Service Area: Emotional Support

Do you have a child aged 8 to 16 years? Are they struggling to cope with todays issues? Do you want help to support them? We are running 4 parenting information sessions to help parents and carers support their children with relevant difficult issues. School related stress, including transition from years 6 to 7 - 1st September 2020  Online and Cyber Safety – 6th October 2020 Children’s Mental health concerns (coping strategies and resilience) - 3rd November 2020 Support your child’s friendship issues (primary & secondary school) – 1st December 2020 Cost: £10 per person, per session. Delivery: via Zoom, once paid, you will be emailed a link. Time: 7pm to 8:30 pm...

Many of us now work from home due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the usual support we access in our workplaces may not be there for us at the moment. Therefore, it’s more important now than ever before to reflect on what keeps us well and identify what can impact our wellbeing during this time. The Wellness Action Plan (WAP) is a useful tool to help us identify what keeps us well and what impacts our mental health that we have been recommending for many years. This revised WAP is designed to support you when you’re working from home...

Many cancer patients have had treatments cancelled, delayed, reduced and altered because of the potential threat of catching coronavirus but also because they did actually contract the virus. The psychological impact of shielding will be significant. People have had to receive bad news and had protracted stays in hospital acutely unwell without loved ones. At home many people are developing significant anxiety and depression as result of shielding and are already very frightened of adjusting to life after lockdown. Many people have felt very vulnerable about the reminder of cancer even though their cancer was treated years ago. As a...

COVID-19 - Read the latest Wellbeing@Work newsletters for support and information. Why is it important to invest in employee wellbeing? When you look after your people, your people look after your business Healthier means less sickness absence Happier means more motivated Engaged means more productive Supported means innovative Valued means retaining key talent The free Wellbeing@Work Toolkit makes it easy for local businesses to be proactive and invest in the health and wellbeing of their staff. Make health and wellbeing part of your business culture and success Health and Wellbeing survey, action planning, measuring ROI, policies Southampton Workplace Health and Wellbeing Pledge Raise awareness and develop skills...

Family Support in Southampton Families and Professionals can contact Solent NHS Trust Health Visiting, Family Nurse Partnership and School Nursing via the Duty Line: Monday – Fridays 9 – 4pm. Direct line: 0300 123 6661 Health Visiting – Solent Pulse Text Messaging Service: 07491 163 277 School Nursing – Solent Pulse Text Messaging Service: 07491 163 278 Additional  information: Families can access local information via Sure Start: Click Here   Sure Start can also be found on Facebook where they are sharing lots of information via Zoom (downloadable) Other national support: National Childbirth Trust (NCT): Click Here Can also be...

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Healthy Headspace is a online group for anyone who wants to chat about ways to encourage a positive outlook and healthy thinking.  We meet via Zoom at 9.30 – 10.15 am every Friday. To get the Zoom details phone or text Astrid Vaswani 07952 904052

GamCare - the charity which supports those with an addiction to gambling - has posted a blog outlining which of their services are still available during the lockdown.   Their helpline is open 24/7 plus they have online forums and chatroom sessions to provide additional support. Treatment services are being done over the phone

Emotional and practical support for Veterans