Have women’s mentoring schemes, in which at least 10% of female students participate.

Prince of Songkla University provides students with access to a comprehensive mental health support system that includes free psychological counselling, mental health promotion, early intervention, psychotherapy, and referral to specialist psychiatric services.

PSU HomeCare: Psychological Counselling for Students

A key component of the University’s student mental health system is Ban Wai Sai Songklanagarind (PSU HomeCare), a dedicated psychological counselling service for PSU students.

The service is available to students at all levels, from undergraduate to postgraduate study, and provides support for students experiencing stress, anxiety, emotional difficulties, adjustment problems, and other mental health concerns.

Services include:

• individual psychological counselling;

• general mental health consultation;

• psychotherapy;

• psychological assessment and early intervention;

• support for students experiencing emotional distress; and

• referral to psychiatric services when specialist care is required.

Service Utilisation in 2025

In 2025, psychological counselling services were accessed by students across all five PSU campuses. A total of 690 students received mental health support.

Of these:

• 164 students (23.77%) were male; and

• 526 students (76.23%) were female.

These figures demonstrate that the University’s mental health support services are actively used by students and are accessible across the multi-campus system.

Counselling is provided free of charge. At Hat Yai Campus, PSU HomeCare is located at the Student Activities Building and provides services from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

The service works closely with the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, and Songklanagarind Hospital to ensure that students requiring specialist assessment or treatment can be referred for appropriate psychiatric care.