Mental health and wellbeing resources
If you find yourself feeling anxious, stressed or overwhelmed, there’s support out there for you. In addition to the resources below you can find details of help and support where you live, including crisis mental health helplines via our Support in your area page.
Download our flyer: Mental Health Support in Greater Manchester November 2022
This section of the website contains some of the freely accessible resources available for anyone to use. To make it easier for you to find the resources you need easily we’ve grouped them under topics headings
Adults
This includes advice on keeping active, sleep and tips and advice to start taking better care of your mental health. Read more
Alcohol
Find out where to get help and support. Read more
Creative Resources
Find out how to access free creative and arts-based online activities. Read more
Debt and mental health
Resources and guidance for where to obtain help and support if debt is affecting your mental health and wellbeing. Read more
Digital support
We now have an expanded range of freely accessible digital support offers across Greater Manchester. Read more
Eating disorders
- Children and young people: where to find information and support. If you’re worried someone you care about is showing any signs of an eating disorder there’s support available Read more
- Adults: where to find information and support. If you’re worried someone you care about is showing any signs of an eating disorder there’s support available Read more
Gambling addiction
There are a range of confidential support services available in Greater Manchester. Read more
Homelessness
To support colleagues working in homelessness we’ve produced a pack of available services and support that are available across mental health and substance misuse. Read more
Learning disability, ADHD and autism
Resources including easy read documents and details of where to get help and support. Read more
LGBT
A range of resources and where to get support. Read more
Mental health in education
Mental health and wellbeing resource pack (December 2021). All resources in the packs have been quality assured by the Greater Manchester Resilience hub. Please don’t download and share via email as we will be regularly updating the packs as new information and advice becomes available. The packs are interactive PowerPoint documents – embedded files won’t open if you’re viewing it as a slide show.
Updated 31.02.2022 with Kooth age extension and the launch of Qwell
Mental health and wellbeing resource packs
- Mental health and wellbeing resource pack for primary schools V1.3 April 2022
- Mental health and wellbeing resource pack for early years Version 1.2 April 2022
- Mental health and wellbeing resource pack for secondary schools V1.3 April 2022
- Mental health and wellbeing resource pack for colleges Version 1.3 April 2022
Anxiety
Let’s talk about anxiety animation and teacher toolkit (Anna Freud). Download here
Worried about exam results?
Resources for young people, parents and carers. Read more
NHS Talking Therapies
Psychological treatments, including cognitive behaviour therapy, are effective in treating anxiety and depression and are often recommended first, particularly for mild to moderate anxiety and depression. You can refer yourself to a local team. Read more
Perinatal and parent infant mental health
Advice and support on maternity, parenting and mental health and wellbeing. Read more
Self help resources
We’ve put together a collection of self-help resources on low mood, anxiety, OCD, self-harm and ADHD that we hope you find useful. The team have also put together a document about trauma ‘Understanding Trauma: How can children heal?’. These resources provide guidance and information that have all been quality assured by a Clinical Psychologist. There are resources for young children, teens and parents and carers: Read more
Students – higher education
Student Space was launched to provide help and guidance for students through COVID-19. Students in higher education across England and Wales can use this platform to find information on a range of topics that may be impacting them during the pandemic, access additional services such as a phone line and text support and find out about support services within their place of study. Student Space is run by Student Minds, the UK’s student mental health charity, in collaboration with a range of partners, students and experts.
Translated materials
Links to resources relating to COVID-19 and mental health & wellbeing that are available in a range of languages. Read more
Greater Manchester mental health providers Links to the four NHS trusts providing mental health services in Greater Manchester