Links: Welfare
Ask Frank
www.talktofrank.com
Independent Government-funded advice about drugs. Focuses on health effects and the law, but it's not preachy.
Brook Advisory
www.brook.org.uk
Sex and contraception advice for anyone under 25.
Lifetracks
www.lifetracks.com/
Contains advice on learning, training and work to help students make informed decision about their future.
National Nightline
www.nightline.ac.uk
Contains quite a bit of advice, but also tells you about local Nightline services – many universities have one and they're often the best first stop in a crisis.
National Union of Students
www.nusonline.co.uk
Helpful advice on all aspects of student life from the UK's student representation and services body.
The Samaritans
www.samaritans.org
A useful back-up to universities' own nightline services if you just need an anonymous ear to talk you through a particularly blue patch.
Student Health
www.studenthealth.co.uk
Advice from doctors.
Support4Learning
www.support4learning.org.uk
Advice and links. Particularly good on student finance.
Woman Student Online
www.womanstudent.co.uk
Not just for the ladies, the articles on this site give bite-sized bits of info on all kinds of student matters.
Last updated on: 17 December 2009