Enhance your psychological well being and wellbeing with the 5 Ways to Wellbeing – Coventry City Council

Being proactive and taking care of our psychological well being and wellbeing is simply as necessary as taking care of our bodily well being. So, Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System (ICS) are highlighting the 5 Ways to Wellbeing, an evidence-based method that exhibits how on a regular basis actions could make an actual distinction.

As a part of the World Mental Health Day marketing campaign, persons are being requested to contemplate attempting a number of of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing. If they discover new issues that work for them, they’re being inspired to include them into their every day or weekly routines so that they see long run advantages.
The 5 Ways to Wellbeing are:

• Connect – spend time with household, pals, neighbours or colleagues, or make new connections.
• Get energetic – whether or not it’s a quick stroll or a exercise, transferring extra can increase temper and cut back stress.
• Take discover – take note of the world round you and the way you are feeling. This may help you handle stress and recognize constructive moments.
• Keep studying – from cooking a brand new recipe to selecting up a passion, studying can enhance confidence and create a way of accomplishment.
• Give – easy acts of kindness or volunteering can strengthen connections and enhance wellbeing.

To assist folks study extra in regards to the 5 Ways to Wellbeing and the way they will incorporate them into their on a regular basis lives, the ICS has created a brief video, which you’ll be able to watch here.

Councillor Anne-Marie Sonko, Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Health stated: 

“World Mental Health Day is a poignant time to replicate by yourself psychological well being wants. We additionally have to remind ourselves that psychological well being is simply as necessary as bodily well being, and one thing we should all proceed to prioritise on an ongoing foundation. 

“From the 24/7 Wellbeing for Warwickshire helpline and drop-in hubs to NHS Talking Therapies and the Recovery and Wellbeing Academy, there is help available for anyone in Warwickshire who needs it. Whether you’re feeling low, anxious, or simply need someone to talk to, support is never far away. Please access local services in Warwickshire by visiting www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mentalhealth”

Cllr Kamran Caan, Cabinet Member for Sport and Public Health at Coventry City Council, stated: 

“This World Mental Health Day we’re encouraging folks to strive a number of of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing and see if they’ve a constructive affect on their psychological well being and wellbeing. What works for one particular person might not for one more, so it’s about discovering out what works for you and your way of life relatively than a one-size-fits-all method.

“However, should you do want assist together with your psychological well being then it’s obtainable. Whether it’s common recommendation on the best way to increase your psychological well being and wellbeing, or info on the assist providers obtainable domestically, there’s a vary of assist you possibly can entry domestically. For extra info on the assist obtainable in Coventry, go to

Dr Richard Onyon, Chief Medical Officer at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust stated: 

“We should now, extra so than ever, proceed to work to interrupt the stigma surrounding psychological well being and the boundaries folks face with accessing assist. Mental well being can have an enormous impact by yourself life and people round you. Talking about psychological well being is without doubt one of the finest issues we are able to do to make sure we’re supporting our family members and our personal psychological well being.

“At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, we’ve plenty of methods to assist anybody who is perhaps fighting their psychological well being.  You can entry free assist at Coventry, Warwickshire, and Solihull Talking Therapies, take a look at free programs on the Recovery and Wellbeing Academy, or go to the Dimensions of Health and Wellbeing web site for some focused assist round areas you wrestle with most. 

“It’s also important to remind people that if they find themselves in a mental health crisis, they can call 111 and press the ‘mental health’ options.  People are not alone and our services are dedicated to support everyone in our communities to lead a healthy and happy life.”

Information, recommendation and additional assist is out there via Wellbeing for Warwickshire and Wellbeing for Coventry, which give native sources to assist folks enhance and preserve their psychological well being and wellbeing.

You can learn extra about Wellbeing for Warwickshire and Wellbeing for Coventry, together with why they have been created and the affect they’ve had, by studying this case study on the Happy Healthy Lives website.

Whilst being proactive about boosting your psychological well being and wellbeing is necessary, you should still want to hunt recommendation and assist to your psychological well being – and should you do there’s assist obtainable.

For details about a variety of native psychological well being and wellbeing providers, together with nose to nose, phone, on-line and self-help sources obtainable in Coventry and Warwickshire, please go to: 

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/our-services, or

If you or somebody wants extra pressing psychological well being assist, name 111 and choose the ‘mental health’ possibility or go to www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/find-help-now.