Wellbeing
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Local talking therapy services
You can access your local talking therapy service which offers a range of free treatments for people aged over 16 who are experiencing symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression or low mood.
iTalk is a service for people registered with a GP in the following areas of Hampshire: Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, Bordon, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, New Forest, Petersfield, Romsey and Winchester. You can self-refer online or by telephone 023 8038 3920.
TalkPlus is a service available to people who are registered with a GP in the following areas of Hampshire: Yateley, Fleet, Farnborough, Blackwater and Aldershot. You can self-refer online or telephone 01252 533355.
If you don’t live in Hampshire you can find local talking therapy services in your area at: nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-psychological-therapies-service/ or by contacting your GP.
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Hampshire Domestic Abuse Service can be contacted on 0330 0165112
Available 9.30am – 8pm Monday to Friday
An out of hours service is available outside these times for those who need emergency refuge accommodation.
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Supporting your adolescent - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Safeguarding Children’s Partnerships (LSCPs) Parent and Carer Adolescent Toolkit
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Young Minds have developed a guide to help you deal with exam stress:
"Pressure to do well in exams can be overwhelming and affect your mental health. Here's our advice if it's all getting a bit too much." Exam Stress | How To Deal with Exam Stress | YoungMinds
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Young Minds mission - To make sure all young people can get the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what
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Having good mental health helps us relax more, achieve more and enjoy our lives more. We have expert advice and practical tips to help you look after your mental health and wellbeing.
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How to get to sleep
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Sleep Foundation Healthy sleep tips
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Kooth is a digital mental health and wellbeing company working to provide a welcoming space for digital mental health care.
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Gaming
Positive management of gaming
Habitica – free online tool and app which uses gaming to encourage users to improve real life habits, such as managing time during lockdown/school recesses. It can also be used to improve lifestyle and approaches to learning.
Superbetter – a free tool which uses gamification to help build resilience and manage difficult situations.
Internet Matters - Expert advice on Gaming Addiction in young people and children, including an informative Blog article on the website
Hampshire CAMS - Gaming Addiction support.
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CAMHS anxiety self-help workbooks (links at bottom of the webpage)
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A colourful and easy to use website, including videos by Aardman Animation, the creators of Wallace and Gromit. It provides information and advice on issues such as; perfectionism, loneliness & isolation, independence, social media and competitiveness. Including how to support yourself and where to find extra support.
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Mental health and wellbeing - Advice and Information
Expert information and advice to help you through the challenges of coronavirus.
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The FISH site is for all services within Hampshire, including Local Offer for SEN and a specific page to bring all emotional wellbeing and mental health pages to one place.
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Lots of tools, resources and eLearning for all educational settings, from early years up.
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If the school has an MHST allocated, they deliver evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs within the education setting. This includes children on roll but who are struggling to access school for a MH reason, as interventions can be carried out off site from the school.
Videos & Podcasts – CAMHS (hampshirecamhs.nhs.uk)
MHST’s also support schools to embed a Whole School Approach (WSA) to supporting Wellbeing.
Mental Health Forum for Education:
These are for all primary, secondary and further education settings to access (regardless to if got MHST allocated). Aimed at School MH leads.
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Hampshire Youth Access (HYA) is a partnership delivering counselling, advice and support to children and young people aged 5-17 across Hampshire.
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Access to crisis support, self-harm/suicide safety planning, healthy coping strategies, wellbeing topics, mindfulness and signposting.
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The Mental Health Triage Service in NHS 111 and across 999 Ambulance providing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week access to Mental Health specialist advice, support and guidance to an ‘all age’ population across Hampshire.
Help in a crisis :: Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Mental health services - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
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Self-help tips and tools for families or for professionals.
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Hampshire and IOW Support for Neurodiverse families by searching their services available supporting children, young people and their families across the UK.
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Support for families and individual’s who have Young Carers responsibilities.
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Offer support and guidance for families via Evidence based group work or 1:1 support. (Family Links Nurture, ACES, NVR etc).
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Tools and advice to strengthen parental relationship. Also spaces for Family Therapy and mediation.
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Back to Basics Campaign – supporting families to manage wellbeing within the home based on 5 ways of Wellbeing.
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Primary Behaviour Support and Wellbeing Service
Primary Behaviour Service (hants.gov.uk)
Primary Behaviour Service - Wellbeing Support Service (hants.gov.uk) -
Information, Advice and Guidance for adults, young autistic people and children, their parents, carers and professionals.
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Public Health School Nursing
ChatHealth : Hampshire Healthy Families
Text Service to parents and Young People.
Health visiting and school nurse support - Supporting with safeguarding, child development and behaviour, immunisations, physical and mental health support.
Family Nurse Partnership – specialist service for young first time parents, until the child is 2years old.
Family Nurse Partnership - Hampshire | Health for Under5s -
Free online parenting support to all families in Hampshire.
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Suicide Prevention
Get help now. Free and confidential,for as long as you need it. (amparo.org.uk)
Counselling for family members effected by death by suicide.
Pan-Hampshire and Isle of Wight Self Harm Pathway for Non Health Professionals (hampshirescp.org.uk)
Self harm pathway.
Self Harm Hubs
Training for professionals:
Crisis prevention | Health and social care | Hampshire County Council (hants.gov.uk)