Mental Health Advisory Service

 

Mental Health Advisory Service 

The Mental Health Advisory Service (MHAS) provides professional services to enrolled students with significant mental health issues. Access to its core clinical services is available only through a referral from university staff.Our services include:

• Professional Support: Crisis intervention, individual sessions, group-based support, and referrals to psychiatric services.
• Mental Health Education: Programmes like the Student Mental Health Tests, Peer Listener Programme, Mental Health Literacy Programme, and Wellbeing at Work Programme designed to promote wellbeing across campus.

This MHAS is available in situations such as:

• Managing a serious psychiatric diagnosis with associated risks (e.g., active suicidal ideation).
• Exhibiting signs of a potential mental health disorder or risky behaviours (e.g., self-harm, expressing thoughts of ending life).
• Seeking an evaluation or referral to a psychiatrist.

How can you contact the Mental Health Advisory Service (MHAS)?

• Professional support is initiated through a referral from a university staff member, such as a Student Support Advisor (SSA), University Counsellor, or Faculty Senior Tutor (FST).
• Contact details:

Service Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM (excluding public holidays).

Location: Room 123-124, First Floor, Building 23
Email: MHA@nottingham.edu.cn

Urgent After-Hours Support : if you require assistance outside of service hours, please contact University Emergency Hotline (0574-88180111)

Department of Campus Life (DCL) 24-hour hotline (158 5740 0157). 

MHAS provides psychiatric referral service for international students based on their current mental health status and risk level.

• If you are in crisis or facing significant mental health difficulties, MHAS will directly assist with booking psychiatrist appointments and may accompany you to the hospital if needed.

 please contact your Student Support Advisor (SSA) for assistance in accessing psychiatrist services.

• Confidentiality
  This service strictly adheres to the principle of confidentiality. Exceptions to confidentiality are made only when there is a serious risk of harm to self or others, when required by law, or in cases involving the protection of minors.
• Difference from University Counselling Service (UCS)
  The Mental Health Advisory Service focuses on risk assessment, crisis intervention, restoration of social functioning, and close collaboration with SSAs. In contrast, the University Counselling Service primarily addresses general mental wellbeing concerns and maintains a higher level of confidentiality.
• Supporting Documentation
  This service does not provide documentation (such as notes or letters) to support applications for extenuating circumstances or leave of absence. Students requiring such documentation are advised to obtain a recent diagnosis from a psychiatrist or to apply through the Disability Support Service.