Anxiety Expand Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust has produced a wide range of downloadable self-help guides which are available as printed documents, videos (including BSL), audio and other accessible formats. These include:AnxietySocial AnxietyHealth AnxietyAnxiety - a guide for prisoners Living Life to the Full provide lots of different online self-help courses that are highly recommended by mental health professionals, covering lots of different specific topics and groups, including helping you to tackle anxiety. Moodgym is another online self-help program designed to help you prevent and manage symptoms of depression/anxiety. It's like an interactive, online self-help book which teaches skills based on cognitive behavioural therapy.
Crisis management Expand If you're having suicidal thoughts or are worried about someone else, NHS Inform has information about why people may have suicidal feelings and where you can get help. Who to contact Between 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday, if you are in crisis and need immediate help, your first point of contact will be your GP. Outside normal surgery hours you can still phone your GP surgery, but you'll usually be directed to an out-of-hours service. You will usually be assessed via telephone and signposted to the available options: Telephone advice from a nurse or a GP Appointment with an emergency out of hours service GP A home visit by a GP Access to other care e.g. district nurses, mental health services or social care. If it is not an immediate emergency then call NHS 111. NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It can provide medical advice and details of the best local service that can provide care. Samaritans: You can speak to someone at the Samaritans 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 08457 90 90 90, you can email [email protected] or you can drop in to your local Samaritans centre. If a person you care for is being violent, threatening or you feel at risk, you should contact the police directly by dialling 999.
Depression Expand Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust has produced a wide range of downloadable self-help guides which are available as printed documents, videos (including BSL), audio and other accessible formats. These include:Depression & low moodDepression & low mood - a guide for partnersDepression & low mood - a guide for prisoners Living Life to the Full provide lots of different online self-help courses that are highly recommended by mental health professionals, covering lots of different specific topics and groups, including helping you to tackle depression. Moodgym is another online self-help program designed to help you prevent and manage symptoms of depression/anxiety. It's like an interactive, online self-help book which teaches skills based on cognitive behavioural therapy. This leaflet from the Department of Health can help you understand the different psychological therapies you may be offered to treat your depression. (We offer these therapies in some areas.)
Wellbeing Expand Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust has produced a wide range of downloadable self-help guides which are available as printed documents, videos (including BSL), audio and other accessible formats. Living Life to the Full provide lots of different online self-help courses that are highly recommended by mental health professionals, covering lots of different specific topics and groups. This leaflet provides you with some basic information about taking care of your mental health during pregnancy and post-delivery. This PDF explains some basic mindfulness exercises you can try. This progressive muscle relaxation guide also explains one effective relaxation technique in more detail. Or, why not try breathing for relaxation. If you're trying to learn how to manage stress better, try completing this stress management worksheet to help you find ways of coping. Some other useful websites: www.samaritans.org www.mind.org.uk www.ocduk.org www.nomorepanic.co.uk www.relate.org.uk www.womensaid.org.uk www.victimsupport.org.uk