Mental Health Help this Festive Season – MindWell Resources

MindWell has published details of support available this Christmas and New Year.

Please share this resource to help make people aware of the help available this festive season.

This time of year can be particularly challenging for many. To support you and your community, MindWell has produced a simple printable resource and toolkit for everyone in Leeds to use.

View, Download, Print and Share:

• Christmas Wellbeing Resource: Looking after your wellbeing this Christmas
  This webpage is a toolkit with lots of signposting information, helpful tips and ways to promote mental health and wellbeing throughout the festive season. With sections including: Managing stress and anxiety, Money worries, Coping with grief and loss, Navigating relationships, family dynamics and difficult situations, and Struggling to cope.
  
  
• Crisis Resource: Mental health support opening times
  This webpage has details of key local and national helplines and services. Including their opening hours to help people know where they can turn for help over the bank holidays*.
• PDF – Mental Health Christmas and NY opening times 2024
  This is a printable version of the information on the webpage previously linked.

*Please note: this resource has been compiled through desk and telephone research. While not comprehensive, it links to MindWell’s directory, which contains over 500 local and national services. Please email gemma.johnson@forumcentral.org.uk if you have any queries.

Please feel free to display and share these resources widely.

If you’re planning newsletters or bulletins for the festive season you can include these links to ensure those in need can access the support available.

We’ve also prepared a poster/banner in Canva, which you can download in various sizes and formats, to include in your communications.

From all of us at MindWell, we wish you a cosy and joyful festive season!