Mental Wellbeing Resources

General resources:

  • Looking after mental health and wellbeing – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
  • Mental Health First Response Service 111 – Option 2 : For any individuals whose symptoms are severely limiting their ability to perform everyday activities
  • 111.nhs.uk: for everyone else who requires support

Managing mental wellbeing for adults:

  • Keep Calm, Stay Wise & Be Kind – A Coping Calendar with 30 suggested actions to look after ourselves and each other – Actions for Happiness
  • How to really listen to your child – Young Minds
  • www.samaritans.org  – “Whatever you are going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. Phones are open 24 hours a day 365 days a year Call 116 123
  • Lifeline – If you need a listening ear. Lifeline Plus is a new helpline for adults in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Trained staff can discuss issues affecting mood and wellbeing during this time, or signpost to other sources of support. Call Monday to Friday, 9am-2pm, on 0808 808 2121 

Managing mental wellbeing for children and young adults:

  • kooth.com – This site contains free mental health support via chatting to their online counsellors. It has helpful articles, discussion boards and tips and articles written by young people
  • Calm Harm: An app to help teenagers manage /resist the urge to self-harm by providing a range of distraction techniques
  • Cove: – A relaxing musical app that helps people try to capture their mood and express it by making music within the program and capturing it in journal format
  • stem4.org.uk – A charity that promotes positive mental health in teenagers as well as encouraging them to build resilience and manage difficult emotions via online resources
  • Clear Fear: An app to help children and teenagers manage anxiety through distraction and helpful activities.
  • childline.org.uk – A mental health charity for children and young adults that has a wide variety of helpful videos, games and articles. They also have a free telephone helpline 0800 1111. Counsellors are available to talk to children between 9am and midnight through the Covis-19 crisis
  • Resources for young people on mental health and wellbeing – Anna Freud NCCF