Well-being
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University can be stressful with many outside influences affecting your life, there are always support networks at Macquarie that can help you from medical support to counselling. All the information surrounding the programs Macquarie offers can be found below on their website:
https://students.mq.edu.au/support/personal
Alongside these Macquarie also offers Special Consideration for assignments and courses, if you experience serious and unavoidable difficulties at exam time or when assessment tasks are due, you can consider applying for Special Consideration. This can also be used for long term situations and can help when applying for a long term absence. Check out the website below for the requirements and the forum.
https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration
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Headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation. It began in 2006 and provides early intervention mental health services to 12-25-year-olds. They have a variety of counselling and support groups to help young people who are struggling. Check out their website for all their provided resources
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Head to Health offers online resources for supporting and finding information about mental health. Head to Health brings together apps, online programs, online forums, and phone services, as well as a range of digital information resources. Check out their website to find all the information you need