Welcome to the Cheshire and Merseyside Resilience Hub
Tough day? Help is at hand. The Cheshire and Merseyside Resilience Hub is here to ensure all NHS and Social Care staff in the region have access to the right support, information and confidential psychological interventions they need through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Please browse our collection of resources to find what you need, from self-help to psychological help to training for your organisation. Resilience is strength. Let us help you find yours.
Stress, Anxiety and Self Care
Coping with Covid-19 stress for hospital workers
To all our colleagues affected by the coronavirus
Click HereFACE COVID Workbook
Practical steps for responding to the Corona crisis, using the principles of acceptance and commitment therapy
Click HereLiving Amidst Global Uncertainty
A guide to living with worry and anxiety in uncertain times
Click HereCoping with trauma
Post-Traumatic Reactions
A guide to understanding and managing normal post-traumatic reactions for healthcare workers
Click HereManaging Trauma
Strategies and tips for healthcare professionals to help manage trauma from RC Psych
Click HereCoronavirus – Dealing with Anxiety and Stress
A quick self –care guide for mental health and COVID 19
Click HereUnderstanding Traumatic Stress
20 minute webinar for health care staff and leaders on understanding stress reactions during COVID-19
Click HereCompassion fatigue can be common in healthcare workers
This quick PsychHub vid explains how to recognise it and offers some tips
Click HereBMA advice for vicarious trauma
How to cope with the aftermath of traumatic incidents and spot the signs of trauma in those who have been involved in caring for others.
Click HereHow to Avoid Burnout
Recognising burnout and ways of helping ourselves
Learn what you can do to regain balance, feel positive and hopeful again.
Click HereYou are not alone
Supporting the psychological as well as the physical health of NHS workers.
Click Here5 steps to mental wellbeing
Trying these things could help you feel more positive and able to get the most out of life
Click HereHow to avoid Burnout from Bitesize Books
Click Here8 changes to prevent Burnoutas a Healthcareprovider
Click HereResilience, Wellbeing and Peer Support
Building your own resilience, health and wellbeing
A practical guide to building resilience, health and wellbeing
Click HereVirtual Staff Common Rooms
An opportunity for our colleagues to come together virtually and to invest some time in supporting each other.
Click HereFrontline workers and Covid 19
Tips for coping and enhancing resilience during the pandemic.
Click HereComing soon
Watch this space: In-house, facilitated Peer support networks, psychological self care, mindfulness and relaxation group sessions
Click HereThe Covid-19 Pandemic and Mental Health Difficulties
An article that discusses coping and resilience during the pandemic.
Click HereFree Wellbeing Apps
Liberate Meditation
Has partnered with the NHS to offer you a free subscription until June 2021 to the #1 meditation app for POC/BAME communities
Click HereManager Advice / Tips / Guidance
Tips for managers and leaders
Making a difference, feeling competent and supported by your organisation and team really matters
Click HereSupporting mental wellbeing for ICU staff
Advice for sustaining staff wellbeing in critical care during and beyond covid-19
Click HereComing soon
Watch this space: In-house, facilitated Peer support networks, psychological self care, mindfulness and relaxation group sessions
Click HereEvents and Webinars
Book on to NHS webinars for managers supporting wellbeing
Click HereCompassionate Team Support webinar
Click HereAdvice / Tips / Guidance
Long Covid - Effects and Ways to Recover
A video discussing the effects of Long Covid and ways to recover.
Click HereFurther Reading
Coping Advice
BPS Supporting yourself and others coping with death and grief
Coping with death and grief during the COVID 19 pandemic
Click HereEnd of Life Care and Post Bereavement Support
Shifting the Conversation from Difficult to Important
Click HereHelplines
NHS Bereavement advice and support during coronavirus
Tel: 0800 260 0400
Bereavement: Hospice UK
Click HereSupport children and young people after the death of a parent or sibling
Tel: 08088 020 021
Click HereThe WAY Foundation
Click HereCoping Advice
Youngminds
Help for parents and carers supporting theur children during the coronavirus pandemic
Click HereEvery mind matters
Looking after your mental health, help for parents carers and children
Click HereCoronavirus? What is it?
It can be scary to hear about a disease outbreak, but learning the facts can help ease your mind
Click HereHelplines
If you are struggling with self-isolation, coronavirus or it’s impacts you can visit YoungMinds
or can text YM to 85258 for free 24/7 support
Click HereKooth
Kooth offers emotional and mental health support for children and young people aged between 11 – 24 years and are available up to 10pm every day.
Click HereJoin other carers for a virtual cuppa
Click HereIf you’re worried about a child or young person contact the Parent
Helpline for free, confidential advice via the phone, email or webchat. 0808 802 5544(Free) or via the website
Click HereCovid-19 and Mental Health Support
SHAP BAME support Halton, Knowsely and St Helens
Click HereCovid 19 know your rights BAME
Click HereCoronavirus your rights at work
Click HereAssociation of Christian Counsellors
Click HereChinese Health & Wellbeing Clinic and COVID 19 information for the Chinese Community
Click HereCovid-19 Resources for supporting Gypsy Traveller and Boater Communities
Click HereMental Health and BAMER communities
Click HereJewish Mental Health Support
Click HereChinese Mental Health support (GMRH)
Click HereBlack Womens Health & Family Support
Click HereNeshomo GMJC Mental Health
Click HereWebinars and Apps
BAME Network Webinar
Click HereBAME Zoom Webinar
Click HereBlack and Minority Ethnic Network
Click HereBME Leadership Network
Click HereCulturally Diverse Sessions
Click HereCaribbean and African health Network
Click HereBlack and Minority Ethnic Health and Wellbeing Service
Click HereCheshire, Halton & Warringotn REC
Click HereLiberate meditation has partnered with the NHS to offer you a free subscription until 31st March 2021 to the #1 meditation app for POC/BAME communities
Click HereLocal Organisations
Liverpool Arabic centre
Click HereGranby Toxteth Development Trust
Click HereSomali Women’s Group
Click HereAl-Ghazali Multicultural Centre
Click HereThe Greenhouse project
Click HereSOLA arts
Click HereMSDP- Merseryside Society for Deaf People
Click HereMary Seacole house
Click HereMerseyside Polonia
Click HerePagoda arts
Click HereRASA Merseyside
Click HereIrish community care
Click HereAl Rahma Mosque
Click HereTaiseer Mosque
Click HereCommunity spirit
Click HereMuslim youth Helpline
Click HereMuslim Community Helpline
Click HereWhere can I get Psychological Support?
The Resilience Hub can offer you a confidential, in-house psychological assessment, and following this, will arrange access for you to the right psychological support from the right place, as fast as possible. [Take me to the Resilience Hub self-referral form]
Alternatively, you can follow the purple links below to self-refer to your local primary care psychological support (IAPT) services. Many are prioritising NHS staff on their waiting lists. If you are not sure which location is suitable for you, please use this NHS IAPT service finder https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-psychological-therapies-service/.
If you are in need of urgent or immediate mental health support or assistance, help is at hand. Please click here.
