Mental wellbeing

3. Mental health support services and resources

As well as our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers counselling services for a range of topics, there are lots of other service you may find helpful for your situation.

Able Futures

Do you have issues playing on your mind that are affecting how you feel at work?

Able Futures gives you regular time to speak with a mental health specialist about issues that are affecting you at work. You will learn new ways to look after yourself and build resilience so that you feel more able to cope. You will also find the confidence to take practical steps to overcome problems and make adjustments to help your mental health at work.

Able Futures can help with anxiety, stress, depression, bereavement, seasonal affective disorder, eating, drinking and more.

Able Futures delivers the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service on behalf of the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions). It is a fully funded service which offers support to manage and improve your mental health at work.

Mind – Tameside, Oldham and Glossop branch

Tameside, Oldham and Glossop Mind provide a variety of services for their clients. They pride themselves on finding new and effective ways to help people with their mental wellbeing in the way which best suits them.

Andy’s Man Club

ANDYSMANCLUB is a men’s suicide prevention charity, offering free-to-attend peer-to-peer support groups across the UK and online.

In Oldham, the group meets every Monday at 7pm (except Bank Holidays) at Oldham Event Centre, Boundary Park off, Hilbre Ave, Oldham OL2 5BL

The Free Mindfulness Project

The aim of The Free Mindfulness Project is to provide easy and free access to mindfulness meditation exercises by inviting the wider mindfulness community to share their resources here. The focus of this site is mindfulness as practiced in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and other closely related approaches.

NHS Mental Wellbeing Audio Guides

Listen to a series of mental wellbeing Audio Guides to help you boost your mood.

NHS Oldham Talking Therapies

The NHS Oldham Talking Therapies service is for people over the age of 16 years, who are registered with a GP in the Oldham area.

We offer support and treatment for those who are experiencing symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, low mood/depression, stress, worry or anxiety, feelings of hopelessness or panic attacks.

It can also help those dealing with the effects of a long-term health problem or chronic pain, Post Natal Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, phobias, or disordered eating.

With help and support, these feelings and symptoms can be managed, guiding you to a successful recovery.

You can self-refer to this service or be referred by your GP.

GM Health Hub

GM Health Hub has lots of resources for improving feelings, beating stress and boosting your ability to live well, and it’s free to use for all residents of Greater Manchester.

Website: GM Health Hub

Qwell

Qwell is a free service, funded by the NHS, providing digital mental health support for adults across the UK.

https://www.qwell.io/

Hub of hope

This is an extensive directory of support services which you can narrow down to your area.

https://hubofhope.co.uk/

SilverCloud Health

SilverCloud is a free, completely confidential internet-based system or platform developed by SilverCloud Health that delivers online therapeutic and psycho-education programs.

There is a variety of programs on offer with information and support for people experiencing problems related to mental health.

The programmes consist of six to seven modules which can be completed at a time and pace most convenient to you.

Each module contains text, video and audio clips as well as interactive and engaging activities, applications and quizzes that can be completed as the user moves through the module.

Website: SilverCloud Health