Mental Health & Wellbeing
Mental Health & Wellbeing Support
Manchester City Council Hub
A new coronavirus support centre and hotline have been set up by Manchester City Council for vulnerable people self-isolating without friends or family to help them, including if you are acarer, care leaver or young carer.
From March 2020 thenewhub will coordinate food parcels, medicine and fuel top-up payments for people with no support network, as well as those who have been told by the NHS they are high-risk.
The hotline number is 0800 234 6123 and it will be open Monday to Saturday, 8.30am to 5.30pm
Call the hub to access the support you need.
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Kooth
Kooth will continue to provide online mental health and wellbeing support to young people via any internet accessible device. Kooth provides an opportunity to interact in a supportive way with other young people as well as receive support from a qualified counsellor.
Whilst your son/daughter is accessing their learning online it is important that they use the internet safely and responsibly. For support in keeping your child safe online please find the below links, as recommended by the Department for Education:
www.internetmatters.org
www.net-aware.org.uk
www.parentinfo.org
www.thinkuknow.co.uk
www.saferinternet.org.uk