HIGHER HEALTH has established a 24-hour toll-free student and staff helpline, in alliance with the SA Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), offering help in 11 official languages. The service will provide free telephonic – or SMS – counselling, crisis intervention and support, and referrals to mental health professionals and other psychosocial resources to students and staff across all campuses.

The 24-hour student and staff helpline can be accessed as follows:

•          Toll-free call 0800 36 36 36

•          SMS 43336

These numbers are also published on our coronavirus website

We are confident that the mental health service will go a long way to helping students and staff cope with the heightened complexities of this academic year, but it is also a valuable investment in the future health and wellness of our students and staff.

This new service is in addition to the general COVID-19 toll-free numbers and the Wellness@Work Care Centre (for staff) as shared on our website.