UQ Life

Mental Health and Wellbeing

UQ supports students with a variety of health and wellbeing activities on and around campus including group sessions in mindfulness meditation, UniWellbeing, freedom from your cage, art therapy, canine co-counselling and healthy relationships. All programs are free and can be booked via StudentHub. 

Help lead the UQ Health Promotion Project.

UQ Wellbeing is a Health Promotion Project for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities. It aims to increase the overall health and wellbeing of students from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds by working in partnership with students. We are currently seeking two new student representatives to join the advisory group. Find out more information about our initiatives and how to apply by visiting our website below.

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Upcoming Health and Wellbeing Sessions

Two Dutton Park students holding their DIY terrariums.

UMHD at Dutton Park

2 May 2024 11:30am–1:30pm
 
in Uni Mental Health Day
It's Uni Mental Health Day at Dutton Park! Make a terrarium to bring some greenery into your room/home, or as a gift for a friend/loved one, or DIY your own clay art pieces to take home for your new plant friend or for more room decor. What's more, draw on some paw-sitivity from lovable puppies to recharge your feel-good battery and lower your stress levels.

UMHD at Gatton

7 May 2024 11:30am–1:30pm
 
in Uni Mental Health Day
It's Uni Mental Health Day at Gatton! Make a terrarium to bring some greenery into your room/home, or as a gift for a friend/loved one, or DIY your own clay art pieces to take home for your new plant friend or for more room decor. What's more, unwind and de-stress with free massages to relieve your tense muscles from sitting/studying long hours.
Students petting puppies from Therapy and Support Animals Queensland

UMHD at St Lucia

8 May 2024 11:00am–1:00pm
 
in Uni Mental Health Day
It's Uni Mental Health Day at St Lucia! Make a terrarium to bring some greenery into your room/home, or as a gift for a friend/loved one, or join the UQ Counsellors' art therapy workshop and connect with your self and mind through art. What's more, draw on some paw-sitivity from lovable puppies to recharge your feel-good battery and lower your stress levels.
Herston students with a puppy from Therapy and Support Animals Queensland.

UMHD at Herston

9 May 2024 11:30am–1:00pm
 
in Uni Mental Health Day
It's Uni Mental Health Day at Herston! Make a terrarium to bring some greenery into your room/home, or as a gift for a friend/loved one, or DIY your own clay art pieces to take home for your new plant friend or for more room decor. What's more, draw on some paw-sitivity from lovable puppies to recharge your feel-good battery and lower your stress levels.

Student Services Workshops

Student Services offers a variety of counselling and diversity, disability and inclusion (DDI) workshops and programs to aid student health and wellbeing each week. All workshops and programs are run by our friendly counselling and DDI teams and can be booked for free via StudentHub.
Wellbeing Programs
A wellbeing group can complement or be an effective stand-alone alternative for individual counselling. We offer various groups that are readily accessible and targeted to specific issues which can have positive effects on mental health in combination with counselling.
Diversity, Disability and Inclusion Mentoring and Support
Receive mentoring and support from our DDI team and from other students with lived experiences of physical, mental health conditions or learning disabilities.
Connecting with people
UQ offers a number of mentoring programs that provide valuable leadership and guidance through all stages of your time at UQ and beyond.

Online programs

YOLO
UniWellbeing