Welcome to the Financial Welfare Network
The Financial Welfare Network is a library of resources designed to assist staff as they respond to the financial welfare needs of
Griffith University students. These resources, housed in the Financial Welfare Network SharePoint site includes information about services at Griffith and the broader community, and information on how to refer to them.
This SharePoint site is supported by the Financial Welfare Community. If you are a Griffith Staff member and would like to be involved, you can Join the Financial Welfare Community here.
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About the network
What is the Financial Welfare Network?
The Financial Welfare Network helps staff seize the moment and find support for individual students who are experiencing financial hardship:
- For staff, that means quickly and easily having access to information, advice and support they can share with the students they are talking to.
- For students, this means connecting with the right service and support the first time—hopefully resolving issues before they get out of hand.
The network also includes training for staff and resources designed to be shared with the wider student community in lectures, tutorials and online spaces.
Who is the Financial Welfare Community?
We are a network of staff from all campuses and areas of Griffith University—from academics, administrators and health professionals, who have come together to improve how we respond to the financial welfare needs of students.
Our community is a space for gathering the wisdom and insights of staff and to co-design resources for the Financial Welfare Network. Staff can also get assistance from our online community when supporting students. We are not a crisis service, though we can connect students with them.
If you are a Griffith Staff member and would like to be involved, you can Join the Financial Welfare Community here.
Jump to staff and services across the network to find out more.
What assistance do we provide?
Our purpose is to help students to connect with the right supports for their circumstances.
At our core, we are ordinary people. We have come together to combine our time, knowledge, insights and experience to ensure students are well supported throughout their studies.
We are not here to provide therapy or financial counselling, but we can help students connect with people who can.
Why is the network for staff only?
The Financial Welfare Network is part of a larger plan that is being rolled out across all areas of the university.
This plan includes information and resources for students, and these are being developed in collaboration with the Financial Welfare Community.
If you are a student looking for urgent assistance, please see the supports listed below.
Access the Financial Welfare Network
Looking for services and referrals? Connect via our Teams channel to chat with network members or explore our SharePoint site for a range of relevant resources:
Information for students
If you're a student at Griffith University and are urgently seeking support, there are many options available to you.
For support with finance and/or accommodation
Gold Coast students, visit the Gold Coast Student Guild.
Logan, Nathan, Mount Gravatt or Southbank students, visit SRC and GUPSA.
You may also be eligible to apply for a student financial support bursary.
For support with social, emotional and/or health needs
Contact Student Health Counselling and Wellbeing. For urgent mental health support, please call 07 3735 7470 and request a same-day appointment.
The Student Health Counselling and Wellbeing service has more information at crisis supports. For emergencies, call 000.
Accessing support at Griffith
The below websites show the wide range of supports available at Griffith University.
Student support
The student support website links to students to a plethora of support services at Griffith. These include including learning and career support, personal support and health and wellbeing services.
Cost of living
The cost of living website outlines the financial, food, transport and study support at the University. It has been designed to help students juggle the cost-of-living pressures they may experience while studying.
Life at Griffith
The Life at Griffith website is a good starting point for students to explore the many aspects of life at Griffith University. This ranges from clubs and societies, services and generally how to live your best life while you study.
Online Health and Wellness Centre
The Online Health and Wellness Centre is a fantastic resource developed by Griffith's Student Health Counselling and Wellbeing (HCW) team. The website includes information about mental health, links to free self-assessment tools and referral pathways to supports inside and outside Griffith.
Student safety and wellbeing
Developed by the Student Safety and Wellbeing Team (part of HCW), the student safety and wellbeing site lists the supports designed to create a safe environment at Griffith, and includes information on how to seek support or tell someone about a concern.
Life in Australia
The Life in Australia site was developed by International Student Services to help students plan for, and adjust to, life in Australia.
The comprehensive website includes information that would benefit anyone who has had to move somewhere new, including domestic students.
Staff and services across the network
The Financial Welfare Network is coordinated by the Student Success Unit. We include staff from all academic areas, as well
- Careers and Employment Service
- Chaplaincy
- Griffith Mentors
- Griffith Tax Clinic
- GUMURRII Student Success Unit
- Student Health, Counselling and Wellbeing
- International Student Services
- Libraries
- Māori and Pasifika Outreach and Engagement Program.
- Scholarships and bursaries
- Student Representative Council and the Gold Coast Student Guild
- Student Connect
- Student Disability and Accessibility
- Veteran Student Success Program.
These staff bring their own lived experience, as well as knowledge of services from existing networks such as:
- SASH Network
- LGBTQIA+ Ally Network
- external community networks including schools, volunteer services, churches and committees.
Get involved
If you are a staff member and would like to join the Financial Welfare Community, please follow the link below.
