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Coronavirus and your mental health and wellbeing

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There are lots of things you can try to do to help with your mental health and wellbeing during this difficult and stressful time whether you are self-isolating or distancing yourself socially

Adults

• Mind- Coronavirus and your mental health provide a variety of resources and tips to help you cope including managing feelings about lockdown easing​
  
• ​​Rethink- Advice for people living with severe mental illness
• NHS - Every Mind Matters - Simple ideas to maintain mental wellbeing while at home​​
  
• COVID19 – Staying Mentally Well – Simple steps you can take to try to look after your emotional wellbeing  
  
• Simple Self-Soothe Strategies – Introduces you to five simple strategies for relaxation and self-soothing which can be used by adults or children
  

Children and Young people

• Young Minds- Looking after your mental health while self-isolating. Info for young people
• Child Line- Info and advice for children on worries about the world including coronavirus
• Supporting Children and Young Peoples wellbeing during the pandemic​
  
• Local Offer help and information covid-19​
• COVID19 – Staying Mentally Well – Simple steps you can take to try to look after your emotional wellbeing  
  
• Simple Self-Soothe Strategies – Introduces you to five simple strategies for relaxation and self-soothing which can be used by adults or children
  
• Helping young people manage low mood and depression
  
• MIND- Managing your feelings about changes to lockdown for children and young people​​

Older people

• Age UK- info and advice regarding coronavirus
• The Silver line- helpline providing info, advice and friendship to older people
• COVID19 – Staying Mentally Well – Simple steps you can take to try to look after your emotional wellbeing  
  
• Simple Self-Soothe Strategies – Introduces you to five simple strategies for relaxation and self-soothing which can be used by adults or children
  

Parents and Carers

• Young Minds- talking to your child about coronavirus
• Carers UK - help and advice about coronavirus 
• Supporting Children and Young Peoples wellbeing during the pandemic​
  
• Local Offer help and information covid-19​​​
• COVID19 – Staying Mentally Well – Simple steps you can take to try to look after your emotional wellbeing  
  
• Simple Self-Soothe Strategies – Introduces you to five simple strategies for relaxation and self-soothing which can be used by adults or children​​​
• Helping young people manage low mood and depression
  
• MIND- Managing your feelings about changes to lockdown for children and young people​
  

Financial help and Rights

• The Coronavirus Financial Help & Rights guide
• Government news- coronavirus support for employees benefit claimants and businesses

Support for front line staff

• Support for Keyworkers
• Support if you work in social care
• Support if you work in Emergency Services
• Support if you work in health
• Coronavirus Staff Resilience Hub-helping front line staff to manager their mental health and wellbeing
• ​​Covid 19 Psychological First Aid E learning- help people with different needs cope with the emotional impact of Covid 19
  
• Education support provide FREE confidential telephone support and counselling to anyone working in education​​