10 October 2026 – World Mental Health Day
Mental health is an essential component of every person’s well-being and of quality of life within the community. Every year, on 10 October, World Mental Health Day draws attention to the importance of promoting psychological well-being, combating stigma, and fostering a culture of prevention, listening and care. On this occasion, the University is renewing the access platform to PoliPsi through the Online Services and is promoting a calendar of initiatives dedicated to the university community. Events, listening spaces and training opportunities will offer occasions for discussion, information and support, with the aim of strengthening awareness that taking care of mental health means investing in individual well-being and in the quality of collective life.
World Mental Health Day 2026 initiatives
21 September 2026, 6:00 p.m. Aula De Donato, Building 3 – Leonardo Campus
When studying also becomes a source of pressure, and personal worth seems to be measured only by results, how can we continue to cultivate the pleasure of learning? An event (in Italian) open to the Politecnico community to reflect on performance anxiety, expectations and the desire for knowledge, together with Massimo Recalcati, psychoanalyst and one of the most authoritative voices in the contemporary debate on education and subjectivity. An opportunity to reflect on how to take care of one’s relationship with studying and rediscover space for thought and desire, beyond the logic of achievement.
Uno spazio con te is starting again: a psychological listening desk dedicated to students and PhD candidates living in the university residences, available from 14 September to 31 October 2026.
The service is free of charge, confidential and available in Italian and English. It is designed to promote well-being, protect health, and help prevent and manage the stress that may arise during one’s educational journey and life in residence. Further details will follow shortly.
For information and booking details for the residences:
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, on 9 October the entire Politecnico community will have the opportunity to speak by phone with two psychological well-being professionals, for an initial moment of listening, guidance and support, and to receive information on the services and pathways best suited to their needs.
Our university promotes a range of support services that are always available to its community. Discover them in this infographic:
PoliPsi is the free counselling and psychological and psychotherapeutic support service for students and PhD candidates at the Politecnico di Milano. It has a team of experts (psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists) in relational dynamics and learning processes. The service offers a place to confront and receive competent support in moments of discomfort, inherent to the personal and academic sphere. Maximum confidentiality and respect for privacy of any data and materials exchanged or collected are guaranteed.
In particular, with the help offered by the service you can:
- deal with difficult situations encountered upon entering academic life (both of an academic or psychological nature);
- improve your academic performance (targeting and refining your chosen academic path, the motivations and the reasons behind it and the most effective personal and cooperative strategies for achieving your desired results);
- get to know and better understand yourself, others, your most meaningful relationships and the situations that you put yourself in in anticipation of a rich, prestigious and original personal, professional and relational future;
- better cope with your first work placement experiences, in furtherance of internships, apprenticeships and research activities.
Depending on the specific problem, the service offers varying levels of psychological and psychotherapeutic support and counselling.
The service does not provide care for emergency or urgent conditions and does not guarantee the management of cases requiring multiprofessional interventions. In such situations, the service may offer guidance and support in referring users to the appropriate public healthcare services.
The new Polipsi platform is now available
We are pleased to inform you that, as of April 21, 2026, the new Polipsi platform is now live, designed to provide a simpler and more immediate user experience.
Access has been streamlined - no more SMS code is required. You can now log in directly using your online service credentials. The “student” and “PhD candidate” profiles have been redesigned to be clearer, more intuitive, and faster to use. It will also be possible to access psychological support and psychotherapy services without the need to complete a preliminary course.
For difficulties in the academic sphere (study method, organisation, motivation, anxiety, delayed studies, doubts about choice) the service offers:
- a seminar on study and learning methodologies;
- 1 to 5 individual sessions in Educational Psychological Counselling with a psychologist with expertise in guidance and teaching methodologies. Individual sessions will be assigned only after the mandatory seminar has been attended.
For difficulties, also of a personal nature, the service offers:
- a cycle of 8 individual sessions - with psychotherapist and if necessary a follow up with a coordinator* psychotherapist - sessions are weekly
- Starting from Wednesday, July 9th, the Polipsi service will also be active at Bovisa La Masa, Building B30, Room 1.2 (located on the first floor). The methods for accessing the service and the courses remain unchanged, you will need to register on the Polipsi platform as always.
To access to the Psychological and Psychotherapeutic Support service, please click on the following link:
Services can be requested at any time - after registration and in full compliance with privacy regulations - by accessing the PoliPsi application from your personal Online Services.
For teaching staff, technical and administrative staff, research fellows and researchers, the CUG (Single Guarantee Committee) provides a listening service dedicated to work-related distress. In addition, a psychological counselling service is available for staff and members enrolled in the supplementary healthcare scheme Insieme Salute; for further information, please visit the PoliMI People Care section of the Online Services (Polimi - Authentication).
Actions
- World mental health day
- Educational psychological counselling
- Psychotherapeutic support
- PoliPsi Experiential Labs
- Special help desk for stalking victims: stalkingsos@polimi.it
- Mindfulness for students and PhD students
Contacts
For undergraduates and PhD students enrolled in the Polipsi service
polipsi@polimi.it
To request the service, please register in the PoliPsi Platform available in your Online services.
For Teaching, Technical and Administrative Staff
Listening and Work-related Distress Counselling Desk: sportellodiascolto@polimi.it
PoliMi People Care: polimi_peoplecare@insiemesalute.org / welfare@polimi.it