Mental Health Resources and Signposting during Coronavirus
When people are experiencing all kinds of mental stress and emotional upset in these difficult times they sometimes don't know where to turn. Not everything available is good quality and could even make things worse. It's helpful to have a one-page list to share. Improving understanding can make for better conversations and support that really makes a difference. Face to face cannot truly be replaced but there is help and there is hope within these trustworthy resources.
National charities and organisations with reliable mental health information http://mind.org.uk/information https://www.rethink.org/
https://www.samaritans.org/ or ring free 116 123, text and email also available
Information leaflets on different mental health conditions (user friendly)
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/healthadvice/problemsdisorders.aspx
Emotional regulation and wellbeing (including downloadable/printable tools and worksheets)
5 Ways to Wellbeing - national mental health initiative - look up your local version
Specific areas of support
Eating Disorders www.tastelifeuk.org/
Deliberate Self Harm www.harmless.org.uk/
Anxiety and Panic Attacks http://www.nopanic.org.uk/
Suicide and men - Campaign Against Living Miserably https://www.thecalmzone.net/
Young people's mental health https://youngminds.org.uk/
Suicide and young people https://papyrus-uk.org/
Shout! Crisis Text Service: Text Shout to 85258 https://www.giveusashout.org/
Veterans mental health/PTSD https://www.combatstress.org.uk/
