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Mental Health

Our mental health matters.

This year, more than ever, it's been so important to consider this. Isolation and anxiety are on the rise as we are cut off from community and faced with lots of uncertainty. We may find ourselves asking, what does it mean to be a Christian student, but live in a broken world? How can we support our struggling friends, and point them to Jesus?

We want to encourage you to get the conversation going, share openly with one another and remind each other of the amazing truths of the gospel.

As well as the range of blogs and resources below, we've created two short videos to help grow our understanding of mental health.

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Mental Health resources

Discover a range of resources to help grow your understanding of mental health, and find out what to do if you are struggling.

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Top tips for managing your mental health

Former Relay Worker Jemma now works as an Occupational Therapist in a mental health crisis team. She has put together top tips on how to manage your mental health, or if you have a friend in need.

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Is anyone listening?

What hope can we find in God when we're struggling with our mental health? In this blog, former Staff Worker Ellie looks at 2 Corinthians and shares her own experiences with depression and anxiety.

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Mental health

For many students, uni can be a challenging time when it comes to mental health. There are many reasons, and it may be best to seek professional help, but here are some thoughts that might help you.

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The gift of lament

Psalm 88 may be the saddest psalm, but it's well worth a read. It gives us as voice for our sorrow, inviting us to weep to God and know Him as a friend in the darkest night.

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Appendix: Mental health resources

Here are some resources from both Christian and secular charities and organisations.

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