Welcome!
Hello there! Nice of you to drop by 🙂 My name is Gareth and I am the eMental Health Project Officer at Flinders University. I […]
Our Self-help Library
If you’ve been to the Health, Counselling and Disability Service before, you might have noticed we have various pamphlets and handouts on the walls. They […]
Flinders 2019 Wellbeing Programs and Events
The teams at Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS) and Oasis have been hard at work putting together their Wellbeing Programs for 2019. These are […]
A meditation for 2020
If you are reading this and it still the exam period or you have assignments in play, then I suggest putting it aside for later. […]
We're looking for Uni Access Volunteers
Looking for Uni Access Volunteers Are you interested in volunteering at Flinders to develop your professional skills and experience? Want to get 80 points towards your […]
Our lift is getting replaced - what this means for you
There are a bunch of building activities going on around Car Park 1 and the Student Centre (where Health, Counselling and Disability Services reside) commencing […]
Deferred exams - what you need to know
A reasonably common presentation to the health service at this time of year relates to deferred exams. The typical scenario is a student who experiences […]
When you just need someone to talk to
In our hyper-connected world, it can seem strange to confront the basic challenge of just not being able to find someone to talk to, but […]
Dogs + exams = stress reduction
Whilst I think you should actually try to embrace your exam stress, sometimes you just want to smoosh your face into a dog. If that […]
Victim Support Service looking for participants for LGBTQ+ youth feedback f...
This email came by my desk today. An opportunity for members of the LGBTQ+ community to provide feedback on the resources provided by the Victim […]
The importance and power of habits
On the advice of a colleague Rebecca, a dietitian who is one of the key drivers of the Eating Well at Flinders program, I sat […]
Wishing students best of luck with exams
On behalf of the team here at Health, Counselling and Disability Services, I just want to wish all students who will be doing exams over […]
Supporting the mental wellbeing of mature-aged university students from reg...
Many interesting things arrive in my various email inboxes. This one concerns mature-aged undergraduate students who come from regional or remote Australia. If that is […]
Mental Fitness Workbook - Chapter 2
Having drawn my first Mental Fitness Course to a close, I am setting out with a new goal, to develop a Mental Fitness Workbook, that builds […]