Stay Safe While You Study: Make the Most of Your Student Experience

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As a student, your safety and wellbeing should be your top priority.

This pocket-friendly guidebook will help you successfully navigate the challenges that studying can bring and help you to make the best choices for you.

Award-winning student mental health specialist Dr Dominique Thompson explores what can affect both your personal safety and mental health. Complemented by insights from real students, she shares guidance and practical tips aimed at keeping you well so that you can make the most of your time as a student.

Dr Thompson takes you through the academic year, covering topics from socializing and exam stress to sexual health and substance use. She shows you how to maintain your wellbeing, build a self-care toolkit and where to seek further help should you need it.

Stay Safe While You Study is the ultimate companion for new students, as well as a handy addition for those who are already in higher and further education.

Author Bio

Dr Dominique Thompson is a GP, young people's mental health expert, TEDx speaker, author, and educator with over 20 years of clinical experience caring for students; most recently as Director of Students' Health Service at the University of Bristol. It was for this work that she was named Bristol Healthcare Professional of the Year in 2017. Dominique is also a Clinical Adviser for the Royal College of GPs, and for Student Minds, the UK's student mental health charity.She currently resides in Bristol, United Kingdom.