Other sources of Wellbeing Support
There are lots of people and groups who can help you if you are experiencing difficulties.
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Here's some of the services you can use in addition to Goldsmiths' Wellbeing Advisers.
Goldsmiths Students' Union
The GSU Advice Service offers confidential, independent and advice to students, during your time at Goldsmiths.
The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
Their BME Network works with over 120 stakeholders in Lewisham, providing a paradigm for how to engage and strengthen groups who are often termed ‘hard-to-reach’ or ‘under-represented’. The network brings together community groups, statutory organisations and local businesses to build a stronger community.
Lewisham Community Wellbeing (LCW)
LCW offers culturally-specific support for people from BME communities. They offer a single point of access to the range of support available focusing on support to help adults in Lewisham borough recover from mental ill-health and maintain their wellbeing.
African Advocacy – Deptford
At Africa Advocacy Foundation, we empower individuals to take control of their health and wellbeing through accurate information, advice, and guidance.
Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapy Network
A professional organisation for Muslim Counsellors.
Southall Black Sisters
Southall Black Sisters is a not-for-profit, secular and inclusive organisation established to meet the needs of Black (Asian and African-Caribbean) women. Their aims are to highlight and challenge all forms gender-related violence against women, empower them to gain more control over their lives; live without fear of violence and assert their human rights to justice, equality and freedom.
Carers Lewisham
Carers Lewisham supports Carers in the London Borough of Lewisham. They provide advice, information, emotional support, breaks, and coping strategies.
The Lewisham Wellbeing Map
The Lewisham Wellbeing Map was established in early 2018 by Tim Bradley, as a way of mapping local and borough wide health and social services in the Lewisham Borough in order to provide easier access for individuals, but also to reduce the pressure on GP’s and Link-workers that are focusing on social prescribing.
Community Connections Lewisham
Community Connections Lewisham (CCL) is a ‘Social Prescribing’ service, supporting anyone living in the borough of Lewisham (aged 18+) who is looking for help to improve their health and wellbeing. They can help you to find out about local services and groups that are relevant to you, and help you to access them more easily.
Lewisham Community Wellbeing (LCW)
LCW offers culturally-specific support for people from BME communities. They offer a single point of access to the range of support available focusing on support to help adults in Lewisham borough recover from mental ill-health and maintain their wellbeing.
Carers Lewisham
Carers Lewisham supports Carers in the London Borough of Lewisham. They provide advice, information, emotional support, breaks, and coping strategies.
The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
Their BME Network works with over 120 stakeholders in Lewisham, providing a paradigm for how to engage and strengthen groups who are often termed ‘hard-to-reach’ or ‘under-represented’. The network brings together community groups, statutory organisations and local businesses to build a stronger community.
Southall Black Sisters
Southall Black Sisters is a not-for-profit, secular and inclusive organisation established to meet the needs of Black (Asian and African-Caribbean) women. Their aims are to highlight and challenge all forms gender-related violence against women, empower them to gain more control over their lives; live without fear of violence and assert their human rights to justice, equality and freedom.
Mind
Mental health charity that provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.
Students Against Depression
Students Against Depression provides you with the resources you need to find a way forward from stress, low mood, depression or suicidal thinking.
Student Minds
Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity. We empower students and members of the university community to look after their own mental health, support others and create change.
Lewisham Community Wellbeing (LCW)
LCW offers culturally-specific support for people from BME communities. They offer a single point of access to the range of support available focusing on support to help adults in Lewisham borough recover from mental ill-health and maintain their wellbeing.
Always call 999 if you or your children are in immediate danger.
Athena Project
A Lewisham-based service for those facing gender based violence.
National Domestic Abuse Helpline
Runs 24 hours on 0808 2000 247
Women’s Aid
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children.
National Centre for Domestic Violence
Can assist you to make an application for an injunction
Imkaan
An organisation dedicated to addressing violence against BME women and girls list specialist agencies run by and for BME women.
Mankind
Support male survivors of domestic violence and run a confidential helpline
Refuge
Supports women experiencing gender-based violence
Southall Black Sisters
Southall Black Sisters is a not-for-profit, secular and inclusive organisation established to meet the needs of Black (Asian and African-Caribbean) women. Their aims are to highlight and challenge all forms gender-related violence against women, empower them to gain more control over their lives; live without fear of violence and assert their human rights to justice, equality and freedom.
National helplines
Samaritans
Available 24/7 and is free.
Phone: 116 12
Shout
Text service,is available 24/7 and is free.
Text: SHOUT to 85258
The Mix Free
This service is for under-25s.
Phone: 0808 808 4994 (4pm – 11pm every day)
Email: aim to respond within 24hrs
Text: THEMIX to 85258 – available 24/7
Webchat: 4-11pm every day
Papyrus helpline
Under-35 or others concerned about a young person, 9am-midnight every day, free.
Phone: 0800 068 4141
Text: 07860039967