Improve your Health & Wellbeing

OneYou Plymouth offers excellent on-line advice about losing weight, drinking less, reducing smoking, dealing with stress, sleeping better and getting more active. There are links to useful resources, lots of local walks you can take part in and you can book an appointment online with a wellbeing practitioner.

We are a preventative service that has a physical presence across every neighbourhood in Plymouth. We support over 1200 people over the age of 50 and champion their continued independent living in their own home but we are not a provider of domiciliary or enabling support.

We deliver over 70 innovative health and social engagement activities and provide volunteers to support our more vulnerable, frail and socially isolated beneficiaries in their homes. We also support over 130 people who have MCI or dementia related illness.

https://eldertreeplymouth.co.uk/

Sleep Hygiene

If you’re having trouble sleeping please view the attached sleep guide which has been developed by two of Livewell’s Psychology Assistants.

The guide has been revised from the original professionals guide and is now suitable to share with anyone experiencing poor sleep. This is an excellent resource containing self-help strategies and practical information to make positive changes which are aimed at improving sleep hygiene.

Understanding Sleep Hygiene

USEFUL HELPLINES FOR PATIENTS

Helplines:

Samaritans Listening service for anyone who wants to talk about any topic. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The phone number is free to call. Phone: 116 123 Email: jo@samaritans.org

SANEline Specialist mental health helpline, open daily from 4.30pm – 10.30pm Phone: 0300 304 7000

Local services:

Head Space Head Space offers an out‐of‐hours service for people who consider that they are approaching  a mental health crisis. The service aims to provide a non‐clinical setting with a safe, calm and structured environment, where individuals can go to access peer support. Phone: 07890257614 Email: headspace@colebrooksw.org

Plymouth Options At some time in our lives most of us find ourselves feeling low, worried, fearful or distressed. Plymouth Options offers a range of services to people experiencing common mental health problems. Phone: 01752 435419 Website: https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/project/plymouth‐options‐iapt‐anxietydepression‐service

Positive People (POP+) Everyone should have the chance to succeed in life, to develop skills and build a career. Positive People is a flexible community programme designed to help you overcome whatever challenges you face. Phone: 01752 395131 Website: https://www.plymouthoctopus.org/positive‐people‐project/

Citizens Advice Plymouth Local support and guidance for a range of areas. Including, debt advice, financial support, Utilities Support and Universal Credit. Phone:  03003309043 Website: https://citizensadviceplymouth.org.uk/

Plymouth Online Directory (POD) Create a network of integrated resources working together to enable and support people in the local community to live independently and make life choices that will improve their health and wellbeing. Website: https://www.plymouthonlinedirectory.com/