Charlotte Armstrong

johns.welfare@durham.ac.uk

Hi!

I’m Lottie, your Welfare Officer. I co-ordinate the welfare committee, which provides a range of services such as living out and careers info, sexual health supplies, a space to talk in confidence, and a range of services beyond college. 

Here’s a little more about what I do…

Talk: Please feel free to approach me for a confidential chat at any time about anything. You can get in touch with me via email or phone, where we can arrange a meeting. Alternatively you can pop in during my office hours, which are publicized on the Welfare notice board. I am here to listen in a confidential, non-judgemental capacity at all times.

Student Support Network: I co-ordinate the Student2Student supporters, who conduct a daily drop-in service from 5.15-6.15pm in the Welfare Room (just off Cranmer Vac). During this time, you can collect welfare supplies, seek information on welfare issues or just chat. All Student2Student supporters are welfare trained and offer a strictly confidential, non-judgemental listening space.

Campaigns: Welcomm and myself come up with campaign ideas to raise awareness of particular welfare issues, and to provide relevant and up to date information where and when to seek advice.

Exec: I am a part of Exec as a student body representative. Primarily, I ensure that all discussions are sensitive to potentially welfare related issues.

Supplies: I provide lots and lots of freebies! Condoms, lube, attack alarms, pregnancy tests and Chlamydia tests are all available to collect from me, and can be arranged to be collected completely confidentially through the anonymous emailing system on the welfare website.

Signposting: I have pages and pages of contacts at my disposal. So if you need pointing in the direction of advice on a specific matter. This includes welfare contacts in college, as well as university wide and nationwide.

DSU: I also sit on the DSU Welfare Committee, where we discuss the welfare systems in place in each college, university-wide campaigns and receive details of signposting materials and contacts.

The welfare system is here for you. You can use it as little or as often as you like. Please feel free to email, text of call me any time (07730581653)

See you around!

Lottie