As the Christmas Break approaches, our Student Wellbeing Team would like to share the following resources.

• Mindwell- Leeds based service opening times.
• MindWell Festive Wellbeing Toolkit – ideas and tips for looking after your mental health over the festive season.
• “Struggling this Christmas?” leaflet (PDF) – Includes key crisis numbers and helplines for specific worries such as alcohol use, gambling, domestic violence, caring, bereavement and support for older people.
• Mind- National services and helplines
• Leeds Beckett Global Village (for International students) Global Village events | Leeds Beckett University
• Request a buddy | International students | Leeds Beckett University
• Rainbow Junktion Services — All Hallows Leeds
• What's On — All Hallows Leeds
• Our Chaplaincy teamis providing out-of-hours crisis support and you can request this by calling 07780 613862 and a chaplain will answer your call or get back to you as soon as possible.
• Our Out of Hours Support and Emergency Information page has resources on support services and coping with difficult feelings.
• Opening times for GP services – It is usual practice opening hours on the 23^rd and 24^th. Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and back to normal on the 27^th.
• Find urgent and emergency care services - NHS
• Samaritans: 24 hours a day, 365 day a year help line: https://www.samaritans.org/

Self-help resources

• Mind - Christmas and Mental Health at Mind
• Mindwell Leeds – Looking after your wellbeing this Christmas - MindWell
• Winter wellbeing tips – MindWell's top 10 tips for winter wellbeing - MindWell
• For those with Autism or ADHD - Christmas Your Way: A Festive Coping Toolkit | Psych-UK Limited
• Student Minds Urgent support - Urgent Mental Health Support – Help for Students | Student Minds

Mental Health Toolkits:

• How to: get through… | Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
• Five questions you might have about Christmas with an eating disorder
• If you’re finding things hard this festive season | Samaritans