Please see information for support services that can help with promoting wellbeing and different resources that can help.
- 5 steps to improve your mental health and wellbeing. Trying these things could help you feel more positive and able to get the most out of life.
- A free, confidential, NHS talking therapy service for people aged 18yrs+ in Devon (excluding Plymouth), helping you to feel better and give you tools and techniques to improve your mental and physical wellbeing.
- Providing free mental health and wellbeing sessions with a qualified therapist. If you feel you would benefit from some support, or if you’re on a long waiting list for support to deal with issues such as these, or have previously had support but feel you would benefit from some more sessions. please visit the Mental Wellbeing and Health Support Page for more information and to see whether you meet your eligibility requirements. Please share this offer of support with your teams with this helpful poster.
- Able Futures can help you manage your mental health at work so you can enjoy more good days. We could give you nine months advice and guidance from a mental health specialist who can help you learn coping mechanisms, build resilience, access therapy or work with your employer to make adjustments to help your mental health at work. Call Able Futures free on 0800 321 3137 from 8.00am to 10.30pm, Monday to Friday to find out more about our online mental health support.
- Offering free, confidential support lines for health and social care workers and volunteers. The confidential support line is open 7am to 11pm, 7 days a week, and is run by dedicated and trained Samaritan volunteers. Call 0800 069 6222.
- Skills for Care offers a workforce wellbeing resource finder. This opens a whole range of different resources from building resilience, helplines and how to promote wellness.
- Cruse bereavement support offer both national and local bereavement support. The National Helpline is 0808 808 1677, the Devon Helpline is 0300 330 5466. You can also email devon@cruse.org.uk or visit the Cruse website.
- Free online training courses teach you the skills and confidence to have a potentially life-saving conversation with someone you’re worried about. Suicide Awareness Training – full version (20 minutes), Suicide Awareness Training – gateway module (5 to 10 minutes) and Social Isolation Training – step-up module.
- Intercom Trust is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans+ charity working across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and the wider Southwest. Providing; help and support, advocacy, counselling, training, information, support groups, online directory, community surveys, conferences and consultancy. Look at the LBGT+ group directory in Devon showing all groups and meet ups in your local area.