Accessing Support

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A

Academic Skills

Abuse

• Sexual Harassment and Violence Support Service provides safe space for you to be heard with advisers offering free support and advice to any student who has been impacted by sexual harassment or violence
• Student Welfare and Support Services resources on Trauma and abuse
• Survivor Space Oxfordshire support survivors of sexual abuse, rape, domestic abuse and harassment
• Refuge help women and their children overcome the physical, emotional, financial and logistical impacts of abuse and rebuild their lives free from fear
• Galop support LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence
• SU Advice support for if you'd like support in reporting a student or staff member to the University or a college

Accident and Emergency

• Find your nearest A&E
• When and how to get to A&E

Alcohol Use

B

Bereavement

Budgeting

C

Care Experienced

Carer

Careers

Chaplaincy

Council Tax

Counselling

• University of Oxford offer free counselling for all students
• Many college's also offer access to free counselling through a college counsellor
• NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies offer a range of free talking therapies

Crisis

• Call 999 or attend your nearest A&E
• Oxford SU Emergency Support Advice

D

Debt

Disability

Discrimination

Doctor

• University of Oxford guidance on registering with a GP (Doctor) in Oxford

Domestic Abuse

Drugs Use

E

Eating Distress

Emergency Support

• Call 999 or attend your nearest A&E
• Oxford SU Emergency Support Advice

Employment Rights

Estranged Student

Exam Adjustments

• Oxford SU Advice on Exam Adjustments

F

Faith

Financial Advice

Food Banks

• Oxford City Council guidance on accessing free and low cost food in Oxford

(Supporting a) Friend

G

Gender Expression

Global Events

GP

• University of Oxford guidance on registering with a GP (Doctor) in Oxford

H

Honour Based Abuse

• Karma Nirvana work to end Honour Based Abuse in the UK including the national Honour Based Abuse Helpline

Homelessness

Housing

Immigration

• University of Oxford Visa Advice Team
• Citizens Advice Oxfordshire offer visa advice
Please note that Oxford SU is not licensed to be able to give Visa Advice, and so will not be able to assist in any visa-specific queries

J

Jobs

L

LGBTQIA+

Living Out

Loneliness

M

Mature Students

Mental Health difficulties

Menopause

N

Neurodiversity

P

(Student) Parents

Peer Support

Physical Health

R

Race/Racism

Refugee

Reported Student

S

Self Compassion

• Student Welfare and Support Services resources on relationship with self and others

Self Harm

Sexual Assault or Violence

Sexual Health

Suicidal Feelings

T

Trans+ Support

V

Visa

• University of Oxford Visa Advice Team
• Citizens Advice Oxfordshire offer visa advice
Please note that Oxford SU is not licensed to be able to give Visa Advice, and so will not be able to assist in any visa-specific queries

W

Wellbeing

Working (as a student)

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