(directorate of ) HEALTH & WELLBEING  HUB  Health Service  Counselling Service  Safer Community  Chaplaincy  Family and Childcare Service  Student Financial Aid & Loans  Off-campus Housing Advice  International Students’ Support.

HUB  1 st floor Western extension of the Campus Centre  Good place to ask for help if uncertain what you need  Staffed by student advisors with knowledge of all the areas just listed  Reception for the Counselling Service

HEALTH & MEDICAL SERVICE  Staffed by male & female General Practitioners  Bulk billing for Monash students  General Medicine  Health Advice  Sports Medicine  Travel needs  Sexual Health  Emergencies.

COUNSELLING SERVICE  Registered psychologists or social workers  Confidential and FREE  “Drop-in” for first visit/then by appointment  Personal and academic issues interact  Clinical & support groups  Safer Community program/Community Care Line  Psychological assessment available on-site  WILL ALWAYS RESPOND TO A CRISIS/EMERGENCY (within business hours)  Access to After Hours support.

SAFER COMMUNITY Students and staff are encouraged to contact the Safer Community staff if they:  Feel threatened or unsafe  Have concerns about a person’s behaviour  Are worried about a person harming themselves or someone else  Wish to clarify issues of responsibility, confidentiality or duty of care Safer Community telephone:

BALANCE  You should NOT give up all your recreational interests and activities.  Keep up with friends, exercise and relaxation  LIMIT alcohol and avoid other substance use  Try not to overload on sugar and caffeine – eat regular small meals, have water handy and try herbal teas  LIMIT internet use – it is easy to use this as a distraction  If you decide to take a break – TAKE it and don’t keep worrying about what you SHOULD be doing MORE IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER.

PROCRASTINATION  It’s rarely about laziness, but more likely to do with avoidance of anxiety  The more you procrastinate, the worse it gets (less time, more work = more anxiety)  Accept that you can cope with not always feeling good – it is only a feeling  If you lose motivation, you need to keep doing something – it won’t just happen by itself!

ASKING FOR HELP It is NOT a sign of weakness to ask for help when it is needed – it is considered appropriate behaviour and supported by the University SO - DO NOT let things get bad before you talk to someone (counsellor/GP/academic advisor) about what you are thinking and feeling. Even if it is not directly study-related, we know that what affects you personally, affects you academically.

If you want to talk to someone: If you want to talk to someone: Uni Counselling Service is a good place to start. Most campuses have daily ‘drop-in’ sessions for new clients, further sessions by appointment CLAYTON CAULFIELD A H CRISIS Counselling (all campuses)