Mental health (and everything related) and some ideas about how to keep well during the pandemic. One You – Every Mind Matters is a great place to start and their apps page is definitely worth a look if that’s your thing. These are links and resources we find useful primarily with our adult patients but you may find our Children and Young Adults page useful as well. Some links are in several places.
- UK Government – Guidance for the public on the mental health and wellbeing aspects of coronavirus (COVID-19)
- MIND – Coronavirus and your wellbeing
- NHS 10 tips to help you if you’re worried about coronavirus and mental wellbeing if you’re staying at home because of coronavirus, One You – Every Mind Matters
And more generally:
- NHS Collections on Mental Health & Wellbeing, Sleep & Tiredness (Adults & Children) and Addiction
- Charities & Other Organisations – MIND, CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
- C.A.L.L. – The Community Advice & Listening Line
- Self Help Resources – some we particularly like are
- NHS Inform self help guides – the mental health and wellbeing ones are towards the bottom
- RCS – Rhyl City Strategy (RCS) In Work Support Service
- Parabl – “The Talking Therapies Partnership”
- The CALL self assessment portal
- DYN (Denbigshire) – local links directory
- Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence or Abuse – North Wales Police, Women’s Aid, Live Fear Free, DYN (for men), Safer Wales, the North Wales Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre, Stepping Stones (North Wales)
- Men – Men’s Shed Cymru
- Women – North Wales Women’s Centre
- Drugs & Alcohol – CAIS counselling, Drug & Alcohol Network (DAN), the Health Board Substance Misuse Service (SMS)
- Gambling – ARA Counselling
- Health Board
- The Integrated Autism Service
- “I can” centres and project
- Veterans – Veterans Wales, Veteran’s Sheds
- Counselling – NHS Direct Wales about counselling, NHS about counselling, BACP (directory of accredited private counsellors), CRUSE (Bereavement) and see above re domestic abuse/sexual violence counselling and support.
- Citizens Advice – not directly about mental health but packed with practical guides around finance, families, the law, health… basically many of the things which can play a part in mental health difficulties
- Relate – an awful lot more than marriage guidance!
eConsult links: About eConsult, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Low mood or depression, Difficulty Sleeping
