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  • Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of our Students

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    UniSA strives to be a leading health promoting university where members of our community can grow, connect, work and learn together in a safe, respectful and inclusive environment. This means we take a holistic view of health and wellbeing by providing all students with access to information and resources that aim to build resilience and skills for wellbeing. 

    We are committed to helping our students to build resilience and thrive while they are here and long after they graduate. Our mission is to build a healthy campus community that feels inspired to achieve the best possible health and wellbeing.

    Wellbeing is about more than just physical and mental health. Wellbeing is influenced by many things including:

    • what you do each day
    • the relationships in your life
    • your standard of living
    • how you participate in life and deal with life’s challenges
    • your health and energy levels

    The demands of study can make it hard to sustain a focus on your health and wellbeing. But a big part of being able to do your best at university is learning to strike the right balance.

    UniSA’s Counselling Service offers free and confidential short-term counselling to students studying onshore in Australia to help with managing any personal issues that could affect your studies.

    Our Counsellors are highly qualified and have extensive experience working with university students. They will listen to your concerns without judgement and work with you, exploring options and solutions that suit your needs.

    Counsellors assist students with a wide range of issues including:

    • assisting with personal issues affecting your studies
    • adjusting to change (new culture, university, city, academic expectations)
    • managing stress, anxiety and depression
    • learning about motivation, time management and exam stress
    • offering support following a crisis or trauma
    • dealing with sexual harassment or assault
    • managing a personal or family crisis

    Counsellors also run personal wellbeing workshops on campus and provide a range of online self-help resources. We encourage you to make use of our services and resources.

    Students in Crisis

    You will find crisis contacts for specific needs here.

    For on-campus emergencies, please contact Campus Security on your campus or call 1800 500 911 (24 hours).

    For general enquiries please contact Campus Central on 1300 301 703, Mon - Fri 8.30am -6.00pm.

    Please refer to the flow-chart below to support students in crisis. 

    eReferrals are available https://askcampuscentral.unisa.edu.au/app/seu/staff/ereferral

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