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Mental health support

If you have a mental health condition that affects your studies, there's a range of support and advice at NTU to help you manage university life.

Mental Health team services

The Mental Health Mentoring and Access team (MHMA) support applicants who declare a diagnosed mental health condition, such as anxiety, depression, or bi-polar disorder.

We offer specialist mentoring support to remove barriers to study for students with mental health difficulties. This support is funded through Disabled Students' Allowances and is provided through a mix of internal support and external agency support.

We work with students on areas such as:

  • anxiety, depression and other mental health difficulties
  • concentration and memory difficulties
  • motivation
  • organisation and time management.

We can also:

  • support students in applying for the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) which funds one-to-one Specialist Mentoring and in some cases IT equipment and books
  • help to agree institutional support through an Access Statement
  • help you explain your needs to your tutor
  • recommend alternative arrangements for examinations and other assessments
  • assist you in planning a realistic way to study and formulating plans that structure the approach to the work
  • advise on maintaining a healthy balance of other elements in life
  • liaise with Student Financial Services regarding funding issues.

Self-help and advice

SilverCloud is our online system designed to help with a range of mental health issues. The content is motivational, easy to use, interactive and relevant to students. It can be especially helpful if you are experiencing anxiety, depression, stress or eating issues.

Please also see our information and advice page for useful information.

Further support

Student wellbeing

Our award-winning mental health and wellbeing resources can help you cope with the challenges of student life.

Budgeting and money management at university

How we can support you, and how you can make your funding go further.

Get in touch

If you have any questions or require any assistance with the support available, get in touch via email at mental.health@ntu.ac.uk or call us on +44 (0)115 848 6623.

You can also complete this short form and we will contact you.

We welcome comments to improve our service. If you have feedback with any aspect of the service you receive from our team, please let us know.