► Health and Wellbeing

There are times in anyone's life when they feel depressed, alone or simply feel the need to talk: there are plenty of places on campus and in Huddersfield where you can go or phone to talk over your worries or feelings, so never hesitate to ask.

Safer Sex 

Safer sex is very important in protecting against the risk of HIV / AIDS. The Students' Union Advice Centre has a list of groups locally and nationwide which can offer confidential and sympathetic advice and information. Click here for more sexual health info.

Self Help

The Advice Centre keeps a whole range of self help guides and information leaflets. Why not pop in and take a look.

Sexuality  

There is a well-established society for those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or just think that they might be. The Advice Centre is happy to discuss your feelings with you or contact the LGB Officer for specialist support. The Advice Centre does not offer medical advice - please see the Health Centre on Campus. However, if health issues are affecting other areas of your life we are here to help.

Students with Dependants

Juggling study and being a parent, whilst extremely rewarding, can also be a real struggle. Click here for further information.

Chlamydia Screening Programme

Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the UK. Of those who are tested, 1 in 10 people are diagnosed as positive for Chlamydia and with as many as 70% of women and 50% of men with Chlamydia not showing symptoms it can be hard to detect without a test.

The test for Chlamydia can be done simply by providing a urine sample. There are over 100 screening sites across Calderdale and Kirklees.The results take a few days to come through and people can say whether they want to receive their results by post, text or telephone. If found positive, the infection can be treated with a short course of antibiotics. Without treatment Chlamydia can sometimes lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and can leave both men and women infertile.

For more information visit the Chlamydia screening programme website at http://www.chlamydiascreening-chlasp.co.uk/ or 01484 481030.

Hate Incident Reporting Scheme

The Advice Centre is part of the Hate Incident Reporting Scheme. As a Centre we can take reports of racist, homophobic or disability related incidents from students who do not wish to report them directly to the Police.

This means that if you feel that you or someone else has been a victim of a hate crime then a report can be taken at one of the centres. Any information recorded can be held just by the centre, or should you wish, passed onto relevant organisations such as the Police. It's up to you to decide what happens to the information and you can ask for any information given to be passed to the relevant departments anonymously. To report a hate incident or for further information, you can contact either the Students' Union Advice Centre or University Student Services in the Student Centre.

For further information on the scheme or to report online visit www.kirkleeshateincidents.co.uk