Mental Health

Click here for the Suicide Prevention topic page, including a list of primary care resources.

Adults:

• Dementia Care Pathway

Children and Young People:

This page brings together key local services that professionals can signpost to or refer into—spanning early years, mental health, neurodiversity, safeguarding, parenting support and more. Whether you’re a GP, health visitor, social worker, educator or voluntary sector colleague, you’ll find resources here to help meet the diverse needs of children and families in our community.

Our shared aim is to identify needs early, reduce inequalities, and provide coordinated care that is holistic, responsive, and strengths-based. We value professional collaboration and know that by working together, we can make a lasting difference.

• Online Counselling Service for all 11 – 19 years in City & Hackney
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health service (CAMHS) Alliance Directory

Wellbeing

City and Hackney Wellbeing Network

During Covid-19

We need look after our mental health even more when our whole community may be feeling worried about their loved ones and themselves. Feeling emotionally strong also helps us to recover physically.

Here are some good information links about staying mentally well and trying to keep up doing our five to thrive ( 5 ways to wellbeing):

• NHS Mental wellbeing audio guides covering low mood, sadness and depression; anxiety control training; overcoming sleep problems; low confidence and assertiveness; and unhelpful thinking. These can also be accessed via YouTube videos here
• Mental health apps listed on the NHS apps library (including free ones) and online community apps
• Breathing exercise for stress
• The Reading Well for Mental Health resource
• Finding the right tools and resources to help you feel better, through the Good Thinking online platform
• Mind’s guidance on Covid-19 and your wellbeing, including plans for staying at home or indoors and ideas on taking care of your mental health and wellbeing
• Headspace YouTube videos on mindfulness, meditation and at-home exercises
• Mental Health Foundation, looking after your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/looking-after-your-mental-health-duringcoronavirus-outbreak
• Crisis Support and Emotional Wellbeing Leaflet

GPs will be able to refer people for practical and emotional support, and Volunteer centre Hackney will lead on the volunteer co-ordination. Family Action are also supporting patients in primary care.

https://hackney.gov.uk/coronavirus-support

Helpline number (8-5 M-F) 020 8356 3111