Health and Wellbeing

Our mental wellbeing is important and can have a real impact on the community we live in. Information about Coronavirus or COVID-19 is all over the news on TV and the radio. This can give feelings of stress and being overwhelmed with the unknown and uncertainty over the spread of the virus.

Contacts

• Nightlink is Cornwall’s free-phone listening service for anyone 18 years+, who is experiencing or has experienced emotional distress. Tel: 0808 800306 6pm to 10pm Mon – Thurs.
• Safer Futures (domestic abuse helpline): saferfutures@firstlight.org.uk/03007774777.
• The Safeguarding Children Partnership details can be found here (for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly).
• Young Minds – See here for mental health support for young people.
• Falmouth Age Concern telephone service.
• SPACE – Information for parents and children about being safe or staying connected.
• A temporary telephone and online wellbeing support service for 10-16 year olds who are struggling with their emotional health during the COVID-19 situation. Click here for more information.
• You can see a full list of contacts for support in Cornwall here.