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During the winter season, many people experience feelings of loneliness. The cold weather, shorter days, and holiday bustle can sometimes leave those without family or close friends feeling isolated.
Let’s stay connected. Don’t Hide Your Mind. Talk about it and get help and support for your mental health and wellbeing.
If you’re stressed, anxious, feeling isolated or struggling with your mental health, you’re not alone. There are many services in Barnet who are here to listen and help.
Age UK Barnet offer a range of services and activities across the borough for over 55s. Check out What’s On and get social for a chat and a laugh.
Andy’s Man Club offers peer to peer support for men, where men can speak openly about their mental health in a judgment free, non-clinical, confidential environment. In Barnet, Andy’s Man Club meets in-person every Monday evening at 7pm (except on bank holidays) at The Meritage Centre, Church End, London NW4 4JT. Online meetings are also available.
Barnet Wellbeing Hub provides a flexible, holistic, person-centred approach focusing on your individual needs and wellbeing. The Hub is the single referral pathway for you to access services and activities in the community to improve your wellbeing.
Sanctuary in Barnet (Crisis Café) provide access to immediate emotional support to anyone over 18 who is experiencing distress.
Call: 020 8343 5704 (lines open Monday to Friday 4.30pm to 10pm and weekends at 12pm to 6pm).
Email: SanctuaryBarnet@mindeb.org.uk
Good Thinking is a London-wide NHS Digital Wellbeing Service designed to support low level mental health needs. It offers a digital self-assessment test followed by a range of personalised, clinically approved, digital and local interventions based on your preferences and location.
BICS provides mental health support to children and young people in schools and the community across the borough of Barnet. Open Monday to Friday 9-5 except the bank holidays
Every Mind Matters is an evidence-based tool that shows people how to build simple changes into their daily lives – such as reframing unhelpful thoughts, breathing exercises and increasing physical activity.
Hear from people working through their own mental health problems, as well as from experts who explain more about how to manage and improve your wellbeing.
This suicide prevention app helps you or friends and family to stay safe. Features include resources designed to help anyone in crisis, a safety plan for a crisis and a life box where you can store images and videos that are important to you.
Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You can contact then by telephone, email, online chat or by a self help app. Support any time, day or night,
From befriending to photography, green space improvement and so much more. Browse Volunteering Barnet's directory to find available volunteering opportunities in your local community.
A 24 hour crisis helpline for young people experiencing a mental health crisis. Call 0800 151 0023.
A free, safe and anonymous online mental wellbeing community including live chat with the team, discussion boards, a magazine with helpful articles and a daily journal. Kooth also provides counselling support for young people aged 11 to 25 years.