Wellbeing and Support

Care Coins

Cornwall Partners in Care have partnered with Care Coins to give social care providers in Cornwall free access to a range of health and wellbeing benefits including accredited Mental Health First Aid training as well as counselling and wellbeing sessions for Cornwall’s social care workforce, all led by qualified professionals.

This service, for all social care staff working in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, provides a totally flexible way for people working or volunteering in Cornwall’s social care sector to access to expert advice, invaluable information, and specialist counselling and support that can be tailored to the needs of your service.

For more information visit CPIC’s Cornwall Wellbeing in Care page.

Discounts for Carers

All those working in the care sector, whether as a paid care worker, volunteer, retired or informal unpaid carer, can access the Discount for Carers website offering discounts on a range of products and services.

Five ways to wellbeing

To stop mental health getting to crisis point, try five ways to wellbeing. Doing these daily or weekly will help you feel good.

Connect with others
Be active – even if it is just 10 minutes of movement a day
Learn something new
Giving your time to help others is a great mood booster
Take notice of your environment and make the time to get as much sunlight, fresh air and nature as you can.

Five ways to wellbeing – Cornwall Council

Mental Health Support

for guidance from Cornwall Council visit: Mental Health – Cornwall Council
You can also find simple ways to lift your mood with Every Mind Matters: Every Mind Matters – NHS
Diet and mental health are closely interconnected, with growing evidence showing that what we eat impacts our brain Function Diet and mental health | Mental Health Foundation

Silvercloud

Silvercloud is a free, online, confidential space to consider your mental wellbeing, designed by clinical experts to empower you to think and feel betterSilverCloud online cognitive behavioural therapy programme | Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Take care of your physical health

Kickstart your Health – Healthy changes start with little steps. Whether you want to lose weight, drink less alcohol, get active or quit smoking, you have access to lots of free tools and support through Better Health. Better Health – NHS

For more help, you can call

The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 24/7 NHS mental health response line (0800 038 5300)
Call 116 123 to talk to Samaritans, or email:jo@samaritans.org for a reply within 24 hours
Call NHS 111 and select the mental health option
Text “SHOUT” to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line, or text “YM” if you’re under 19