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The only UK charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff.

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Newport Live | The first choice for sport and leisure in Newport

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Newport Live have a large number of fitness classes, sports, live performances and cultural activities on offer in their 7 venues across the city of Newport.

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On this page you can listen to a series of mental wellbeing audio guides to help you boost your mood.

You can listen to them privately, in your own time, to help you through feelings such as anxiety or a low mood.

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Listen to a series of mental wellbeing audio guides to help you through feelings such as anxiety or a low mood.

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Advicelink Cymru is a Welsh Government funded Citizens Advice service designed to help people who are most in need of advice services, particularly those who would not usually seek advice.

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Equity Health and Wellbeing

We believe every learner must be respected and challenged to achieve the best that they are capable of. Children and young learners who have strong relationships and a positive sense of themselves, who can understand and manage their own health and emotions and deliver a high level of resilience are in a better position to reach their full potential in the future.

We provide professional learning for all schools and practitioners within the region on supporting all learners from the most vulnerable to those who are more able and talented. We also support schools in ensuring that learner wellbeing is at the heart of their provision, including advice and guidance in supporting Ethnic Minority Learners, those who have English as an Additional language, Children that are 'Looked After', those who have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences, and how schools can develop their family and Community engagement.

To find out more please visit our Supporting our Schools Site (SOSS), to find a broad range of information, guidance and resources for practitioners across the region.

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Your Newport - Your Newport, Your Wellbeing

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Find support, services and activities to enhance your health and wellbeing and connect you to your local community assets.

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Huge thanks to our corporate partner, Furniture Village, who has helped us to launch a brand new National Sleep Helpline to ensure that everyone has access to high quality, evidence-based advice regardless of age, ethnicity, background or income.
"We've always believed that sleep is equally as important as diet and exercise yet we know the UK is really struggling to sleep, particularly with the ongoing effects of the pandemic" says Charlie Harrison, Furniture Village Commercial Director. "From my work as a doctor, I know how great the need for a National Sleep Helpline is. It will make a huge difference to so many people." Dr Ranj, Furniture Village Sleep and Wellness Advisor
Working together to improve the nation's sleep.

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National Sleep Helpline - The Sleep Charity

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Who do I talk to if I can't sleep? The National Sleep Helpline can help with your sleep problems, 7pm-9pm, Sunday to Thursday, 03303 530 541.

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Join the fight for mental health!

Making the first step is often the most difficult, and yet for many clients, making contact with a counsellor, in confidence, marks a threshold. A moment where we begin to build towards a positive future.

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Join the fight for mental health! Making the first step is often the most difficult, and yet for many clients, making contact with a counsellor, in confidence, marks a threshold. A moment where we begin to build towards a positive future.

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NALOXONE

Naloxone is a lifesaving medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Get your free Naloxone kit and training with GDAS.

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Anybody who injects drugs (including steroids) can get free equipment and return used equipment from a needle exchange service. Find your nearest needle exchange here.

OPENING TIMES

Find the opening times for your nearest base here.

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Providing direct support and intervention for service users and families. Alos provinding information for drug and alcohol users. Home

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We do not tolerate behaviours that are threatening or abusive in any way. While we recognise that people who exhibit these behaviours have a right to the support they need, it's not possible for us to provide a safe and supportive space when met with threatening or abusive behaviours.

We act to prevent further contacts from callers who behave in these ways. Please see our privacy policy for more information.
Limiting or withdrawing access to our services
From time to time we may have to use the information collected about you when you contact us to make decisions about limiting access to our services. If we believe you are abusing our service or are abusive towards volunteers, we will use our system to block your calls or messages from getting through.

If you can't get through by phone, you will hear a message that explains how to contact us to discuss our decision to block you from our system.

If we take the decision to limit your access to our systems, we will make every effort to inform you as to the reason why we have restricted your access. We may ask you to give us a contact number so that a member of our Caller Support Team can call you to talk about your support needs.

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If you're going through a tough time, contact us free. We won't judge you or tell you what to do. We are here to listen so you don't have to face it alone.

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Domestic violence or abuse can happen to anyone. Find out how to recognise the signs and where to get help.
If you're worried someone might see you have visited this page, the Women's Aid website tells you how to cover your tracks online.

Domestic violence, also called domestic abuse, includes physical, emotional and sexual abuse in couple relationships or between family members.

Domestic violence can happen against anyone, and anybody can be an abuser.

Getting help and support for domestic violence

You do not have to wait for an emergency situation to find help. If domestic abuse is happening to you, it's important to tell someone and remember you're not alone.

Other ways to get support:

You can also email for support. It is important that you specify when and if it is safe to respond and to which email address:

The Survivor's Handbook from the charity Women's Aid is free and provides information for women on a wide range of issues, such as housing, money, helping your children, and your legal rights.

If you are worried that you are abusive, you can contact the free Respect helpline on 0808 802 4040.

Signs of domestic violence and abuse

There are different kinds of abuse, but it's always about having power and control over you.

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you might be in an abusive relationship or experiencing domestic abuse.

Emotional abuse

Does your partner or someone you live with ever:

belittle you, or put you down?

blame you for the abuse or arguments?

deny that abuse is happening, or downplay it?

isolate you from your family and friends?

stop you going to college or work?

make unreasonable demands for your attention?

accuse you of flirting or having affairs?

tell you what to wear, who to see, where to go, and what to think?

control your money, or not give you enough to buy food or other essential things?

monitor your social media profiles, share photos or videos of you without your consent or use GPS locators to know where you are?

Threats and intimidation

Does your partner or someone you live with ever:

threaten to hurt or kill you?

destroy things that belong to you?

stand over you, invade your personal space?

threaten to kill themselves or the children?

read your emails, texts or letters?

harass or follow you?

Physical abuse

The person abusing you may hurt you in a number of ways.

Does your partner or someone you live with ever:

slap, hit or punch you?

push or shove you?

bite or kick you?

burn you?

choke you or hold you down?

throw things?

Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse can happen to anyone.

Does your partner or someone you live with ever:

touch you in a way you do not want to be touched?

make unwanted sexual demands?

hurt you during sex?

pressure you to have unsafe sex - for example, not using a condom?

pressure you to have sex?

If anyone has sex with you when you do not want to, this is rape. It is still rape if that person is your partner.

Have you ever felt afraid of your partner?

Have you ever changed your behaviour because you're afraid of what your partner might do?

If you think you may be in an abusive relationship, there are lots of people who can help you.

Domestic violence and abuse against women often starts during pregnancy. If the relationship is already abusive, it can get worse.

Find out more about domestic abuse in pregnancy.

If you decide to leave

The first step in escaping an abusive situation is realising that you're not alone and it's not your fault.

Before you go, try to get advice from an organisation such as:

If you're considering leaving, be careful who you tell. It's important the person abusing you does not know where you're going.

Women's Aid has useful information about making a safety plan that applies to both women and men, including advice if you decide to leave.

Helping a friend if they're being abused

If you're worried a friend is being abused, let them know you've noticed something is wrong.

They might not be ready to talk, but try to find quiet times when they can talk if they choose to.

If someone confides in you that they're suffering domestic abuse:

listen, and take care not to blame them

acknowledge it takes strength to talk to someone about experiencing abuse

give them time to talk, but do not push them to talk if they do not want to

acknowledge they're in a frightening and difficult situation

tell them nobody deserves to be threatened or beaten, despite what the abuser has said

support them as a friend, encourage them to express their feelings, and allow them to make their own decisions

do not tell them to leave the relationship or leave home if they're not ready - that's their decision

ask if they have suffered physical harm and if they have, offer to go with them to a hospital or GP

help them report the assault to the police if they choose to

be ready to provide information about organisations that offer help for people experiencing domestic abuse

Video: domestic violence

In this video, 2 women describe their experiences of domestic abuse.

Sexual assault

Anyone who has been sexually assaulted can get confidential help, treatment and support at a sexual assault referral centre.
Read more about getting help after rape and sexual assault Find your nearest sexual assault referral centre

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Getting help for domestic violence and abuse

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Find out about the signs of domestic violence and abuse, and where to get help. Domestic violence and abuse can happen against women and against men, and anyone can be an abuser.

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The NHS Wales Health Collaborative coordinates the prevention of suicide and self-harm in Wales and the implementation of the national suicide and self-harm prevention strategy.

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As International Stress Awareness Week commences, it's important to recognise that for people working in education, the impact of the pandemic has certainly worked against the grain of positive teacher wellbeing, resilience has been tested to its limits. Teachers are besieged by stressful, taxing conditions like crushing workloads and extended working hours. In 2021, 82% of teachers described themselves as stressed, with 46% citing that pressures on their mental health have led to them considering leaving the profession. ( Education Support Partnership, 2021).

Working as a Mental Health and Wellbeing Consultant in education, I have seen first-hand the impact that stress has on teachers' mental health and their abilities to offer an irresistible invitation for learning, whilst "shouldering the tremendous responsibility of helping young people heal from the momentous events of the past 20 months and ongoing traumas" Teachers are providing the social scaffolding to help young people flourish from adversity.

Education staff are putting themselves under considerable pressure to measure up to expectations and meet the demands of closing the gap of attainment and social deprivation. My key message to teachers is 'don't let your desires for perfection, get in the way of being good enough' and to develop a proactive approach, in supporting both, psychological and physiological wellbeing, with simple habit changes, for purposeful self-care. The immediate risk is that if staff are continuously placed in this pressured environment, they will be functioning from a space of fear rather than comfort through emotional security. These behaviour patterns will have a detrimental effect on teacher retention issues and pupil learning outcomes.

As a consultant I have worked hard to share the message that teachers need to 'live well' in order to 'teach well' and have worked with many school leaders to develop strategies for sustainable staff wellbeing approaches, I believe this is the first step for embedding a whole school approach for wellbeing. My work with schools is recognised and commended by the DFE and many leading charities.
You can read more about my work within these publications: The big book of whole school wellbeing The wellbeing Toolkit For Flourishing Sake Live Well, Learn Well
The process of embedding a wellbeing culture starts with professionals taking a conscious decision to put their wellbeing first, complemented by a wellbeing offer from schools, this will certainly enhance the emotional health and resilience of staff. I am currently leading on The Wellbeing for Education Return Programme within Kent County Council, you will find a wide range of funded high-quality training, webinars and resources at The Education People, to support any staff wellbeing journey.
Stress Busters for Positive Wellbeing

Name it, to tame it, labelling our emotions it a helpful way to accept our emotions. The simple act of noticing and acknowledging thoughts and feelings, helps decrease the behaviour symptoms

Get to know your stress signature, know what stress is and what it looks like for you both on a physical and emotional level. Remember the body often holds the score and tells us that we are stressed before we have the cognitive awareness.

Recognise the signs of before they become a bigger problem

Take a break, remember we aren't superheroes, we are the hero makers. We can't function on empty, commit to taking a regular lunch break, this will be career saving as we are 7 times less productive when we reach burnout

Get curious with change, notice the small changes in our emotions and behaviours

Breath to keep stress at bay, when we are caught up in the stress response, we often forget to breath. Slow, deep breathing helps regulate the nervous system whilst settling our heart rate and decreases the high levels of depleting chemicals, affecting our ability to think clearly

Look after your SHED (sleep, Hydration, Exercise, Diet), Ensure you are getting enough good quality sleep, check in with your bedtime routine is it sleep inducing? Drink plenty of water, take gentle physical activity, doing something you love. Eat a nourishing diet that fuels your body. Meal prep can be a great starting point.

Talk it out, speaking out to seek help, is sometimes the only thing you need to feel better. Write down a list of people that you feel safe to express yourself with. We need to get better at expressing, rather than supressing

Factor in Joy, Laughter is the best medicine for stress, spending time connecting with the people and activities that bring you joy will certainly enhance your wellbeing.

Remember we are more than our jobs, you are a human being, not a human doing. Don't lose yourself in your role.

Sustainable Strategies for professionals leading on staff wellbeing

Look after yourself first and be the role model for wellbeing

Step back from rescuing staff 'caring can feel consuming'

Listen to Understand - Take regular staff voice thorough wellbeing surveys, share your why and feedback with purposeful actions

Explore the triggers for stress, In the role of teaching we are faced with many stressors such as excessive workload, pressures of assessment, targets and inspections, time management, parent engagement, pupil behaviour, role ambiguity, lack of autonomy and poor relationships (Hanif, 2004. (2004). Decreasing workload and trusting teachers to make their own decisions enhances staff wellbeing.

Undertake regular SWOT Analysis, explore the strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats for staff wellbeing in your schools

Use Psychological Informed First Aid, this highlights the need for leaders to develop a Look, Listen and Link process for protecting staff wellbeing

Reframe from 'forced fun' or 'mandatory wellbeing' optimal wellbeing is dependent on the individual's needs, ask staff what they would like to see on a staff wellbeing menu or social prescription

Offer high quality annual mental health training for staff, just as you would annual, safeguarding training, check out my bespoke consultancy services here at The Education People. Staff need to feel confident and have the skills to recognise and respond to mental health needs of the children in their care. The responsibility of student's mental health is often a trigger for their own mental health struggles.

Communicate well and link to supportive resources. You sign up to 'The Wellbeing Community Hub' termly newsletter. This will help build in a sense of agency and will empower staff to seek help, if needed.

Develop a sustainable approach for offering school based reflective supervision, here is my current training offer to help you embed a coaching culture that supports staff wellbeing and development

Celebrate the 'little wins' and show appreciation, this helps people connect their purpose and creates a positive ripple of gratitude. Take a look at Action for Happiness resources

Placing relationships at the heart of education as a vehicle for recovery will grow a robust community where staff feel, they are Seen, Heard and validated. This will establish a culture for resilience, where individuals are armed with the learning and tools to recognise and regulate their emotions, to overcome, future life and work challenges.

This article was written by Kelly Hannaghan. Kelly the Mental Health and Wellbeing Consultant for The Education People, she is also the Director of her business Mind Work Matters Ltd. She is an award-winning motivational speaker and school improvement advisor, published author and founder of 'Family Matters' empowerment programme. Kelly develops the strategies to help people flourish in education and is currently leading on the DFE Wellbeing for Education Return project and leads on school development processes creating outstanding outcomes and awards for many organisations. Recognised by the DfE, NCB, The Anna Freud Centre and The Education Support Partnership as a lead influencer of mental health and wellbeing in education. Follow her on Twitter here or email her for more information.
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Thriving, not just Surviving in Education ' Teacher Wellbeing that Matters

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As International Stress Awareness Week commences, it's important to recognise that for people working in education, the impact of the pandemic has certainly worked against the grain of positive teacher wellbeing, resilience has been tested to its limits. Teachers are besieged by stressful, taxing conditions like crushing workloads and extended working hours.

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Umbrella Cymru – Gender and Sexual Diversity Support Specialists in Wales

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What We Do | Wales | Jacob Abraham Foundation

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What does the Jacob Abraham Foundation do? Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention

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Grief can be overwhelming - you don’t have to deal with it alone. Cruse Bereavement Support is here. Call our helpline or chat online.

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Support for TA’s and LSA’s – wellbeing toolkit

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Supporting everyone working in schools whilst they are going through the menopause needs to be a priority for every school. Help raise awareness by sharing the resources below with your colleagues.