Mental health and counselling

Mental health and counselling

Mental health resources and support for students.

Mental health resources and support for students.

Mental health resources and support for students.

Mental health services

If you need mental health support, help is always available. Find out about free and professional services available to you through RMIT or in the community.

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RMIT Counselling and Psychological Services

Free, confidential and professional short-term counselling for students experiencing mental health issues including anxiety, depression and stress.

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Safer Community

Safer Community provides support and advice to RMIT students and staff concerned about threatening or inappropriate behaviour including sexual assault and harassment, and family violence.

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Emergency and crisis support

Contacts for emergency and crisis situations, including mental health crisis support.

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Community mental health support

Find publicly available mental health resources and services.

Self-help resources

Find explainers on common mental health challenges, as well as coping strategies and available support services. 

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Managing study stress

Tips and resources to help you manage study stress and maintain a healthy study-life balance.

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Depression

Understand what depression is, know the signs, discover ways to tackle depression and learn about available support.

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Anxiety

With assistance and some simple strategies, anxiety does not have to rule your life.

Further support and resources

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Study support

If you want to improve your grades, it's smart to ask for help. RMIT University Library provides free study support services and resources to help you build your academic skills.

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Equitable learning and disability

Additional support is available to ensure equal opportunities for students with a disability, long-term illness or mental health condition, and primary carers of individuals with a disability.

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LGBTIQ+ students

RMIT is proud to celebrate and support our students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning or asexual/agender (LGBTIQ+).

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International students

Support and resources for international students studying with RMIT.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

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