WELLBEING - ADULTS
What is mental wellbeing in adults?
Your mental wellbeing is about your thoughts and feelings and how you cope with the ups and downs of everyday life.
Good mental wellbeing doesn't mean you're always happy or unaffected by your experiences. But poor mental wellbeing can make it more difficult to cope with daily life.
What does good mental wellbeing look like?
Importantly, good mental wellbeing is NOT the absence of negative thoughts and feelings. We all face difficult and challenging situations that cause us to feel angry, sad, overwhelmed and everything in-between. Instead, it's about being able to understand and manage those feelings, so that generally you're able to:
Your mental wellbeing is about your thoughts and feelings and how you cope with the ups and downs of everyday life.
Good mental wellbeing doesn't mean you're always happy or unaffected by your experiences. But poor mental wellbeing can make it more difficult to cope with daily life.
What does good mental wellbeing look like?
Importantly, good mental wellbeing is NOT the absence of negative thoughts and feelings. We all face difficult and challenging situations that cause us to feel angry, sad, overwhelmed and everything in-between. Instead, it's about being able to understand and manage those feelings, so that generally you're able to:
- feel confident in yourself
- build and maintain positive relationships
- have a sense of purpose
- live and work productively
- cope with the normal stresses of day-to-day life
- manage when things change
Bexley Voice have worked with the Local Authority to develop a wellbeing resource for parents/carers
on coping strategies. Click on the links and scroll down or click here to download the document.
on coping strategies. Click on the links and scroll down or click here to download the document.
Specific support for families with disabled children:
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1-1 Listening Ear Service from Contact.
Contact understand that many of you may be feeling hugely overwhelmed, confused and exhausted during the Covid-19 crisis and simply don't know where to turn. You might be struggling emotionally and looking for strategies to help you cope. Perhaps the lack of any real routine at the moment has badly affected your child's behaviour or sleeping patterns and you are looking for practical advice. Or maybe you just need to talk to someone who understands the extra challenges you face as the parent carer during the national pandemic and who can point you in the right direction to get the family support you need. To help, we are delighted to be able to offer 1-1 confidential phone appointments with our family support advisers for parents looking for a listening ear, reassurance and practical and emotional support at this time https://contact.org.uk/help-for-families/information-advice-services/get-in-touch/talk-to-us/listening-ear/ |
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If you are a parent of a disabled children, with a child on a pathway to diagnosis, or have received a diagnosis in the last year, Navigate is a national mentoring service that provides individual one-to-one emotional support for parents of disabled children, when the child is on a pathway to diagnosis or has received a diagnosis in the last year
Parents can find out more about this service: www.scope.org.uk/family-services/navigate/ or contacting the service for further information: 0808 801 0510 |
Local Support:
Bexley offers a variety of services to support adult mental health in Bexley including:
Bexley Locality Mental Health Service (aged 18+) 0203 668 9490
https://www.bexleylocaloffer.uk/Services/5397
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/services/service/1-intake-and-liaison-team-ilt/referral/?p=/gps-referrers/gp-working-age-adults-mental-h/gp-working-age-bexley/
Oxleas Mental Health Urgent Advice Line: 0800 330 8590 (24 hour service)
If it is an emergency you should go to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department of your local hospital.
Bexley Day Treatment Team: http://oxleas.nhs.uk/services/service/bexley-day-treatment-team/
Bexley Home Treatment Team: http://oxleas.nhs.uk/services/service/bexley-home-treatment-team/
Adult Learning Disability Team - Health Services for aged 18+ with Learning Difficulties - http://www.bexleylocaloffer.uk/Services/5359
- Bexley Locality Adult Mental Health Team
- Bexley ADAPT Team
- Bexley Home Treatment Team (Secondary Care)
- Bexley Day Treatment Team (Secondary Care)
Bexley Locality Mental Health Service (aged 18+) 0203 668 9490
https://www.bexleylocaloffer.uk/Services/5397
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/services/service/1-intake-and-liaison-team-ilt/referral/?p=/gps-referrers/gp-working-age-adults-mental-h/gp-working-age-bexley/
Oxleas Mental Health Urgent Advice Line: 0800 330 8590 (24 hour service)
If it is an emergency you should go to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department of your local hospital.
Bexley Day Treatment Team: http://oxleas.nhs.uk/services/service/bexley-day-treatment-team/
Bexley Home Treatment Team: http://oxleas.nhs.uk/services/service/bexley-home-treatment-team/
Adult Learning Disability Team - Health Services for aged 18+ with Learning Difficulties - http://www.bexleylocaloffer.uk/Services/5359
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https://www.qwell.io
If you are living in Bexley or South East London you can sign up to Qwell for free, anonymous online counselling and emotional wellbeing service. The NHS in South East London funds Qwell for adults 26 years and older and Kooth, https://www.kooth.com/ for people up to 25 years. |
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www.mindinbexley.org.uk 'Get help now' for parents and all adults.
https://mindinbexley.org.uk/talking-therapies Mind Bereavement Support Line 0300 303 4434, 8am-8pm everyday. Watch the video below to hear Laura Burke from Bexley MIND talk about the MIND service: |
https://www.counsellingmattersbexley.org/
Counselling Matters Bexley is a group of counsellors who are committed to making counselling available to as many people as possible in the London Borough of Bexley and surrounding areas. We believe that counselling has massive potential to change lives for the better, however we recognise that many people are either unable to pay for private counselling or cannot access free counselling due to service cutbacks.
We therefore offer counselling which is entirely professional but is also LOW COST.
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Community Connect in Bexley is a new service supporting local people to improve their health and wellbeing by connecting them with activities, support and services in the community. Their Community Wellbeing Co-ordinators can help you to find support for issues outside of the usual care that your GP or nurse may be able to provide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeSJMFRFNEk&feature=emb_title
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIfiJSvWtgM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIfiJSvWtgM
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Free for Londoners to access and provides support to those who feel anxious, sleep deprived, stressed or sad.
https://www.good-thinking.uk/ |
National Support:
How to find a therapist:
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/how-to-find-a-therapist/#PrivateTherapists
https://nhsfreeyourmind.co.uk/get-help-for-yourself/
Visit the NHS website if you are a parent emotionally under stress, or worried about another adult. The website will provide information on how to get help for loved ones and where to get help NOW - emergency numbers.
https://nhsfreeyourmind.co.uk/get-help-for-yourself/
Visit the NHS website if you are a parent emotionally under stress, or worried about another adult. The website will provide information on how to get help for loved ones and where to get help NOW - emergency numbers.
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Rethink Mental Illness have a Carers Hub.
If you are a carer for someone living with mental illness it can feel difficult to support your loved one or to get the answers you might need. This section has all you need to know about looking after your loved one. https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/about-mental-illness/ |
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SANEline is a national out-of-hours mental health helpline offering specialist emotional support, guidance and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including family, friends and carers. We are open every day of the year from 4.30pm to 10.30pm on 0300 304 7000.
Our helpline is here to support you when you feel you have reached a moment of crisis. We know that moment of crisis is different for everybody – some people can reach that point daily, and for some people it is a rare occurrence. |
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https://giveusashout.org/
24/7 Text Service To watch a video about Shout click on the link: https://youtu.be/UpCI8FMtouY |
My Black Dog was founded on the motto "talk to someone who gets it". Peer to peer online chat support.
https://www.myblackdog.co/mental-health-charity
https://www.myblackdog.co/mental-health-charity
Samaritans are waiting for your call. Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Call 116 123 for free
https://www.samaritans.org/
Call 116 123 for free
https://www.samaritans.org/
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Helpline 0800 58 58 58 (5pm-Midnight) and webchat
https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/worried-about-someone/ YouTube video on 5 Steps to help someone you are worried about: https://youtu.be/crVyblRi7eQ |
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If you are a parent under 25, The Mix offers help for you on any challenges you are facing, from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs. Contact The Mix online https://www.themix.org.uk/
The mix offers a counselling service. |
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Young Minds offer free, confidential online and telephone support, including information and advice, to any adult worried about the emotional problems, behaviour or mental health of a child or young person up to the age of 25.
The Young Minds FREE Parents Helpline is open from 9.30 to 4.00pm, Mon- Fri - 0808 802 5544 https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/ |
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MCCAED help young people to recover from eating disorders. If you are young person suffering from eating disorder or a family member, they're here to guide you. https://mccaed.slam.nhs.uk/ |
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ITV has a comprehensive A-Z list of helplines for specific problems. https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/helplines |
Please note that we update this page as regularly as possible but please check with the providers as services are subject to change.
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