Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 will take place 13 to 19 May. Save the date!
Resources
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View at your leisure this discussion on managing the effects of mental health on you and your loved ones with CSSC life, our comprehensive health and wellbeing platform. Access for free as a member today.
CSSC member Natalya Platanova is a newly appointed military mental health nurse, having served eight years in the Royal Military Police. For Mental Health Awareness Week, we caught up with Natalya to find out what drives her to care so deeply about mental health and why CSSC is so beneficial in take care of people’s wellbeing.
Organisations and charities
As a wellbeing organisation, CSSC recognises & promotes the importance of maintaining a healthy body & mind. However, we are not a recognised health institution and any information provided by us should not be taken as advice or guidance.
For further support, please contact your GP or visit the following organisations.
When you’re living with a mental health problem, or supporting someone who is, having access to the right information is vital. Why not take a look at their guides, helplines and online community.
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK. If you need someone to talk to they have a helpline and a webchat.
Whether you're a young person who needs someone to talk to or a parent that's worried about their child, Young Minds can help. You can follow their blog posts or check out their other online resources.
Confidential advice and a wealth of information about substances, their effects, and the law surrounding them. FRANK also offer guidance and support for those struggling with substance abuse.
Information and advice on eating disorders, with a supportive online community. Also provides a directory of services to put you in contact with the people/tools to provide extra support.
We all have responsibility for our own health, but the NHS is also responsible for helping people to improve their health and wellbeing by providing nationwide healthcare.
More information
Keeping connected within your community is of paramount importance.
That's why we've put all our communities together in one place, making it easier for you to stay connected.
Getting outside with our heritage and cultural partners can have remarkable health and wellbeing benefits.
Explore our range of offers to enjoy outdoors.
Taking part in sport and physical activity is a superb way to relive anxiety and finances or ill health should never be a barrier to overcome.
Explore our range of financial support funds and get involved.
Sharing your time and skills with others can massively help improve your outlook.
Why not get in touch to find a volunteering role just for you?
The Charity for Civil Servants
The Charity for Civil Servants have services and advice to help with things that we all face from time to time, they know that one problem can lead to another, so they look at the whole picture.
Moreover, if you are experiencing financial difficulties because of an unexpected need, or if circumstances are making it particularly difficult to manage, the charity may be able to offer financial help.
See here for a range of mental health films, webinars and podcasts.