The mental health and wellbeing of all staff and students is a priority for the College of Science. Without it, we cannot achieve our goals. We take a community approach to mental health and wellbeing, aiming to support one another. 

In our mental health video series, you can hear how CoS staff, from diverse backgrounds, and working at different level of leadership, take care of their own mental health. We hope that it will inspire and empower you to do the same, in a way that works for you.

If you are wondering about the state of someone's mental health (including your own), our mental health checks links can help you make sense of what you are perceiving. 

Support is available at the ANU through the Staff Respect Consultant, and the Student Health, Safety and Wellbeing team. Please do not hesitate to reach out to them!

More often than not, taking care of one's mental health involves taking leave. Here are information regarding personal and wellbeing leave for staff, research program leave for HDR students, and program leave for international students.

Mental health needs and support vary greatly, depending on stressors (from finances to relationships, grief, and loss), identity, and intensity (from simple tips to suicide prevention). Our mental health links page can help you find ressources or organisation that can, hopefully, help in your specific circumstances. 

For students facing the stress of exams, helpful links can be found on our mental health during exams page.