Getting support

MONEY AND MENTAL HEALTH

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Introduction
1. Managing mental health 2. Further support

In this lesson, you'll get more information about mental health and what support there is for you.

KEY LEARNINGS

  • Tools that can help you manage your mental health
  • Support organisations and how to contact them

Read time:

2 mins

Chapter 1 - Managing mental health

Chapter 1

Managing mental health

Read time:

1 min

Tools to help

There are lots of free tools online you can use to help your mental health, such as stress management videos or meditation courses. For information about managing mental health, visit the Mental Health UK website.

Mental Health UK has created a wellbeing plan (PDF, 172 KB) that you can use to understand what your triggers are, and what you can do to feel better.

Budgeting is another useful tool you can do for free to help improve your mental health. You can explore our Budgeting Essentials lessons on our Academy, and you can also use online budgeting tools to get started. You can access the MoneyHelper budgeting tool and a budgeting tool from Citizens Advice.

 

Be kind to your mind

In a mental health crisis, you're unlikely to be in the right mindset to find emergency support, so it's important to have a crisis plan if you have a serious mental health problem or illness.

A list of contacts, a self-care box, a crisis card or a plan with your family can be valuable in times of need. You can find more information about planning for a crisis on the Mind website.

In a mental health crisis, contact the emergency services by calling 999 or 111. There are also emergency doctor appointments, crisis teams and listening services that can help. For a list of crisis services visit the Mind website.

Introduction - Getting support
Chapter 2 - Further support

Chapter 2

Further support

Read time:

1 min

 

Organisations who can help

If any of the issues raised in this lesson, or other Mental Health and Money lessons, have impacted you, there are helplines and charities who can help you.

In this chapter, we list different websites you can visit for more information and support. There are many more charities and websites available that can help you; this is just a selection.

Select each item to see links to support sites:

Getting support: completed!

In this lesson, you looked at some of the places and organisations that can support you, or anyone you know, with mental health and money concerns.

Chapter 1 - Managing mental health

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Bank of Scotland Academy is committed to providing information in a way that is accessible and useful for our users. This information, however, is not in any way intended to amount to authority or advice on which reliance should be placed. You should seek professional advice as appropriate and required. Any sites, products or services named in this module are just examples of what's available. Bank of Scotland does not endorse the services they provide. The information in this module was last updated on 27th November 2024..

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