Wellbeing Programme

At the West Hub, we recognise that looking after your mental health and wellbeing is essential to thriving in work, study and life. We aim to foster a supportive, inclusive environment where everyone feels able to seek help when needed.

We offer a variety of events and activities throughout the year that focus on enhancing your wellbeing and mental health such as mindfulness sessions and stress relief workshops. We have also have our annual ‘West Hub Wellbeing Festival’ which is designed to encourage rest, reflection and reconnection.

Additional Resources

| Support for Students

If you’re a student at the University of Cambridge, a wide range of free support services are available to you, including one-to-one counselling, mental health advisors, and wellbeing workshops. You can explore options via University Student Support.

| Support for Staff

If you are a staff member at the University of Cambridge, you can access the Staff Wellbeing Offer. This includes a regular core training offer, specialist interest webinars, guidance on menopause support, financial wellbeing, access to wider sources of professional support and an annual calendar of events that showcases all the wellbeing activity occurring across the university!

If you are a staff member at the University of Cambridge, you are eligible to access support from the University of Cambridge Staff Counselling Centre. The Staff Counselling Centre provides short-term counselling to staff working at the university. You can apply for counselling for support with a wide range of issues and difficulties including loss and bereavement, anxiety, depression and low mood, traumatic experience, relationship difficulties or difficulties in the workplace, and many other issues not listed here.

Staff members from colleges can also access support from the Staff Counselling Centre but need to go through a different referral process. More information can be found here.

| External Support in Cambridge for Mental Health and Wellbeing

These are some of the local charities and support options for mental health and wellbeing that are open to the public within the East of England area.

Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire Mind (CPSL Mind): Is a local mental health charity providing a range of services to support recovery from mental health problems: Good Life Service | CPSL Mind Tel: 0300 303 4363

Cogwheel Counselling: Cogwheel Counselling is a Cambridge-based registered charity that provides counselling services in Cambridgeshire to individuals of all ages: Cogwheel Counselling – Affordable helpwhen life slips out of gear · Evolve Counselling: A charitable service offering affordable counselling Evolve Counselling – Community Counselling Charity

Lifecraft: Offer a wide range of free mental health services including an Information Hub, a counselling service, a suicide bereavement support service, and Lifeline, a telephone helpline that runs 365 days a year: Contact us – Lifecraft Tel: 01223 566 957 · NHS Talking Therapies: You can self-refer for NHS funded counselling NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Talking Therapies | CPFT NHS Trust

Qwell: is an online counselling and wellbeing platform provided by CPSL Mind that provides confidential chat-based counselling from qualified counsellors, free of charge: Qwell – Online Support | CPSL Mind

Young Minds: supports parents/carers of children and young people, under the age of 25, who might be experiencing mental health challenges. Young Minds Free and confidential helpline: 0808 802 5544 (Monday -Friday, 9:30am – 4:00pm)

Our physical wellbeing sessions are delivered in partnership with University of Cambridge Sport as part of the Active Staff programme, helping to bring accessible movement and fitness opportunities directly into the workplace.

| Yoga

Tuesday – 08:00 to 08:45
Wednesday – 13:00 to 14:00
Thursday – 17:15 to 18:00

| Strength training for menopause

Thursday – 16:30 to 17:15

| Pilates

Friday – 12:00 to 13:00

| How to Sign Up:

STEP 1: Sign up as a free ‘Pay As You Train’ member with the University Sports Centre before making your first booking.

STEP 2: Make your booking(You might be prompted to download the App). It’s worth remembering that you will not be able to book the class until 7 days in advance. Bookings open on Tuesday at midnight for sessions on Wednesday the following week.

Once you open the Cam Uni Sport App:

• Select ‘Active Staff’ from the main screen
• Select ‘Classes’
• Select ‘Cambridge West’
• Make a selection from the available sessions

Even though bookings in the app are made through the ‘Active Staff’ portal, these sessions are open to all.