The Disability Office offers support, practical advice and can facilitate special arrangements for those who have or feel they might have an ongoing or acute mental health problem (through the Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisers) or any other kind of disability, including learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyspraxia.
LSE students can receive welfare advice and also access counselling through The Students' Union Advice and Counselling Centre.
The Financial Support Office can provide information on a range of sources of financial help.
The Volunteer Centre provides information and advice to students who are interested in volunteering, either for one-off or for longer term opportunities. Their website contains many links and different ideas.

International students

The student counselling service has produced a list of helpful resources here
See also UKCISA website for papers on: Advice for students - Guidance Notes (guidance for international students) and International students and culture shock .
The International Students House runs a large house, and encourage students to participate in a wide range of social and cultural events. These are aimed at both UK students as well as international students. See events for further details.
The Chinese Mental Health Association has a useful and informative website, and runs the a Helpline offering support and advice (0845 122 8660).
The Chinese National Healthy Living Centre (0845 601 6030) provides access to health services for the Chinese community, and takes an holistic approach to physical and psychological health.
Information about is available through the Student Services Centre and The Student's Union Advice and Counselling Centre.

Study skills

Please look at handouts and videos from study skills sessions in Moodle .
Individual mentoring sessions and study skills advice are also available through the TLC Learning Support page.
Powerpoints and video podcasts from past presentations (Writing Workshop, Exams Workshop, Perfectionism, etc) are available on Groups and Workshops.

The Counselling Service has produced a handout on Stress Management Techniques which is freely available for download.
If you want help with learning about relaxation and breathing techniques, you can listen to and download MP3 files here.
LSE has prepared a leaflet recommending a diet to minimize stress and maximise learning.
A handout on coping with exam stress, including last minute panic attacks, is available here.
New handout - How to get a good night's sleep - here

The student counselling website has a very useful list of practical help pages from different university web sites, linking to advice on dealing with common problems approached from a student perspective.
The Students Against Depression site contains information, resources and accounts written by many different students.
Much information and advice for 16 - 24 year olds can be found at www.thesite.org, which also includes factsheets, articles and on-line advice for young people.

Frank Confidential drugs information and advice 24 hrs a day
London drug and alcohol network (LDAN) lists alcohol and drugs service in London boroughs
Drinkline 0800 917 82 82 Freephone helpline offering help and support on alcohol related issues
http://www.downyourdrink.org.uk online programme to help people cut down and control drinking

The Institute of Psychiatry have a useful website on Eating Disorders, including much recent research findings on treatment and recovery.

The Havens in London offer a range of medical, healthcare and emotional support for anyone who has been sexually assaulted.
Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre has a national freephone helpline 0808 802 9999, which is open every day 12.00 - 2.30 and 7.00 - 9.00 pm.

Central London Samaritans and PAPYRUS, offer help and support to people in crisis or thinking of harming themselves. (See Emergencies/ Feeling Suicidal for further links)

The Naz Project provides sexual health/HIV prevention and support services to Black and Minority Ethnic communities in London.
Karma Nirvana offers support to all victims of honour based abuse and forced marriage, and runs a Honour Network Helpline. To see the School policy on forced marriage click here.
MixTogether is an online help site for mixed couples (mixed race, religion, caste) whose relationships are opposed by family or community.
Dim Sum is a British Chinese community website, which includes both content and an active forum.

London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (helpline and information for gay and lesbian people)
The Pink Practice (a lesbian and gay counselling and psychotherapy service based in central London).
Imaan is a social support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Muslims, which offers advice and support through their website.

We have produced a Counselling Resources List, which includes details of where you can get low-cost counselling, group therapy and find registers for private counsellors.
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (list of private therapists and organisations offering free counselling)
Low cost psychotherapy can be arranged through the Member Organisations of the UKCP. This link will take you to organisations which offer low cost psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The main United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy website has more information about therapy, and can link you to their list of private therapists.
AGIP has a clinic offering low fee therapy called the Fairbridge Clinic - see their website for further details.
Longer term group psychotherapy is available through the Institute of Group Analysis and The Women's Therapy Centre, costs are on a sliding scale £5 - £45.
The Inner City Centre offers open-ended long term psychotherapy, group and couple therapy. Fees are linked to income, and are individually negotiated, and may start from £15 per session.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has leaflets available via its website on problems such as sleep, stress, drug abuse and information about the management of a range of different difficulties.