Mental Health and Well Being
During this period of limited contact with the world around us, it is as, if not more, important to take care of your mental health and wellbeing.
Below is a list of resources that may be useful if you feel you require support:
Click here to contact Birmingham City Educational Psychology Service
Phone Helplines for immediate support
Pause Birmingham
Telephone: 0207 841 4470. The operating hours are between 10am-6pm, 7 days a week
Samaritans
Telephone: 116 123 Website: www.samaritans.org
Childline
Telephone: 0800 1111 Website: www.childline.org.uk
Shout
Text: 85258 Website: www.giveusashout.org
Young Minds:
Text: 85258 Website: youngminds.org.uk Helpline for parents: 0808 802 5544
Papyrus
Telephone: 0800 068 41 41 Text: 07860 039967 Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Sane Line
Telephone: 0300 304 7000 Register for Textcare: www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/textcare
Silverline
Telephone: 0800 4 70 80 90
Online resources
Moodjuice
Website: www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/mildmoderate/entry
Mental Wellbeing Audio Guides
Website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/moodzone-mental-wellbeing-audio-guides
Hub of Hope is a website (also available as an app) that will locate local support to you based on your postcode, as well as providing a ‘talk now’ button connecting users directly to the Samaritans.
Forward Thinking Birmingham
