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Training
Hampshire Mental health and Wellbeing Training Guide.
Connect 5 mental health and wellbeing training - find out more about Connect 5 by watching this video.
Hampshire Safeguarding Adults Board resources for professionals.
Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership resources for professionals.
Hampshire Domestic Abuse Partnership training and eventse-Learning for Health a range of modules on mental health, financial wellbeing, and bereavement.
Mind Ed a free educational resource on children and young people's, adult's and older people's mental health relevant to those working across health, social care, education, criminal justice and community settings. The MindEd for Families resources are also suitable for family members.
Crisis Tools – Free tools to help you improve your confidence, knowledge and skills in supporting young people in crisis. Created by young people working in partnership with mental health experts. Short, accessible video guides and text resources.
Suicide Prevention Training - Suicide First Aid Lite and Suicide First Aid: Understanding Suicide Intervention. Fully funded by Hampshire County Council, find out more.
Making Every Contact Count (MECC) training for frontline workers. MECC is a behavioural approach which helps individuals to work differently with people to address their health and wellbeing.
Introduction to Wellbeing elearning course by What Works Wellbeing. Free, max 40minutes.
Confident Conversations: Supporting the emotional wellbeing of people living with long-term conditions by Mental Health Foundation on FutureLearn. Select the free option called "Limited access" to complete the course for free, however please note that you will need to complete it within the recommended two weeks timeframe.
Strategy, policy and procedure
Hampshire Suicide Prevention Plan 2023-2028
Hampshire Mental Wellbeing Strategy 2023 - 2028 or read the one-page summary
Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Strategy for Children and Young People in Hampshire 2019-2024
Prevention and Postvention Protocol for Hampshire Schools and Colleges 10-06-2019 Version 2 Suicide Prevention and Postvention Protocol for Schools and Colleges
Hampshire Education Setting Suicide Prevention Policy Template
Hampshire County Council have signed the Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health
Guidance documents
Mental health and wellbeing index
Hampshire Covid-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing Index
Money and Pensions Service have developed a range of tools to help you improve the financial wellbeing of the people health and care organisations support. If your organisation would like physical copies (minimum order of 20) of the Money and Mental Health toolkit for staff to give to the people they support please email [email protected]
If you are supporting someone who is receiving mental health crisis treatment, and struggling with problem debt, they may be eligible for the Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space scheme.
Capacity Guide: Guidance for clinicians and social care professionals on the assessment of capacity.
The Nature Connection Handbook: A guide for increasing people’s connection with nature to boost wellbeing.
Suicide Prevention Guide for workers, volunteers and friends/family members
Read the A–Z of Public Mental Health by Royal College of Psychiatrists. There is also a printable version.
Sandwich Carers support flyer for employers and front line workers to use when signposting
Perinatal Mental Health Pathway for Hampshire and Isle of Wight