Mental Health
Looking After You
If you feel like you need someone to talk to, the NHS England Looking After You coaching service is available to everyone working in primary care, including general practice, pharmacy, dentistry and optometry. Thousands of people have booked sessions and given positive feedback on their experience.
Bespoke coaching is available with experienced coaches to support individual wellbeing, leaders and managers can discuss team topics, and coaches can help staff to make career decisions. All coaching is free and confidential at a date and time that suits you. Take some time to look after yourself and your colleagues as you continue to look after others.
Visit www.england.nhs.uk/lookingafteryou
Every Mind Matters
Low energy? Getting active could give you a boost.
Feeling anxious? Simple breathing exercises could help.
Trouble focussing? Regular physical activity could make a difference.
Difficulty relaxing? Physical activity is a great way to burn off nervous energy.
Visit https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/ for more tips and advice.
#EveryMindMatters #BetterHealth
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Crisis Support
Compañeros Crisis Café
Located in the heart of Birkenhead, Compañeros is fully embedded as a community crisis-alternative within Wirral. Support is available to anyone aged 18 and over experiencing or anticipating a self-defined mental health crisis. Compañeros accept referrals from health and care services, and people can also walk-in/self-refer.
For more information on Compañeros, please visit the website: Compañeros – Spider Project.
November activities timetable: Spider November Timetable
Mental Health Support
Samaritans
If you are suffering or struggling to cope, please do not suffer in silence. Call 116 123 to speak to a Samaritan or visit the website.
Please see the link below for top tips and advice on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing during this time:
https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/what-to-do-if-you-re-anxious-about-coronavirus/
The Martin Gallier Project
The Martin Gallier Project is fiercely dedicated to preventing suicides, breaking down stigmas & supporting families in the North West. Visit their website: https://www.themartingallierproject.org/
Every Mind Matters -Better Health
Every Mind Matters aims to help those who may be struggling and provide advice to those caring for children and young people who’s mental health has been affected by COVID-19. Please see important links and resources below from this campaign:
Looking after a child or young person’s mental health
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
Kooth.com – Online support for young people
Kooth offers free emotional support including; immediate access to online counselling, self-help resources and peer to peer support. The platform also encourages assigning self-defined goals which can be measured to better understand progress/outcomes.
No referral is required and people can sign up anonymously. To access Kooth visit https://www.kooth.com/
Kooth offers young people (aged 11-25) in Wirral the opportunity to have a text-based conversation with a qualified counsellor. Counsellors are available from 12noon to 10pm on weekdays and 6pm to 10pm at weekends, every day of the year on a drop-in basis.
You can also view a short video about the service at: https://vimeo.com/318731977/a9f32c87de
Hatch
The leading emotional wellbeing service for young people in Wirral.
Hatch is here to make sure that you have emotional wellbeing support https://www.hatchmerseyside.co.uk/young-people/
Open Door
Free, immediate access to a innovative range of creative therapeutic support options if you are feeling down, depressed, anxious or having panic attacks. The Open Door Charity’s programmes support individuals up to 30 years old https://www.opendoorcharity.com/
CAMHS
This pack contains information about self-help resources, community services, when to refer to CAMHS, when to contact the Early Help Team and what to do if you are concerned about immediate risk or harm.
CAMHS Information Resource Pack CAMHS Young-People-Resources
Everyturn Mental Health
Everyturn Mental Health is a free, confidential NHS talking therapy service, available to anyone who is aged 16+ and registered with a GP in the Wirral. https://www.everyturn.org/
