There are little things we can all do to help look after our mental health. Having good mental health helps us relax more, achieve more and enjoy our lives more.
The Every Mind Matters website has expert advice and practical tips to help you look after your mental health and wellbeing, it also has links for immediate support if required.
Dave Cottrell regularly hosts the Master The Mind Master Anything podcast which offers advice on many different mindset and mental health topics.
In early life Dave was a victim, then he became a survivor, now he is something else, someone who could make a massive positive impact on those around him, a coach, a mentor, a role model.
He started to introduce mindset into his PT and nutrition business and suddenly he was helping people with things far beyond their weight.
The Butterfly and Phoenix Project has a team of counsellors supporting young people aged 11-18 in various areas across Lancashire. As part of n-compass, they are a trusted service with over 10 years’ experience in support and advice.
If any families need support with a young child age 11-19, this service can provide support via texts, phones calls and video links. They aim to help the young person cope better with difficult circumstances, preventing them from escalating into more serious issues.
Sam Tyrer is the Prevention and Engagement Lead here at Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust and is the founder of a service called Change Talks, which offers mental health education to 11-21 year olds. This service has reached over 55,000 young people since the beginning of 2018 and it continues to go from strength to strength.
Sam is also the co-host of a webinar series called the Mental Health Family Hour, which has recently received national recognition from the Prime Minister. The Points of Light Award was given to Sam and his co-host for their work throughout the lockdown to support people’s mental health through their weekly webinar series.
We will be featuring some of Sam’s work over the coming weeks on the library blog and Twitter page as well as some useful resources Sam recommends for helping us all to provide emotional support, both at work and at home.
Please email us at academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk to share your tips or advice for providing emotional support for your friends, relatives and colleagues.
For the next few weeks the Gosall library will be promoting the theme of emotional support and we are starting off with a display of books in the library.
We will also be featuring some useful resources to help provide emotional support, both at work and at home.
Please contact the library team with any book requests or for any more information: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk