency accommodation for people fleeing domestic abuse/violence) an IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advocate).

Eating problems

•   ─ Eating Disorders Association website which provides information and help about all aspects of eating disorders

Gambling

•   ─ help for those with gambling problems
•  ─ provides support, information and advice to anyone suffering through a gambling problem

General mental health

•  - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy website
•  - information about counselling and psychotherapy.
•  - free on-line support for young people
•  - interactive,  mental health campaign targeting working age men that employs humor to cut through stigma and tackle issues like depression, divorce and anxiety. Check out the  too. 
•   ─ aimed at anyone providing support to someone experiencing mental illness
•  - training courses and other support services for to help women
•   ─ mental health resources for people under stress or worried about their thoughts and feelings. Includes useful links and a range of information and advice on mental health issues
•   ─ readable, user friendly and accurate information about mental health problems
•   ─ information enquiry service about local and national self-help groups and networks

Self harm

•  - information and suport on self harm
•   ─ supports those who self-harm and provides information, contacts and workshops on matters relating to self-harm
•  - national organisation that supports girls and women in emotional distress

Sexual health, sexuality and relationships

•   ─ working to promote the health and well-being of gay and bisexual men in Nottingham
•   ─ useful information regarding AIDS and HIV
•  (Formerly TOPAZ) - Dedicated service for victims of rape and serious sexual assault within Nottinghamshire.

• ─ provides information and support for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and trans people.
•  - A LGBT Friendly cinema which often shows LGBT films.            
•   - Derbyshire LGBT specific support service.                                                    
•   - The Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.                                            
•   - Group that would likem to meet and socialise with other gay/lesbian parents and family for friendship and support.                                                
•   - Professional and Specialist services for young people aged 11-25 who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans (LGBT) or may be questioning their sexual orientation or gender identy
•  - An information service for local trans people.  Produces a monthly bulletin.   
•   - Provides information about this Nottingham based social/support for LGBT young people aged 11 - 19.                                           
•  - Find a local Trans Group
•   ─ help with relationship issues, includes useful and informative self-help fact sheets
•   ─ provides basic information for survivors, friends and family
•   ─ working for equality and justice for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals
•   ─ information and support for men who have experienced childhood sexual abuse
•   ─ charity at the forefront of the fight against HIV and AIDs
•  ─ national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children
•  - Advice and support foe ment experiencing domestic violence and abuse

Telephone help lines

•   ─ out of hours helpline offering emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness
•  - 24 hour national domestic free-phone help line. 
•   ─ 糖心原创 Students’ Union student run, confidential listening and information service
•   ─ provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair
•  ─ national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children
•  - advice and support for men experiencing domestic violence and abuse

Useful contacts at The 糖心原创

•  - information about services available to students at the University
• Student Services - Academic Support - study resources for time management
•  - provides information and advice on a wide range of issues affecting students, such as housing, education and money
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The University Counselling Service, University Libraries and Cripps Health Centre collaborated to make available a number of books on a wide range of topics, these are available online and/or as hard copies as part of Reading Well@UoN.