Staff wellbeing and mental health

The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is available to all employees, free of charge, and is completely confidential—there is no requirement to inform your manager to access support.

The EAP is a 24/7/365 service provided by Vivup, who have been supporting over 2.5 million employees across 2,000 organisations since 2005. Vivup is able to provide accessible, confidential, and professional support to help you navigate any challenges and opportunities you may encounter.

Staff can use the service by calling 0330 380 0658.

Download the EAP leaflet (PDF) for more information. You can also self-register or log in to Vivup here.

We offer a time-limited counselling service available to all undergraduates and postgraduates studying at City St George’s. The service is also available to university staff.

It is free and confidential.

None of the counsellors discriminate on the grounds of sexuality, race nor religion. They aim at all times to be impartial and non-judgemental.

If you are interested in attending our Mental Health Awareness half day course or Mental Health First Aid two-day course, delivered by MHFA England, please contact Staff Development on staffdev@sgul.ac.uk for more information and to be added to the waiting list.

Here are some resources which may help if you are looking to learn more about mental health or are seeking support:

• Mental Health Foundation website 
• Mental Health UK charity website
• NHS Mental Health Charity helplines 
• Local NHS urgent mental health helpline  
• Mind – types of mental health  
• Mind – support for mental health  
• WHO mental Health description.
• Staff can access free support 24/7 via Togetherall and can register using the University email.