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DSA no good for Mental Heath at Uni-any other suggestions?

I'd love some help from anyone who can be bothered to read this..:)

My daughter has a place at Uni from September but she has depression and PTSD. She's been getting ESA (support group) for a year after having to drop out of education. NHS was hopeless so we pay for private EMDR therapy. I've found a therapist near her Uni so she can continue getting treatment when she's there, but it's expensive and she won't get ESA to help pay for it once she's there.

The Uni said she should apply for DSA so we've been through the process and had an assessment today BUT it only pays towards equipment rather than treatment; not much help for mental illness then.

The assessor is drawing up a report to go to the uni so she can have a mentor but we'll struggle with costs of therapy. Is there anything else she might be eligible for? The Uni have scrapped bursarys so no hope there.
Obviously I'll help all I can but I'm a single mum and don't have a ton of disposable income.

Thanks for reading.

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