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A guide for care leavers on how to look after their mental health whilst starting university.

Mental health at university can be difficult. Read our resource for those starting university for those with adverse childhood experiences.

All of our clinically-evidenced, expert advice on keeping up your mental health and wellness while at university

This A4 poster with QR code makes it easy for students to find information about life at university, including tips on: meeting new new people, living independently, clubs and societies and more!

Looking at the effect of loneliness on young people's mental health, particularly university students.

Don’t assume you won’t still be affected in some way. Counselling services, wellbeing support or NHS services in your university town can all help you to explore and process any hardships you may h...

These A6 poster with QR code makes it easy for students to find information about life at university, including tips on: meeting new new people, living independently, clubs and societies and more!

Being yourself can be tricky: if you’re lucky, you’ll have been encouraged to do this from childhood, but for many of us, it takes a long time to learn who we truly are.

Being surrounded by your peers and making new friends is great. You might make friends for life in your first week; you may also begin friendships with people who you can’t stand after the first week!

The support of friends or family can really help if you’re feeling isolated or struggling to cope with university. You can try and manage on your own, and worry about being a burden, but a problem...

Clubs and societies offer great chances to do and try new things. Making the most of these opportunities is part of the rich university experience.

Relationships at university can be intense. If you come to university already in a relationship, you may struggle to maintain it - or you may be able to flourish and appreciate one another more.

Heading to university may be the first time you’ve been away from home without your family or friends. There will be things that you miss about home, and that’s totally normal. Yet being at univers...

University can be a busy, noisy and, at times, overwhelming experience. It’s all too easy to get pulled in a hundred different directions and not take time for yourself.

Managing your finances, shopping, meal planning and cooking. Depending on your point of view, this is either hugely dull or really exciting. Either way, welcome to adulting!

You will learn a lot from the new people you live with - a lot about yourself and what you can tolerate. You are likely to all have different habits and ideas about how things should be.

You’ll meet a lot of new people in your first few weeks at uni. While this may be fun and exciting, it can also be exhausting, so make time for rest.

Nobody expected this pandemic; it’s turned things upside down for us all and we’re still adjusting to it. Yet humans are pretty adaptable and universities have spent the summer preparing for differ...

The first year of uni is the chance to get used to focusing on just one thing, which can be a strange transition to make following school. You may need to get used to the new ways that material is...

Starting university as an international student can negatively affect your mental health. Read our transition guide to find out how you can protect your wellbeing when moving to a new country for u...

Advice and guidance on looking after your mental health and wellbeing during period of change, such as leaving school and starting university, finishing university and searching for work. The Charl...

We have launched six online guides for students to help with their mental health during the transition to university, in partnership with the Charlie Watkins Foundation.

A resource on mental health for students who are moving to university and may feel like they don't fit in.

It takes time to adjust to new surroundings, especially if you’ve lived in the same place all your life.

Practical mental health tips for A-level students receiving their results and going through university clearing.

Practical guidance on how you can help students struggling with mental health and the cost of living crisis if you work at a college or university

Profile of the work CWT trainer Gemma Howard is doing with Fitzmaurice Primary School using the whole school approach.

Throughout life, even at our young age, you’re always going through some sort of transition, whether it’s big or small. Eliza and Kyanne discuss how to navigate life transitions.

Read about the impact we had as a charity in 2023

The Charlie Waller Trust offers evidence-based training, resources and mental health partnerships for colleges and universities

When you leave University, things start to seem a lot less clear. Even if you have a job or graduate training scheme lined up you don’t know what it’s going to be like. Many new graduates find this...

It is important to consider the mental health of your applicants during recruitment. Design the interview process to get the best from your candidates, including those who experience mental health...

Self-harm affects up to 1 in 5 young people today. It spans the divides of gender, class, age and ethnicity. It’s a growing problem and one that’s not going away. Self-harm is the term commonly use...