Students
Help build the UK’s first therapist-led 24/7 student mental health support line.
Student life should be exciting, full of opportunity and a launchpad into the future.
From exam pressure to money worries, isolation, and preparing for work, students have never faced more pressure.
That's why Carecoins Community and UNiDAYS are launching a national campaign turning commercial sponsorship into real impact. From October to mid-December, partners can sponsor students to get mental health training, financial wellbeing education, and help fund a future 24/7 therapist-led student support line. This is practical support, not just awareness.
Human to human
Because it hasn't been done like this before.
Many student helplines exist, run by dedicated volunteers - and that work matters. But most aren't staffed by fully qualified BACP therapists, supported where appropriate by supervised student therapists gaining meaningful clinical experience.
Carecoins Community is building something different: a future 24/7 student support line that is human, therapist-led, and clinically informed.
How it works
Carecoins are simple credits that give you access to the hand-matched therapy, expert-led mental health training and wellbeing support. You only pay for what you use - no wasted budget, no monthly fees, and complete flexibility to access the support you need, through our hand vetted national network of BACP registered therapists.
No student should be left speaking to AI in crisis
Technology has its place, but frightened, overwhelmed students need a real human—with warmth, clinical judgment, and the training to listen and act.
Our goal: qualified human therapists available 24/7, at no cost. No student should feel their only option is a chatbot.
This fills a gap. Students need someone who understands student life and has therapeutic training—whether a qualified BACP therapist or a student therapist under supervision.
Win-win-win:
- Students get clinical support
- Student therapists gain experience
- Partners fund a national model
That's the UNiDAYS Student Pot: not just funding courses, but building a real-person support system for students who need it most.
Try a demo of our Carecoins
Community platform here
The Carecoins students pot
Every donation helps grow the pot towards our 24/7 helpline
Goal:
£190,000
Where we're at:
£0
We need your help to make this happen,
and getting involved couldn't be easier.
Who we work with
UNiDAYS are the leading providers of student perks in the UK. Their shared passion for providing access to mental health support and resources makes them the perfect partner for us to help improve students wellbeing.
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Protecting the future
(roughly 1 in 4) of young people aged 16–24 in England now have a common mental health condition
Of students self-report experiencing a mental health issue
Of UK colleges reported an increase in the number of students experiencing suicidal thoughts in 2025.
Carecoins and UNiDAYS
Carecoins and UNiDAYS worked together in partnership with Nottingham Forest Community Trust to host the first Nottingham Student Christmas Club in November 2025. This event brought together over 60 students from the local area to tackle the growing loneliness and isolation epidemic facing young people across the county.
Student wellbeing, together
As part of this partnership Carecoins and UNiDAYS developed a suite of free mental health resources for students, including downloadable guides, videos and a special podcast
We're incredibly grateful to UNiDAYS for their help and expertise in putting together these resources:
Exam Stress
For when deadlines are looming and burnout feels close, practical tools and calming support.
Feeling Isolated?
Whether you're feeling lonely, homesick or just feel off, this pack is here to help you feel less alone.
Mental health on a budget
When financial pressures start to impact your wellbeing, this guide is here to offer calm.
Underrepresented & overlooked?
For when deadlines are looming and burnout feels close, practical tools and calming support.
Final year fog
Life after uni looming? This guide's for anyone facing uncertainty, regret, or pressure to ‘have it all figured out.’
Supporting a friend
Support others without burning yourself out — here's how.
Student specific events
After the incredible success of our 2025 Christmas Club to help raise awareness of student isolation and loneliness, we will once again be creating student specific events across the UK.
The Christmas Club event was amazing! It's great that people are coming together to recognise the struggles that young people are facing.
Claire
There's so much still to be done for student mental health. Universities are struggling to provide the right kind of support, and training around mental health is almost non-existent. It’s great that Carecoins are looking to provide this support for students.
Jenny
I love the resources page and how helpful it is.
Omar
Become a student wellbeing partner
- Sponsor students.
- Train your people.
Help build the UK’s first therapist-led 24/7 student mental health support line. Get involved today.