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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">There are a range of support services at Strathclyde that listed here:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/strathlife/" id="OWAf085917b-6784-7a2a-0743-4517c0616c24" class="ContentPasted7 OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: blue;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly">https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/strathlife/</a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>For students in the UK</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>If you feel that you need help now</b>, please contact your GP or you can call NHS 24 on
<b>111</b>.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>If it is an emergency situation,</b> the following Emergency Services are available in the UK:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px 0px 0px 38pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">1.
<b>Campus Security</b>: Phone <b>0141 548 2222</b>.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px 0px 0px 38pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">2.
<b>Emergency Services (police, ambulance, fire, coastguard)</b>: Phone <b>999</b>.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px 0px 0px 38pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">3.
<b>NHS 24: </b>Phone <b>111</b> for Health Information and Self Care Advice.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px 0px 0px 38pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">4. The<b> Accident & Emergency Service
</b>nearest to the University campus is the <a href="https://www.nhsggc.scot/hospitals-services/our-hospitals/glasgow-royal-infirmary/" id="OWA8adb21f1-b0e9-cb3a-8393-91989484689f" class="ContentPasted7 OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://www.nhsggc.scot/hospitals-services/our-hospitals/glasgow-royal-infirmary/. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
Glasgow Royal Infirmary</a> in Castle Street, Glasgow G4 0SF.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px 0px 0px 38pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">5. If you have become homeless or are in urgent need of money in order to buy essentials, for example, food,
please contact Campus Security by calling <b>0141 548 2222.</b></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Students in the UK, if you need to talk to someone,</b> there are some different support options below (email responses
may take more than a day, but work internationally):</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b><a href="https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland" id="OWA44be4de7-b4f2-9237-2d12-94855fd65023" class="ContentPasted7 OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly">Samaritans</a></b> is
a free, confidential support organisation for anyone struggling with suicidal thoughts. Phone
<b>116 123</b> or email <b><a href="mailto:jo@samaritans.org" id="OWA7c628417-88dd-76e0-7277-8780a167a59e" class="ContentPasted7 OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly">jo@samaritans.org</a></b> anytime.</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;">
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><a href="https://www.papyrus-uk.org/" id="OWAab96756d-3dc4-de83-675b-61180ce6e213" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.papyrus-uk.org/" style="text-decoration: none;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly">Papyrus</a> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">suicide
prevention <b>0800 068 4141</b>, or at any time text <b>07860 039967</b> or email
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b><a href="mailto:pat@papyrus-uk.org" id="LPlnk167801" class="OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:pat@papyrus-uk.org" data-loopstyle="linkonly">pat@papyrus-uk.org</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b><a href="https://giveusashout.org/" id="OWA8ead258d-759e-06be-c773-69861316daf2" class="ContentPasted7 OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://giveusashout.org/. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly">Shout
</a></b>is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope. Text
<b>Shout</b> to <b>85258</b> for a reply.</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b><a href="https://breathingspace.scot/" id="OWAc7a555f2-e1c4-3ae6-e1a1-35a103c7f421" class="ContentPasted7 OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://breathingspace.scot/. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly">Breathing
Space</a></b> is a confidential phoneline for anyone in Scotland over the age of 16, feeling low, anxious, or depressed. Phone
<b>0800 83 85 87</b> (All weekend and Monday to Friday 6pm - 2am).</span></li></ol>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">If you have experienced sexual violence at any point in your life or know someone who has, and you would like to talk to someone,
the <b><a href="https://www.roseyproject.co.uk/" id="OWA4e210da6-dcdc-8bfd-6d90-c05e4675642b" class="ContentPasted7 OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://www.roseyproject.co.uk/. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly">Rape
Crisis Rosey Project</a></b> can offer you confidential specialist support.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>For students in and outwith the UK</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">You can speak to a counsellor anytime of the day or night using
<b>Spectrum Life</b>. They offer both digital and telephone support. You can call them in the
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: white;"><b>UK</b> on<b> 0800 0318227 (free).
</b>If you are <b>overseas</b> you can call them on</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b> +353 1 518 0277</b> or, if you log onto their platform, you can request a free call back. You can read more
about Spectrum Life, log into the platform or download the app, via the University webpage here:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://www.strath.ac.uk/professionalservices/disabilityandwellbeing/mentalhealthwellbeingsupport/spectrumlife/" id="OWA80d3cd07-442b-5423-ffe1-ccc80bed9b36" class="ContentPasted7 OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: blue;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly">https://www.strath.ac.uk/professionalservices/disabilityandwellbeing/mentalhealthwellbeingsupport/spectrumlife/</a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Additional advice for students not in the UK</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>If you feel you need urgent mental health support</b>, or if it is an emergency, you should contact your local emergency
services for assistance. You should also familiarise yourself with your local health services and seek support for your mental health.</span></p>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">In many countries, dialling either
<b>112</b> (used in Europe and parts of Asia) or <b>911</b> (used in the Americas) will connect callers to the local emergency services.</span></div>
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