FSHS (YTHS)

The purpose of the FSHS (Finnish Student Health Service) is to provide student health services for those studying for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at the university or other institution of higher education.

You can contact FSHS for matters related to basic health, dental care and mental health, for example. Read more about the services they offer here!

Information about making an appointment can be found here!

The address of the Jyväskylä office is Puistokatu 4.

Goodies

The Goodies, or wellbeing advisers, are there for you when you need someone to talk to.

Goodies are members of staff who have been selected and trained to support the well-being of students. They are not therapists or psychologists but they are there to listen and to guide students to the right place for help.

You can come with any issue or problem and discussions are always kept confidential. If you are stuck with your studies, feeling homesick or anything else, don’t worry alone – come and talk to your Goodie!

More information about the goodies can be found here!

International students Goodie at the Faculty of Information Technology:

• Niina Ormshaw, goodie-it@jyu.fi
  

Student life

Student Life is a joint effort of the University of Jyväskylä and its partners to create optimal conditions for successful studies and overall well-being for students. The purpose of Student Life's well-being activities is to promote student well-being, studies and working life skills. Read more about student life here.

The Crisis Center Mobile

Provides professional crisis assistance for any situation 24 hours a day. You can call them on +358 14 2667150.

You can get crisis help from Mobile, for example, when:

• you have experienced something shocking
• you have experienced a loss
• you have experienced violence
• you have behaved violently
• there is a crisis in your life
• you have been or are suspected of being a victim of a crime
• in your work, you encounter clients who have experienced a crisis and want to consult and / or refer clients to crisis work.

Their office at Jyväskylä are located in Asemakatu 2.

More information about the Crisis Center Mobile can be found here!

Nyyti ry

The purpose of their operations is to support students’ mental health and ability to study. They aim to improve students’ study skills and ability to cope with everyday life as well as related peer activities. Nyyti ry promotes students’ mental health by providing versatile information and activities about mental wellbeing and coping with everyday life while studying.

Nyyti currently operate mainly in Finnish. However, you can participate in Chat conversations also in English, where you can share thoughts, experiences and feelings related to student life. You can give and receive peer support on matters that are important to you or trouble you. Jump into the discussions!

Read more about Nyyti ry Here

Mielenterveyden ensiapuhenkilö

• Dumpissa toimii MIELI Suomen mielenterveys ry:n kouluttamia vapaaehtoisia mielenterveyden ensiapuhenkilöitä. Kyseiset henkilöt ovat syventäneet mielenterveysosaamistaan ja pystyvät tarvittaessa esimerkiksi antamaan tukea sekä neuvoja eri mielenterveyteen liittyvissä asioissa.
• Ensiapuhenkilöt eivät ole ammattilaisia, joten muistathan ottaa tilanteen vaatiessa yhteyttä ammattilaisten tarjoamaan apuun esimerkiksi yllä listattujen linkkien kautta

Dumppi ry:n mielenterveyden ensiapuhenkilöt:

Aleksanteri Skaniakos +358 458031070

Laura Laukkanen +358 50 9114897

Fanni Rantala +358 504112481

Noora Ryhänen +358 452313323