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Coronavirus and your mental health

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting all our lives. Things are changing fast, and many of us are worrying about what it all means for ourselves and for our loved ones. Those of us already living with mental health problems are facing extra challenges too.

If you go onto the Mind website you'll find reliable information and tips to help you cope during this time. https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus/ Please find below a range of activties, information and helplines that you can access to support you and your family's mental health at this time.

Activities to do at home

Cosmic kids yoga

Yoga and mindfulness together

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ

Mindfulness in Schools Project

Free daily online mindfulness practice

https://mindfulnessinschools.org/misp-sit-together/

Place 2

This website offers coronavirus wellbeing activity ideas for families

www.place2be.org.uk/our-services/parents-and-carers/coronavirus-wellbeing-activity-ideas-for-families/

Partnership for children

This resource to boost your child's well-being during the Covid-19 lockdown

www.partnershipforchildren.org.uk/what-we-do/childrens-wellbeing-activities-for-teaching-staff-and-families.html

Useful apps

Headspace – meditation app

Calm – mediation and sleep app

7 cups - anxiety and stress chat

Smiling mind –mediation app

Moodometer is an interactive mood diary for monitoring and understanding emotional wellbeing.

Chill Panda is an app designed to help with anxiety, managing worries and improving wellbeing for primary school-aged children.

Happime a free non-profit app that helps to raise self-esteem, self-confidence and happiness levels in children young people and adults by teaching them about the power of thinking positively and how to choose a more helpful way of thinking.

Calm Kids - Connected Parents gives you resources on all kinds of parenting dilemmas at your fingertips — including inspirational messages, audio tracks, videos and articles to help you create a calmer, happier home.

Useful books: