Sources of support
University of Edinburgh Services
Staff and Student Counselling
The Counselling Service offers support to both staff and students.
Counselling Services
Chaplaincy
The Chaplaincy is a University provision of pastoral and spiritual support for students and staff regardless of faith.
Chaplaincy
Prescribe culture
Prescribe Culture is the University Museums heritage-based, non-clinical health, social care and wellbeing support initiative.
Prescribe Culture
Student Disability Services
The Student Disability Service provides support for students who have a health condition, disability or neurodiverse condition such as dyslexia or autism, or a temporary injury which affects their studies.
Student Disability Services
24/7 Sources of External Sources of Support:
Samaritans
Samaritans offers emotional support available 24 hours a day through helplines run by volunteers.
Samaritans contact details
Samaritans Edinburgh branch location
Edinburgh Crisis Centre
Edinburgh Crisis Centre is open to any Edinburgh resident who is 16+ and experiencing a mental health crisis.
Edinburgh Crisis Centre contact details
Shout
Shout is a text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere.
Text: 85258
Outside the UK
The Therapy Route
The Therapy Route is a comprehensive list of suicide hotlines, crisis lines, and helplines from all around the world.
The Therapy Route
In an Emergency
If you feel your life is in imminent danger or need emergency assistance, you should call 999 or go to Accident and Emergency at the nearest hospital.