Young Adults Employment Hub – Health and Wellbeing Hub
Looking after your physical and mental health and wellbeing will make sure you are fit and in the right mindset to look for work. The Wellbeing section gives information and resources that help be well, happy and thrive to make you default. If there are times when you’re feeling less well than you want to, there are lots of organisations in Southampton that specialise in a range of areas related to health and wellbeing.
Within this section:
- Physical Health
- Mental Health
- Wellbeing
Content warning: this page contains reference to drug use, self-harm and eating disorders.
Wellbeing
We can be said to experience wellbeing when we feel good and can do the things we want to do. Knowing what makes us happy and healthy means knowing what resources we can draw on if times get a little tough and our sense of wellbeing drops. The following resources will help you learn more about how to build your health, confidence, self-esteem and happiness.
Kooth Online Wellbeing Service
Kooth is a free anonymous, confidential, safe, online wellbeing service, offering professional support, information and forums for young people.
Find out more and sign up at Kooth.com
NHS Live Well
NHS Live Well is a helpful tool from the NHS that gives advice, tips and tools to help you make the best choices about your health and wellbeing.
From www.nhs.uk
NHS Your Mind Plan
There are simple things we can all do to look after our mental wellbeing. Take the short Mind Plan Quiz from Every Mind Matters to get a free NHS plan, full of tailored tips and advice to help you manage stress, sleep better and boost your mood.
5 Steps to Mental Wellbeing (NHS)
Be happier
Action for Happiness explores what we can do to grow and look after our happiness in the 10 Keys to Happier Living
Clouds have silver linings
Optimism is an attitude of believing the best in a situation and we can learn how to challenge negative self-talk and pessimism and become more positive about ourselves, others and our situation.
Sleep
Getting enough sleep is really important to help us feel energetic and positive. These resources can help you to get a better night’s sleep.
Every Mind Matters – advice and support for if you have trouble sleeping
NHS One You has information on how to sleep better
Keeping stress at manageable levels
Some stress is good for us – like Goldilocks and the 3 bears, too little stress can lead us to boredom and depression, too much can cause anxiety and poor health. Just the right amount of challenge makes us feel energised and actually improves performance and health.
Investigate what stresses and calms you and how you can manage yourself to stay in the optimum ‘just right’ zone.
Every Mind Matters – quizzes, videos and advice for coping with stress
Mental Health Foundation – how to manage and reduce stress
Coping with money worries and job uncertainty during COVID-19 (Every Mind Matters)
Space From Covid
Silvercloud Health have made an online CBT package they designed specifically to help people cope with impact of COVID. This is now free for anyone in the UK to use.
There are modules about money worries, relaxation, grief and loss, coping in challenging times and mindfulness.
Information can be found here: http://www.spacefromcovid.com/
Physical Health
Alcohol
Change Grow Live can support you through your journey to recovery. CGL services are free and confidential, and are open to all adults experiencing difficulties with drugs and alcohol.
- Call 02380 717171 or email southampton@cgl.org.uk
- Alcohol support line: 02382 002764
DASH (No Limits) Drugs, Alcohol Support and Health (DASH) is a service for young people under the age of 25 who would like support with their drugs or alcohol use. The DASH team can give you a wide range of information, advice, support and counselling around any substances you’re using, their effects and risks, as well as how to keep yourself safe. You can receive one-to-one support with your own DASH support worker at home, in your school, college or university, or in a place where you feel most comfortable.
Drinkline: Free, confidential helpline for anyone who is concerned about their drinking, or someone else’s. Helpline: 0300 123 1110 (weekdays 9am–8pm, weekends 11am–4pm)
Drug & Alcohol Rehab in Southampton | OK Rehab is a website that offers guidance and support for people experiencing problems with substance misuse and co-occurring mental health problems
Blue Badge Scheme
The Disabled Person’s Parking Badge scheme, also known as the Blue Badge scheme, provides a national arrangement of parking concessions for people with severe mobility difficulties who travel either as drivers or passengers.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Long COVID Activity Programme
Do you have a diagnosis of Long COVID? Active Nation have a 12 week Activity Programme designed to help get you physically active and exercising again. Active Nation have a variety of activities on offer from On Demand workouts at home, swimming sessions, exercise classes and 12 week gym and swim memberships. For more information and to join the programme email refer@activenation.org.uk
Dental
Solent NHS Trust Special Care Dental Service provide specialised dental care for those who are unable to access dental care in the General Dental Service because of their special needs.
Drug Use
Change Grow Live can support you through your journey to recovery. CGL services are free and confidential, and are open to all adults experiencing difficulties with drugs and alcohol.
- Call 02380 717171 or email southampton@cgl.org.uk
DASH (No Limits) Drugs, Alcohol Support and Health (DASH) is a service for young people under the age of 25 who would like support with their drugs or alcohol use. The DASH team can give you a wide range of information, advice, support and counselling around any substances you’re using, their effects and risks, as well as how to keep yourself safe. You can receive one-to-one support with your own DASH support worker at home, in your school, college or university, or in a place where you feel most comfortable.
Talk to Frank – Honest information about drugs
- Call 0300 1236600
- Email FRANK
- Text 82111
Parent Support Link supports and informs the family and friends of people who use drugs and alcohol.
Drug & Alcohol Rehab in Southampton | OK Rehab is a website that offers guidance and support for people experiencing problems with substance misuse and co-occurring mental health problems
Healthy Living
NHS Live Well – Advice, tips and tools to help you make the best choices about your health and wellbeing.
British Nutrition Foundation provide impartial, evidence-based information, resources and training on food and nutrition.
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower for people with hidden disabilities. Wearing the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower discreetly indicates to people around the wearer including staff, colleagues and health professionals that they need additional support, help or a little more time. Since its launch in 2016, it has now been adopted globally by major airports and venues and in the UK, by many supermarkets, railway and coach stations, leisure facilities, the NHS, a number of police, fire and ambulance services, and an increasing number of small and large businesses and organisations.
Active Nation Venues – find gyms and leisure centres in Southampton
Saints4Sports offers free educational, sport and employment support activities to adults who are affected by the harmful impact of substance misuse, homelessness, poor mental health and involvement with the Criminal Justice System. Saints4Sports provide a structured timetable of activities, which includes gym sessions, cycling, Tai Chi, golf, fishing, keep fit, boxing and of course, football – there is something for everyone!
Saints Kicks, aimed at 8-18 year olds, strives to bring young people together to play Street Football whilst socialising with friends. (Some sessions may be cancelled or moved online due to COVID-19)
Saints Switching Play supports young people aged 14-17 to overcome life challenges whilst giving them the tools to thrive within society. This referral-based project challenges behaviour through one-to-one mentoring, group and community work, leading towards positive changes in behaviour and attitude.
Hearing
Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
Sexual Health
Sight
SeeAbility provide specialist support, accommodation and eye care help for people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss.
Southampton Sight offer a one stop hub for people living with sight loss. This includes information and advice about equipment or visual aids, arranging for a volunteer to visit a blind or partially sighted person at home and offering emotional reassurance.
Blind in Business support blind and partially sighted people into work and apprenticeships
Open Sight offer a range of services for those with, or at risk of sight loss. These range from home visits, benefits advice to family support services and social clubs.
Articles for the Blind – Free 1st Class or International Standard postage for blind people
Smoking
- Call the free National Smokefree Helpline on 0300 123 1044 (England only). Talk to a trained adviser for advice and support.
- Quit smoking with your free personal quit plan
Surgeries
Find GP surgeries in Southampton
Southampton Urgent Treatment Centre
In a health emergency, always call 999. Deaf people can use 18000 to contact 999 using text relay.
Mental Health
Helplines and Emergency Support
If you need help during a mental health crisis or emergency, NHS urgent mental health helplines provide:
- 24-hour advice and support – for you, your child, your parent or someone you care for
- help to speak to a mental health professional
- an assessment to help decide on the best course of care
Find a local NHS urgent mental health helpline
In a health emergency, always call 999. Deaf people can use 18000 to contact 999 using text relay.
Samaritans –To talk about anything that is upsetting you, you can contact Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone) or email jo@samaritans.org
Solent Mind Coronavirus Wellbeing Helpline – call 023 8017 9049 Monday – Friday, 8am-9am and 5pm-8pm and Saturday-Sunday, 9am-5pm
SANEline – If you’re experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else, you can call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day)
The Mix – If you’re under 25, you can call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (Sunday-Friday 2pm–11pm), request support by email or use their crisis text messenger service.
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – If you identify as male, you can call the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) or use their webchat service.
Switchboard – If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm every day), email chris@switchboard.lgbt or use their webchat service. Phone operators all identify as LGBT+
Every Mind Matters has a range of mental health self-care tips for young people on their website.
Your Mind Plan Quiz – Every Mind Matters have created an interactive quiz to get top tips and advice for you (Now tailored for the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak)
Shout– Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope. TEXT ‘SHOUT’ TO 85258
Anxiety
Every Mind Matters – quizzes, information and videos to help you deal with anxiety
Anxiety UK is a charity that supports people to deal with anxiety. Helpline: 03444 775 774 | Mon-Fri 9:30am – 5:30pm
Mind provide advice on their website about anxiety, panic attacks and self-care
Depression
Every Mind Matters – tips and videos to help you deal with feelings of low mood and depression
Mind have information on their website about depression
Rethink help people experiencing mental illness and have information and factsheets on their website
Steps2Wellbeing offer psychological therapies for mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and stress. There is a wealth of support available for Southampton residents including courses, webinars, video consultations, workbooks and resources
Dual Diagnosis Network
The Dual Diagnosis Network was set up to provide resources, information, and recovery tools aimed at those who:
- Have a dual diagnosis (co-occurring mental health &/or addiction issues)
- Their carers, family members & friends
- And Professionals who work with people with complex mental health & addiction issues
We aim to provide and/or signpost as many useful mental health, addiction, or dual diagnosis-specific tools & resources as possible to help improve the outcomes of those with co-occurring disorders.
Website Address: https://www.dualdiagnosis.org.uk
Eating Problems
Beat Eating Disorders’ national helplines support people with eating disorders: Helpline: 0808 801 0677 | Studentline: 0808 801 0811 | Youthline: 0808 801 0711 | Helplines are open 365 days a year from 9am–8pm during the week, and 4pm–8pm on weekends and bank holidays.
SEED – Eating Disorder Support Service
Anorexia information from Young Minds
Mind explains eating problems, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Hampshire Youth Access Online Counselling
Hampshire Youth Access are offering online counselling to young people aged between 14 and 17 (up to the eve of their 18th birthday) who live in Hampshire and are registered with a GP in Hampshire and to those aged 14-25 living in Southampton and are registered with a Southampton GP.
They can offer up to 6 ‘live chat’ sessions on a bespoke, secure, platform, each session lasting 50 minutes. These sessions are held at the same time and on the same day each week. If you feel you are ready to ask for some support to help understand how you are feeling, and feel ready to make some changes for yourself, find out more by visiting:counselling.hampshireyouthaccess.org.uk
Perinatal Mental Health
Perinatal Mental Health services
PATH aims to raise awareness of Perinatal Mental Health and support families who are affected
Psychosis
Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Service supports people in Southampton aged 14-35 who are experiencing psychosis. You can refer yourself to this service and you will receive individual support to meet you needs. South EIP Team (Southampton) 02380 878040 / 07775 535109
Rethink explain the signs and symptoms of psychosis
PTSD
PTSD UK exists to share information and raise awareness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Self-Harm
Battle Scars are a charity that offer virtual support groups and resources
Advice and support from Mind
Solent Mind Self Harm Support Hub – Solent Mind has launched a new Self Harm Support Hub to provide support to parents, carers and professionals in Hampshire & the Isle of Wight. Supporting a young person who self-harms can be a difficult journey. The new hub includes information and toolkits in addition to access to new peer support groups, training resources and wellbeing information provided by Solent Mind
S.P.A.C.E (Suicide Prevention, Awareness, Connection and Education)
Start date is Sunday 23rd May online between 1-5 p.m. (It will also be be face to face later on in June, as well as live streamed, when restrictions lift)
S.P.A.C.E. (Suicide Prevention, Awareness, Connection and Education), is a new initiative of Creative Options Community Project funded through Southampton City Council as part of the Hampshire Suicide Prevention Strategy to help support people who are struggling with their mental health. The aim of this programme is to specifically help prevent self-harm and suicide. It is a space for open dialogue, discussion and support and a range of helpful courses both with live tutors and other courses which are introduced with group discussion, which people can follow up in their own time according to their need.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please do check out our website at www.creative-options.org or contact the SPACE e-mail at space@creative-options.org or ask our manager for more details at creativeoptionsmanager@creative-options.org
Working Minds Campaign
HSE’s Working Minds initiative is being supported by a number of industry partners including ACAS, CECA, Composites UK, the Homecare Association, the Farm Safety Foundation, Lifelines Scotland, Mates in Mind and Mind. Together we aim to provide small businesses and workers with relevant information and practical tools to recognise and respond the signs of stress at work, promoting good mental health.
Working Minds Campaign – Find out more
