Endsleigh Signs Deal With Unite Students

New partnership deal for Endsleigh;

Endsleigh Insurance, a Howden Group company with 60 years’ experience providing bespoke solutions for the education community, has signed a first of its kind deal with Unite Students, the UK’s leading provider of student accommodation, to provide new 24/7 wellbeing and mental health services to 70,000 students. The wellbeing initiative includes unique features for Unite Students’ residents.

Designed to complement and support Unite Students’ existing wellbeing support, Endsleigh’s 24/7 Student Wellbeing Helpline and Digital Therapy provides students with unlimited access to a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited, 24/7 counselling helpline. It has an interpretation service in over 240 languages and online support resources including cognitive behavioural therapy. 

Karan Khanna, Chief Customer Officer at Unite Students, said:

“Unite Students’ new 24/7 Student Wellbeing Helpline and Digital Therapy is the result of listening to student feedback and engaging with our university partners. Our research shows we need to continue to prioritise providing access to support for all our customers, when they need it, as part of our ‘Support to Stay’ promise.

“We’ve partnered with Endsleigh so students can access vital support via their phones and have the opportunity to engage in clinician-lead therapy through a digital platform when they need it most, bridging the gap before they can secure face-to-face therapy through their university or GP.”

The Unite Students 2023 Applicant Index reveals one in three university applicants, a total of almost 154,000, missed lessons at schools, colleges and sixth-forms in the last two years due to their mental health. A quarter (24%), from the survey of 2,141 applicants who were planning to start an undergraduate degree in the 2023-24 academic year, said they felt lonely all or most of the time, part of the reason the student accommodation provider has joined forces with Endsleigh.

The introduction of 24/7 Student Wellbeing Helpline and Digital Therapy highlights Endsleigh’s long partnership with Unite Students and its provision of group contents insurance across Unite Students’ student accommodation blocks, which is included for free to students as part of their fixed-price, all-inclusive rent.

“We are thrilled to be providing Unite Students and their residents with our Student Assistance Programme. Students are at a higher risk of mental health issues developing due to loneliness, financial worries, and academic stress. We believe mental health support should be easily accessible to all students as they undergo the challenges and changes that coincide with studying,” said Alison Meckiffe, Chief Executive Officer at Endsleigh Insurance.