Your mental health and wellbeing

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Your GP should be your first point of contact for mental health and wellbeing issues. Your GP will discuss your concerns and the right treatment for you. Your GP will decide if they can provide the help and treatment you need or whether you should be referred to more specialised mental health services.

If you are in a mental health crisis, call 111 and select option two. Specially trained mental health staff are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Everyone goes through difficult times; sometimes our problems affect our day-to-day lives, and we feel that we can’t cope. Common issues include a low mood, depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, bereavement, relationship difficulties, and phobias. If you are in this situation, you are not alone, and there is a range of community care services available to help you improve your mental wellbeing.

If your low mood is affecting the way you think, feel, behave, and/or interact with others you can talk to a Mental Health Trainer from Healthy You. Freephone 0333 005 0093 or text ‘Healthyu’ to 60777.

NHS talking therapies are also available. Talking therapies can help you to understand and work through your difficult feelings and develop strategies for coping better. The best therapy for you will depend on your situation. To arrange an appointment, visit www.insightiapt.org and search ‘Peterborough’ to complete the online self-referral form, or call 0300 555 0888. You can also ask your GP to make a referral.

You can self-refer to the Psychological Wellbeing Service, part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services, an NHS initiative designed to make psychological or talking therapies more accessible to people experiencing common mental health issues.

Services include self-help reading materials, guided self-help, both over the phone and face-to-face, one-to-one therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, and group courses including Mindfulness. To self-refer, complete the online form at www.cpft.nhs.uk/self-refer-here or call 0300 300 0055.

Help for veterans and service leavers

All veterans, service leavers, non-mobilised reservists, and their family members and carers can access a range of specialist healthcare and support created to provide treatment and care for many different problems. Visit www.nhs.uk and search ‘veterans’.

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Lincolnshire Mind (CPSL Mind) is a mental health charity offering a range of support to individuals over the age of 17. The support takes place in the community or from home using Zoom video calls. The charity also offers instant access drop-in activities, peer support groups, and skill-building workshops. For more information, visit www.cpslmind.org.uk or call 0300 303 4363.

Care Network’s Wellbeing Check and Chat staff and volunteers offer weekly phone calls to people experiencing isolation and loneliness, whilst also connecting you to other longer-term options. Trusted Friend volunteers and staff can support you to return to the activities you once enjoyed, or to build up confidence in returning to your local community. Over six weeks, volunteers can accompany you for a walk, to the shop, or to a group activity.

For more information, email wellbeing@care-network.org.uk or call 0330 094 5750. How Are You Peterborough (HAY) brings together everything in the local community that is good for mental wellbeing, including activities and support. Find out more at www.haypeterborough.co.uk

Qwell is a free, online support resource and wellbeing community. You can join Qwell immediately and anonymously through any connected device to gain access to the following support: • Chat-based counselling. • Online peer support. • Self-help resources. • Online magazine.

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