Get Healthy
To support the adults in the South West make healthy changes, Public Health England has launched aBetter Health campaign to encourage residents to work towards a healthier lifestyle, whether it’s losing weight, getting more active, looking after their mental wellbeing, or quitting smoking. The campaign offers support through a variety of tools and apps, including the NHS 12 Week Weight Loss app.
Search ‘Better Health’ or visit www.nhs.uk/betterhealth for free tools and support to help you make healthy changes.
Meanwhile, NHS.uk has the following advice and tips to help with the following:
Improve low mood
Reduce stress
• Breathing exercise for stress
• How to cope with money worries
Depression support
• Tips for coping with depression
• How to help someone with depression
Mental health at work
• Going to work after mental health issues
Talking therapies and counselling
Meanwhile, Healthy Lifestyles Gloucestershire is a service provided by Gloucestershire County Council and they can work with you to identify small changes that you can make, as well as supporting you to achieve them. Find out more at: HLS
The local service supported by Gloucestershire County Council offers support for mild to moderate mental wellbeing issues such as anxiety, low mood and self-harm, available on a drop in basis without appointment or assessment, every day of the year between 2-9pm, via...
Your Circle is a directory to help you find your way around care and support and connect with people, places and activities in Gloucestershire. The website is run by Gloucestershire County Council with information, advice and support to help you, or someone you look...
The Community Wellbeing Service is a free and confidential service for anyone over the age of 16. The aim of the service is to connect you to local services, organisations and groups that can help you to improve your general wellbeing and meet your wider social needs....
BZ Bodies is commissioned by Gloucestershire County Council to offer Healthy Lifestyle programmes for families. They work with families with children aged 5-15 years where one or more children in the family is over 92nd Centile in weight The whole family can come...
A free service offering mental health support and advice on depression, anxieties, phobias, PTSD, OCD and much more.
Frontline19 Support Services is a free and confidential service for frontline workers Frontline19 is an independent UK nationwide service delivering psychological support to those who are, or have been on the frontline of Covid-19. They can ensure you get the right...
Beat Eating Disorders is a national charity which provides an eating disorder helpline to help encourage and empower people to get help quickly, because the sooner someone starts treatment, the greater their chance of recovery.
Round the clock one-to-one support by call or text from trained volunteers for frontline workers, plus resources, tips and ideas to look after your mental health.
Hospice UK is a charity offering all NHS, care sector staff and emergency service workers their new ‘Just B’ counselling and trauma helpline.
Mind is a mental health support charity and offers a way of finding out what’s available in your area, such as specific BAME groups.
Advice, tips and tools to make the best choices about your health and wellbeing to help you feel mentally and emotionally better.
Run things is a not-for profit virtual running club that focuses on fighting isolation and social anxiety among users.
Simple and practical advice to get a healthier mind and get more out of life – from how to deal with stress and anxiety, to boosting your mood or sleeping better.
The local service supported by Gloucestershire County Council offers support for mild to moderate mental wellbeing issues such as anxiety, low mood and self-harm, available on a drop in basis without appointment or assessment, every day of the year between 2-9pm, via...
Your Circle is a directory to help you find your way around care and support and connect with people, places and activities in Gloucestershire. The website is run by Gloucestershire County Council with information, advice and support to help you, or someone you look...
The Community Wellbeing Service is a free and confidential service for anyone over the age of 16. The aim of the service is to connect you to local services, organisations and groups that can help you to improve your general wellbeing and meet your wider social needs....
BZ Bodies is commissioned by Gloucestershire County Council to offer Healthy Lifestyle programmes for families. They work with families with children aged 5-15 years where one or more children in the family is over 92nd Centile in weight The whole family can come...
A free service offering mental health support and advice on depression, anxieties, phobias, PTSD, OCD and much more.
Frontline19 Support Services is a free and confidential service for frontline workers Frontline19 is an independent UK nationwide service delivering psychological support to those who are, or have been on the frontline of Covid-19. They can ensure you get the right...
Beat Eating Disorders is a national charity which provides an eating disorder helpline to help encourage and empower people to get help quickly, because the sooner someone starts treatment, the greater their chance of recovery.
Round the clock one-to-one support by call or text from trained volunteers for frontline workers, plus resources, tips and ideas to look after your mental health.
Hospice UK is a charity offering all NHS, care sector staff and emergency service workers their new ‘Just B’ counselling and trauma helpline.
Mind is a mental health support charity and offers a way of finding out what’s available in your area, such as specific BAME groups.
Advice, tips and tools to make the best choices about your health and wellbeing to help you feel mentally and emotionally better.
Run things is a not-for profit virtual running club that focuses on fighting isolation and social anxiety among users.
Simple and practical advice to get a healthier mind and get more out of life – from how to deal with stress and anxiety, to boosting your mood or sleeping better.
It can be hard to know where to turn when we’re struggling with our mental health but support is available, from NHS and council-commissioned services to local and national charities. Many services are free, confidential, and you can access them yourself without a referral from a professional.
Find out what support is available to you.
There is a wide range of support for children, young people and families in the county.
More information about additional support that is available for older people locally and nationally.
Getting help with issues you're struggling to deal with on your own is one of the most important things you can do
If you think you or your partner may be experiencing mental health difficulties, you can get expert help
The past year has been a particularly challenging time for everyone but whatever you’re worried about, please reach out for support – help is available
If you can’t find what you are looking for, please get in touch to let us know what mental health support information would be useful to you at this time
