Gloucestershire Helplines & Online Support
A quick reference guide featuring helpful websites, helplines and apps.
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Learning how to protect our mental health
New Resources for Parents and Children The NHS Young Minds Matter team have developed a series of short films aimed at helping parents, carers and young people learn about wellbeing. They share learnings about mild to moderate mental health concerns including low mood, worry and self esteem. We all have mental health and YMM hopes…
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Moving to secondary school resources
New Resources for Parents and Children The NHS Young Minds Matter team have developed some helpful workbook and video resources for young people moving to secondary school in September. They have created two workbooks to support young people in their transition to secondary school. They are learning stage adapted so please choose the relevant…
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Connect With Nature
The challenges of this year have been hugely disruptive for children and young people, causing increasing anxiety, worry, stress and uncertainty about the future. But even at the height of the pandemic, being in gardens, parks and other green spaces has become a top coping strategy, with 45% of people saying that being among nature…
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Mental Health Nature Journal
Research has shown that connecting with nature can be used to improve our Mental Health and have a positive impact on our physical and mental wellbeing. Spending time outdoors can relieve stress, anxiety and anger and help boost our self-confidence. This year the Mental Health Awareness Week theme is nature, and to support this the…
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Digital safety and wellbeing kit
New Resource for Parents and Children A new digital safety and wellbeing kit for parents and a safety guide for children has been produced by Children’s Commissioner and leading privacy law firm Schillings for free download. The digital safety and wellbeing kit provides useful tips and guidance to help protect your child on a…
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Coping with self-harm: A Guide for Parents and Carers
New Resource for Parents A new guide for parents and carers of young people who self-harm has been released for free download. The guide is:• Valuable for parents, family members and other individuals in contact with young people who self-harm• Useful for professionals and other individuals and agencies who support young people• Produced by researchers…
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THE EASING OF LOCKDOWN – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO MANAGE IT?
For many of us, easing the measures of lockdown will hold worry, stress and anxiety. For some, the easing of it might be just as hard as when it all started.
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25 Marathons Later…
It’s been quite a year for Claire and Deb. Find out how they’re feeling 25 marathons later…
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Reflections on Lockdown
One of our devoted counsellors, Janie Dimopoulos, writes about navigating the ‘new normal’ in the era of COVID-19.
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Well-being packs for young people
The Young Minds Matter Gloucestershire team has developed a series of resources to help support secondary age young people during the current COVID-19 period. Each booklet has been written specifically for secondary age young people and cover the following areas: 1. Help for coronavirus worries 2. Anxiety ASC Teenagers and COVID-19 3. Help for worries…
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