Support For Your Mental Health
The WHO has issued the following advice to support your mental health:
- Minimise watching, reading or listening to news that causes you to feel anxious or distressed
- Seek information only from trusted sources and mainly to take practical steps to prepare your plans and protect yourself and loved ones.
- Seek information updates at specific times during the day, once or twice. The sudden and near-constant stream of news reports about an outbreak can cause anyone to feel worried.
- Get the facts; not the rumours and misinformation.
- Also remember to keep as active as possible and take time to self-care with activities that promote your own wellbeing -see section ‘Five Ways To Wellbeing’
Stress and anxiety
NHS – Mood Assessment Quiz
- Website: www.nhs.uk
NHS – Stress and Anxiety
- Website: www.nhs.uk
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Website: www.bacp.co.uk
NHS – Anxiety tips
- Website: www.nhs.uk
Headspace app for dealing with stress
- Website: www.headspace.com/covid-19
Mindful Breathing Exercises – YouTube
- Website: www.youtube.com
Grief and loss
Dealing with grief and loss
- Website: www.cruse.org.uk/get-help
- Website: www.nhs.uk
Isolation tips
Mental wellbeing during social isolation
- Website: www.nhs.uk/oneyou
Mind Charity
- Website: www.mind.org.uk
Young people
Young People’s Health
- Website: www.youngpeopleshealth.org.uk
Young Minds
- Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
- Website: www.youngminds.org.uk/blog
Teens in Crisis
- Website: www.ticplus.org.uk
Winston’s Wish
- Website: www.winstonswish.org
Young Minds – Grief and Loss
- Website: www.youngminds.org.uk/find-help
Struggling to cope
If you are still struggling to cope and you are concerned about your mental health or the mental health of another person here are some really helpful organisations via the link below including support for Suicide Prevention:
Samaritans Gloucester
Tel: 01452 306 333 or national helpline open 24/7 – Dial 116 123.
If you are in need of emergency assistance please dial 999.
NAPAC : Supporting Recovery From Childhood Abuse
Coronavirus (COVID-19) service update. Everyone feels anxious when there is a lot of uncertainty. If you suffered abuse in childhood you might be finding things especially difficult while coronavirus (COVID-19) is at the forefront of everyone’s minds.
- Website: www.napac.org.uk