Distasteful things You experience are not unusual!

A leading professor warned that students should realize that seeking support from others is helpful rather than only rely on their own’’

‘’That’s really helpful if people realize that they experience are not unusual, so it’s fine to talk to others’’.

Dr Helen St Clair-Thompson, a psychology senior lecturer in Newcastle university

‘The use of counselling service normally between 5% and 10% of students in 2015, which means at least about 115,000 students are seeking support,’ said Ruth Caleb, chair of Universities UK’s mental well-being working group.

Students seeking support are normal things even though maybe nobody around them seek support.

Engaging in Streetwise can be a choice for Newcastle students who want to get fun, seek advices or make friends. Streetwise is a National Award-winning regional charity which offers an informal, safe, confidential, non-judgemental space for young people aged 11 – 25 years.

Sari Sokell, who is project worker in Streetwise 9 years, she said: ‘project workers offer as well sanatory products, free pill products and any kind of information advices.’’

Streetwise has been running 29 years, which provides professional support via drop-in provision, NHS Relationships & Sexual Health clinics, detached youth work teams (TYS) to help young people.

All services in streetwise is free for young people who want to get fun, seek advices or make friends. There is no right to show the exact environment inside the building since streetwise provides confidential service for young people. which aiming to help young people feel safe and comfortable.

Drop-in session offers 5 times per week, young people are seen on a ‘first come first served’ basis. And young people can bring their friends here to get advices but provides one-to-one service in case the youth worker needs to ask some personal questions.

If you are student in newcastle, streetwise can be a choice for you to seek support and advices.