Student support
Wellbeing and welfare
Learn more about our comprehensive wellbeing and welfare services, and how you will be supported during your studies.
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It is normal to need some support during your time at university. Our services will be here for you.
Our Wellbeing and Welfare services are here to help with the challenges you may face during your student life.
Explore what we offer and get to know our teams.
If you are a current York St John student looking for wellbeing or welfare support, please visit the Student Hub.
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Wellbeing
Our free wellbeing service can provide you with mental health or wellbeing support. Our specialist practitioners include counsellors and mental health specialists.
You can meet with our practitioners to discuss concerns and explore solutions. They will help you develop your strengths, skills and resources to cope. To meet with a practitioner, you can either refer yourself for an appointment, or attend one of our daily drop-ins on our York Campus.
As well as meeting with our practitioners, you can access support through our 24/7 counselling and wellbeing service, Spectrum.Life. You can also access our range of self-help resources.
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Welfare
Our Welfare Advisers are experienced members of staff who can provide guidance on practical welfare challenges you are facing. These challenges might include bullying and harassment, domestic violence, pregnancy, police or crime matters, or other issues having a serious impact on you or your studies.
The Welfare team also includes Sexual Violence Liaison Officers (SVLOs), who can provide support for students who have been impacted by sexual violence at any time in their lives.
You can book private appointments with our Welfare Advisers or SVLOs, on campus or online.
As well as our support appointments, you can access welfare training sessions and courses online, and report issues either anonymously or with contact details through our Report and Support platform.
Related support
Specialist support
We provide 1 to 1 support for a range of different circumstances.
We have specific support schemes for asylum seekers, Black, Asian and minority ethnic students, care leavers and estranged students, commuting students, students from Gypsy, Roma and travelling communities, mature students, student carers, student parents and trans students.
Disability support
We are here to help applicants and students with disabilities, long-term health conditions, mental health conditions or specific learning difficulties.
If you declare a disability when you apply to study with us, our team will contact you to offer support.
Information for parents and carers
Parents, guardians, and carers play an important role in supporting students and applicants. You can access useful information tailored to supporters in our dedicated section.
