External Resources for Mental Health and Wellbeing
While YSJ has plenty of resources for Mental Wellbeing and Welfare, there’s also a range of resources that can be accessed externally from YSJ too. Here, we list just a few of them that might be helpful.
- Vitae
Vitae is the global leader in supporting the professional development of researchers, experienced in working with institutions as they strive for research excellence, innovation and impact.
Vitae has developed a page for resources available to help improve postgraduate researcher wellbeing. Find it here: https://www.vitae.ac.uk/doing-research/wellbeing-and-mental-health/catalyst-project-resources-1
- Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation has been the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s mental health. They are the home of Mental Health Awareness Week. This means that they have a range of tips and guides for mental health.
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- Our Best Mental Health Tips: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/publications/our-best-mental-health-tips
- How to support mental health at work: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/publications/how-support-mental-health-work
- How to manage and reduce stress: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/publications/how-manage-and-reduce-stress
Explore their full website here: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
- How to thrive and survive in your PhD by the University of York
The University of York have a helpful page for ‘Thriving and Surviving’ during your PhD: https://www.york.ac.uk/research/graduate-school/support/thrive-survive-phd/
Their Twitter can be found here: https://twitter.com/PhDSurvival
- Student Minds
Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity. They work with and alongside students to help improve mental health. See their Find Support Page here:
https://www.studentminds.org.uk/findsupport.html
- Jonathan’s Voice
Jonathan’s Voice is a charity set up in 2017 in memory of Jonathan McCartney who tragically took his own life that year.
They aim to reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues and to empower people to speak up and reach out for help when they need it.
They have an incredible guide for PGRs on Protecting your mental health (ignore that it says for students in STEM – they’re brilliant tips for everyone!): https://jonathansvoice.org.uk/protecting-your-mental-health-a-practical-guide-for-post-graduate-research-students-in-stem
You can find their full website (and even more resources!) here: https://jonathansvoice.org.uk/
- Charlie Waller
Charlie Waller provides mental health training, resources and consultancy with a focus on children and young people.
Find their ‘Asking for help’ guide here: https://charliewaller.org/resources/asking-for-help-adult/
- British Red Cross
Wellbeing support: https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-help/get-help-with-loneliness/wellbeing-support
- Recognising Burnout
