Mental Health and Wellbeing

Good mental health and wellbeing is extremely important. 

It is so important to look after not only your physical health, but also your mental health and wellbeing. This can effect different people in all kinds of ways and we are here to help as much as we can.

We want you to have a pleasant experience when on a course with us. If for some reason you are finding it all a bit much or maybe something has happened in your personal life, your vocational coach can help. Talk to us, let us know what is going on. The last thing we want is to add more pressure with the work required for your programme , we have developed different pathways you can take whilst still in learning. The most important thing we have found is communication,  this is vital for us as a provider as it is for you as one of our learners, if for some reason you are not comfortable talking to your vocational coach, you can contact one of our safeguarding team who are always on hand to help in anyway possible, this is in the strictest confidence Contact us  We can also signpost you to other services that are available.

 Maybe a friend or colleague might need some help these numbers and details are for everyone. We encourage our learners to talk to us first as we want nothing more than to see you progress and succeed in your career development. 

Websites and Self Help Guides

MIND

MIND are there to provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. Find out more on their website. 

• https://www.mind.org.uk

Resources include podcasts on what it is like to live with mental health problems.

• https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/podcasts

Mersey Care NHS 

MerseyCare NHS trust an extremely useful link to all the Liverpool city regions helplines. Visit their website for all the details of localised support and contact details 

• Help in a crisis (merseycare.nhs.uk)

BBC Headroom  

This recently launched website includes tips, stories, playlists and documentaries among other things to offer on line support. Find out more by going to their website.

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/YfRzhXDKSZQxFVn30TlXBj/your-mental-health-toolkit

Merseyside student Mental Healthline  

Mersey Care has introduced a new Student Health Line to give access to anyone studying on Merseyside who has physical, sexual and mental health concerns that requires same day urgent care.  Available 7 days 8am to 8pm Click below to see their website.

• https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/student-health-line

NHS – Every Mind Matters.

Support including coping with loneliness, mental wellbeing whilst staying at home and tips for this time of uncertainly. There are links to a number of apps and resources which can be found on their website.

• https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters

SANE

Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers. 

• Website: www.sane.org.uk/support

Hub of Hope

An online resource, provided by Chasing the Stigma, developed to support individuals with mental health issues and to signpost them to local services. Users undertake a postcode search to find out what support services are available locally.

• hubofhope.co.uk/

PAPYRUS

Young suicide prevention society.

• Phone: HOPElineUK 0800 068 4141 (9am to midnight, every day of the year)
• Website: www.papyrus-uk.org

No Panic

Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Offers a course to help overcome your phobia or OCD.

• Phone: 0300 772 9844 (daily, 10am to 10pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider’s Access Charge
• Website: www.nopanic.org.uk
  Email: sarah@nopanic.org.uk

Useful Apps

Calm Harm

• https://calmharm.co.uk

Calm Harm is an award-winning app developed for teenage mental health charity stem4. Calm Harm is a free app to help teenagers manage or resist the urge to self-harm.

Clear Fear

• https://www.clearfear.co.uk

Clear Fear is an app developed for teenage mental health charity stem4.  Clear Fear is a free app to help children and young people manage the symptoms of anxiety.

Cove

• https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/apps

Creates music to help express complex feelings. Cove is a personal musical journal to help you with your mental health.

Catch it

• https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/apps

Learn to look at problems differently, turn negative thoughts into positive ones and improve your mental wellbeing.

Hollie Guard

Hollie Guard has you covered, whether you’re working alone, travelling to an unknown area or simply commuting around town.

• Hollie Guard Personal Safety APP

Useful Contact numbers

Samaritans   116 123  – open 24/7.  Offering a safe place to talk. www.samaritans.org

SHOUT:  85258.  Free 24/7 mental health text support. https://giveusashout.org

Childline  0800 1111.  Online, on the phone, anytime. https://www.childline.org.uk

NSPCC 0808 800 5000.  If you are worried about a child, contact the professional counsellors for help, advice and support  www.nspcc.org.uk

Frank (National Drugs Helpline) 0800 776600  www.talktofrank.com

NHS Direct Telephone – 111 https://111.nhs.uk 

NHS Covid helpline – 119 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19