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Anxiety is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental health problems in the UK with around 5% of the population experiencing it at some point in their lifetime. This figure is significantly higher for people who are LGBTQ.
The LGBT Foundation have written a guide for LGBT people on the possible causes, symptoms and support available for anxiety and stress.
The Chatty Café scheme is running virtual cafes every Tuesday and Friday at 1pm so you can still have an online chatter and natter during lockdown.
The chats last for about 30 minutes and they have a maximum of 12 people to allow everyone a chance to talk.
Healthwatch Manchester are looking into how COVID-19 has affected your healthcare or the healthcare in your community.
Manchester City Council heard that some volunteers are being challenged to prove their identity while carrying out activities on behalf of vulnerable and shielded residents. To support them, organisations can apply for a letter of support from Manchester City Council using this link
Gov.uk have produced Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer travel guidance for passengers. This guide will help you understand how to travel safely during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in England. It provides guidance for walking, cycling, using private vehicles (for example cars and vans), and travelling by taxis and public transport (for example trains, buses, coaches and ferries).
Homeless Link is calling for urgent national and local action so that nobody is forced to sleep rough after lockdown.
Actions to protect people sleeping rough during the Coronavirus lockdown have demonstrated that with the right level of focus and investment, progress can be made in tackling rough sleeping. We now have a unique opportunity to build on this progress and end rough sleeping for good.
The Government has introduced additional grant funding aimed at small businesses with ongoing, fixed property-related costs who didn’t qualify for the Small Business Grant or the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant due to either not having a rates liability or not meeting the Government-set criteria.
The Greater Manchester Combined authority have released a Greater Manchester Wellbeing and Mental Health During COVID-19 booklet.
It has some great tips and ideas for things you can do to look after yourself and support others.
As part of Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM) approach to encourage and champion those who’ve continued to, or switched to, active travel during the Coronavirus outbreak, TFGM are seeking to find any active travel case studies to help them spread the positive message going forwards. Ideally by championing real-life stories of people who’ve done this to create visible, relatable, and achievable examples.
The UCL Department of Behavioural Science and Health and the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, in collaboration with Action on Smoking and Health, Cancer Research UK and Public Health England, is launching a new survey about HEalth BEhaviours in relation to COvid-19 (HEBECO Study).
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