Referring students to other resources: student well-being roadmap

There are many other resources available, both within and outside the university, to help students with their well-being. On the roadmap below you can see where students can turn for a wide range of well-being issues. Post the roadmap on your organisation’s website or share it in your newsletter. Want to receive printed roadmaps for your organisation? Send a mail to studentwellbeing@sea.leidenuniv.nl stating how many you need, in which language (Dutch or English) and your postal address.

Training courses and workshops

The university offers free training courses for board members and key figures within student organisations in the areas of mental well-being, dignity and respect. Your entire student board can also take part in tailor-made group training sessions. Learn more about training courses for student organisations.

You can also organise a workshop for members of the student organisation. There are several options available.

Policy on Social Safety and Sexually Transgressive Behaviour

GGD: Social Safety Policy

GGD Hollands Midden has developed a social safety programme for student and study associations in Leiden. As part of this programme, study associations are supported in creating or updating their social safety policy. This is done through a focus group and the organisation of four dedicated sessions. Read more and sign up (in Dutch). Please note: there may be a waiting period. 

Are you OK? Workshop

Would you like to take further steps within your association to help prevent sexually transgressive behaviour in a sustainable way? Then the Are you OK? workshop sessions are just what you need. During these workshops, you’ll learn how to improve your association’s culture through effective communication strategies. After all, creating lasting change takes more than a good code of conduct and policy measures.
This autumn, the Are you OK? team from Rutgers will help you get started in free workshop sessions. There is space for a maximum of 25 associations, so make sure to register your new board in advance.

Workshop dates:

• Tuesday 7 October – 11.30 to 16.00 in Leiden (location to be announced)
• Tuesday 28 October – 11.30 to 16.00 in Leiden (location to be announced)
• Tuesday 25 November – 11.30 to 16.00 in Leiden (location to be announced)

Register for the 2025 Are you OK? workshop (in Dutch)

Confidential issues

Many student organisations offer their members a first point of contact known as a confidential peer listener. Peer listeners are there for students who have experienced unacceptable behaviour or other unpleasant events and want to talk to someone about it in an informal setting. Confidential peer listeners can offer students a listening ear and refer them to the right sources of help. Do you want to establish a confidential peer listener system in your association? Or do you want tips on how to improve your current peer listener policy? Read the Tools for (appointing) confidential peer listeners within student organisations (in Dutch).

Training courses for confidential peer listeners

Various training courses are available for confidential peer listeners within student organisations. Read more about the training courses for student organisations.

Subsidy for well-being activities

Leiden University encourages activities arranged by students, for students, in the area of student well-being. Find out about the types of initiative that qualify and how you can request a student well-being subsidy.

Stay up to date

Would your student organisation like to receive email updates about available training sessions and workshops? Send an email to studentwellbeing@sea.leidenuniv.nl with the subject line ‘Student organisations mailing list’.
Please include the contact page (e.g. website) of your student organisation and the email address where you would like to receive the updates.

Contact

Do you have questions or comments about the information on this page? Are you on the board of a student organisation and would you like to discuss possible initiatives or collaboration? Get in touch with the Student Well-being Office via studentwellbeing@sea.leidenuniv.nl.