Student Space: Things you can do this holiday and where to go if you need help

Our good friends at Student Space have written about the support you can access during the winter holidays.

At Student Minds, we understand this is a busy time of year. We understand that the winter break can be challenging for many people. Student Space is here every day for students over the holidays. We’ve just added a whole section all about the holidays to help support students, whatever their plans or circumstances:

1. Making the most of your time at home
2. If you’re going home for Christmas but don’t want to
3. Staying at university over the Christmas break

Students also share their tips and experiences of the holidays on the Student Minds Blog:

1. Not everyone is excited for Christmas, and that’s okay
2. Give the gift of self-care this Christmas

To help manage the uncertainty and disruption of potential new measures please explore our tips on:

1. Why uncertainty can be stressful
2. Wishing this wasn’t happening
3. Self-isolation

As you prepare to finish for the break and have a well deserved restful break where many of your staff team may be off it would be great to direct students you help to our support over the holidays. Student Space will be here every day over the break for students:

1. Text, phone, webchat and email
2. Support for Muslim students
3. Support for trans students

Please find some draft content to use in your comms and the attached Student Space Digital Communications pack where you will find the dropbox link including new Christmas images:

1. Worried about the holidays? #StudentSpace is here to help. Have a look at all of @StudentMindsOrg’s tips about the Christmas break.
2. Whether you are planning on heading home or staying at uni for the holidays @StudentMindsOrg are here to support you with #StudentSpace.
3. Finding the holidays difficult? #StudentSpace is here for you every day. Text ‘STUDENT’ to 85258 to start a conversation today.
4. It’s okay if you’re not feeling merry over the winter break. @StudentMindsOrg are here for you. #StudentSpace is here offering 24/7 support over the holidays.

Please do let us know if you have any questions. Our staff team will also be taking a well-earned break so we will not be working from Saturday 18th December until Tuesday 5th January. Together we can fight to ensure no student ever feels alone. Let’s put students’ mental health first in 2022.