Looking after your mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19

You may find that social distancing can be boring or frustrating. You may find your mood and feelings are affected and you may feel low, worried or have problems sleeping and miss being around other people.

Resources for adults

• NHS - list of free mental health and wellbeing helplines/organisations offering support
• Young Minds- Looking after your mental health - tips on looking after your mental health if you're self-isolating
• How to cope if you're feeling anxious - coronavirus anxiety: how to cope if you’re feeling anxious about the outbreak by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
• Supporting parents and carers through disruption (video) - produced by Anna Freud National Centre For Children and Families
• 'Mind charity - coronavirus and your wellbeing'- includes practical advice on staying at home and taking care of your mental health and wellbeing
• 'NHS OneYou - Every Mind Matters' - things you can do to keep on top of your mental wellbeing and cope with how you may feel while staying at home
• Guidance produced by the government - covers what can help your mental health and wellbeing, managing panic and anxiety and support for groups with specific mental health needs

Resources for young people

• 'Anxious about coronavirus' - Young Minds have produced a page with tips and information for teenagers who are anxious about COVID-19
• 'How teens can manage anxiety' - Supporting Teenage Mental Health (STEM) have written a guide with advice on how teenagers suffering from anxiety over the outbreak can help manage their emotions
• 'Looking after your mental health at home' - Paula Nagel, Place2Be's Principal Educational Psychologist, suggests some ways that you can look after your children’s, and your own, mental health and wellbeing at this unsettling time
• Young Minds- Looking after your mental health - mental health tips if you're self-isolating
• Mental health support app for young people
• The Nest - young people’s open access mental health service offering free, confidential support for anxiety, worry and stress; it also provides young people and families with the opportunities, experiences, and tools to develop their emotional and social skills
• Are other aspects of your health making you anxious? Healthy Young People (HYP) Southwark is an integrated wellbeing service for young people offering support for general health and wellbeing, sexual and reproductive health, and drugs and alcohol

Page last updated: 24 August 2020