Looking after your wellbeing

Top Tips:

• Give some time to talk to others and process what is happening – stay in touch with friends
• BUT make sure Coronavirus is not the only thing you talk about – make plans for when the isolation is over!
• Monitor your access to social media and the news and be mindful of fake news – be present, make the most of time at home!
• Keep to daily routines as much as possible – have set times for your routine
• Get the right amount of sleep

Digital Apps:

• Mindful Gnats – designed to teach young people simple mindfulness and relaxation skills
• Calm Harm – an NHS recommended app to help people resist or manage the urge to self-harm.
• Calm Fear – similar to Calm Harm version but instead helps you manage fears and anxieties.
• Headspace – a guided meditation app.
• Other NHS recommended apps can be found here: https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/category/mental-health/
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Wellbeing Websites:

• https://www.studentminds.org.uk/lookingafteryourmentalwellbeing.html
• https://www.smilingmind.com.au/
• https://gozen.com/allprograms/ (programmes to manage stress and build resilience) https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/
• https://www.mindfulschools.org/free-online-mindfulness-class-for-kids/

Useful Information:

• Lincolnshire County Council's Emotional Wellbeing Pathway has lots of useful advice and information: http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/lincs/fsd/family.page?familychannel=2_9_9
• Lincolnshire Healthy Minds and CAMHS new website has lots of self-help information for children, young people, parents and professionals as well as information on what to do if more help is needed: www.lpft.nhs.uk/young-people/lincolnshire/
• There is also specific area on the Healthy Minds & CAMHS website regarding COVID-19 and emotional wellbeing: https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/young-people/lincolnshire/whats-new
• Kooth.com is a free, safe and anonymous online support for young people, which is provided by Lincolnshire County Council. You can find it here: http://www.Kooth.com

Further Information:

• www.giveusashout.org – Shout is a 24/7 UK crisis text service available for times when people feel they need immediate support. By texting 'SHOUT' to '85258' a Texter will
• be put in touch with a trained Crisis Volunteer (CV) who will chat to them using trained techniques via text.
• www.youngminds.org.uk – Lots of advice for children and young people. www.childline.org.uk – Helpline 0800 1111
• The Anna Freud Centre have developed useful guidance for young people: https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/
• Lincolnshire's Steps2Change has guided self-help for adults and information on what to do if more help is needed: https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/steps2change/home/

With thanks to Lincolnshire Healthy Minds & PsychologyLincs