SILVERCLOUD MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
SilverCloud have just added a new module called "Space from COVID-19" that has been created and specifically designed to help navigate and support mental health during these times.
SilverCloud is a free online mental health support program designed to help you improve and maintain your wellbeing by addressing underlying issues that can have a negative impact on how you would like to live your life. We offer programs to help manage stress, anxiety and depression.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, we are now living through a world crisis, the likes of which hasn’t been seen in 100 years. The scale of the crisis is enormous, and it is disrupting our personal and working lives. We are now offering a program specifically around the COVID-19 pandemic that will help you to manage your mental health over the coming months..
Explore ways to cope with unpleasant emotions that are common during challenging times
- Empower yourself with practical tools and strategies to help you draw on your resources
- Find helpful ways to adjust to your new reality and deal with feelings of loss
You can access this by clicking on the following link and then selecting "See what programs are available." and selecting Space from COVID-19.
https://me.silvercloudhealth.com/signup/
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COMPASS 24/7 DOMESTIC ABUSE HELPLINE
Compass provides 24/7 information, guidance & advice to the public who have concerns about a family member, friends or people they work with maybe victims of domestic abuse 0330 333 7 444
https://setdab.org/?dm_i=6CTY%2C12JG%2CMNBD1%2C3SJ6%2C1
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SUPPORT FOR MANAGING EATING DISORDERS
BEAT have experienced a 30% increase in demand for services and recognise that many people are really struggling with managing their disorder during lockdown. With the help of eating disorders clinicians, they have put together guidance to respond to questions about health, food and exercise, treatment etc.
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/coronavirus?dm_i=6CTY,12XG,KVF2W,3U13,1
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DIABETES AND COVID-19 GUIDANCE
REMINDER: The London Clinical Network has produced guidance for GPs and for patients on diabetes and Covid-19. See the following attachments:
- Covid-19 and Diabetes factsheet from the primary care diabetes society
- Info from the London Clinical Networks on sick day rules for diabetics with Type 1, Type 1 with pumps and Type 2
Information for patients
Diabetes UK website COVID-19: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about_us/news/coronavirus
DIABETES AND RAMADAN
See also below useful #RamadanAtHome2020 guidance for patients managing their diabetes during Ramadan:
https://mcb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MCB-Ramadan-2020-Guidance.pdf
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HELPFUL DOCUMENTS
Dengie Food Pantry
Befriending Service
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The Salvation Army
As of this morning The Salvation Army Charity shop on the high street has committed to being a drop point for anyone wishing to make donations of food to our food distribution response, Kevin the manager is working along side me in order to work out the logistics of this. We are already receiving requests and are hoping to make our first basic food drops at some point today if not then certainly by tomorrow. We are working hard to get a set of policies and procedures in place to have our church hall open as much as possible for the donation, sorting and distribution of food as quickly as possible.
One of the issues we face immediately is provision of food this week. We have food on order but as you can imagine we need this food to get to us before we can distribute it out. If anyone has any contacts that we could tap into for an immediate response please let me know so we can be in a position where we are able to provide something until the bulk of our food orders arrive.
Many thanks for your work and help in this,
Jon Doyle
Lieutenant
The Salvation Army
Maldon Corps, 12 Wantz Road, Maldon, CM9 5DE