If you are experiencing harassment or bullying, you may feel trapped or be reluctant to report it through fear of what might happen. However, it’s important to remember that you’re not alone and there are a number of services available who want to help you.
Your immediate safety If you are experiencing harassment or bullying, you should try to get yourself to a safe zone . If the harassing or bullying individual is gone, you should contact a friend or family member for help or call the police.
University support services
- Report+Support allows students and staff to report incidents either anonymously or with contact details for follow-up. The service also provides information on a range of different incidents, along with both internal and external support services.
- Student Wellbeing Services can provide information and advice to help support students for a number of issues and direct them to more specialist support services. They also have a counselling service which provides one-to-one, confidential support for students, in the form of short-term counselling or referral to specialised support services.
- The Advice Hub offer free, impartial and confidential advice to students about a range of issues, including mental health and wellbeing.
- Respect Ambassadors are staff members who can provide confidential guidance and support to staff who have witnessed or experienced inappropriate behaviour or are having a difficult time.
- Care First is a health package for staff, which offers support for a range of practical and emotional issues, as well as one-to-one counselling sessions.