If you think you or someone you know has been discriminated against there is a variety of support options available.
Internal:
- Report + Support: Students and staff can disclose how they have been affected by discrimination using the University’s Report and Support system. You can choose to do this anonymously, request support from an advisor or make a referral for someone else. If you choose to talk to an advisor, they will be able to talk through the reporting options and support available to you, in confidence.
- Student Wellbeing Services: From confidential one-to-one counselling to motivational and self-development group workshops, the Student Wellbeing Service is here to help and support you.
- Spectrum.Life - our Student Assistance Programme: SAP is a confidential in the moment support service that provides support to university students. The SAP service is available 24/7, 365 days a year covering numerous topics such as: Stress, Anxiety, Low mood, Financial worries, Loss & Grief, Relationship problems, Substance abuse issues and much more. You can access through a confidential, freephone telephone line, an online chat function through the platform or by requesting a call back.
- Students' Union: The Greenwich Students' Union (GSU) is independent from the above support services within the university. If you wish to speak to an advisor about an issue related to hate incident/crime, please contact the GSU Advice Team.
External:
- Stop Hate UK: is one of the leading national organisations working to challenge all forms of hate crime and discrimination, based on any aspect of an individual’s identity.
- Citizens Advice: These pages explain what discrimination means when you buy goods and services. Find out how to identify unlawful discrimination when you buy goods and services and what you can do about it.
- Equality Advisory Support Service: The helpline advises and assists individuals on issues relating to equality and human rights, across England, Scotland and Wales. If you’ve experienced discrimination under the Equality Act 2010, you can get help from the Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) helpline.
- ACAS: Specialist advice and early conciliation for workplace discrimination cases.
- Victim Support: Free emotional and practical support after discrimination, harassment, or hate crime.
- Stop Hate UK: 24/7 confidential reporting and emotional support for hate incidents and discrimination.
- Galop: Support for LGBT+ people experiencing discrimination, hate crime, or abuse.
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