Accessable
Accessable have surveyed 10,000s of venues across the UK and Ireland, including shops, pubs, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, railway stations, hotels, colleges, universities, hospitals and more, to help you find wheelchair friendly venues or check out disabled access and facilities.
Website: Home | AccessAble
Carers in Herts
Provides free advice, information and support to unpaid carers - for people looking after someone who is elderly, disabled, has a physical or mental health challenge, or who misuses drugs or alcohol.
Tel: 01992 586 969
Website: Carers In Herts | Supporting Carers in Hertfordshire
Communities 1st
Communities 1st develops, connects and supports local voluntary and community organisations, helping to improve the quality of people’s lives across the districts of St. Albans and Hertsmere.
Website: Welcome to Communities 1st | Communities 1st
Community navigators
Navigators are skilled at finding solutions to problems. They will meet with you to discuss your needs and help you to access voluntary sector support as well as health and care services in your area.
Website: Community navigators: here to help (carersinherts.org.uk)
Combatting loneliness
COVID-19 has had a dramatic effect on how people feel. If you're feeling lonely or isolated, consider:
- Using Chatbot apps — immediate support, advice and friendly messages
- Listening to podcasts — includes interviews from people having similar difficulties
- Download loneliness help apps — to improve mood, chat to others in safe spaces and make friends
- Volunteering, get coaching for a hobby, join a group activity — connect with people who like the same things or face similar difficulties
- Find ways to connect with friends, family and neighbours — play games, use video conferencing on the PC, Mobile and Tablet, join friendship group chats such as via Facebook and WhatsApp
- You can also find additional tips on our keeping well during social isolation resources page
Creative Hertfordshire
The online network for the arts & creative community in Hertfordshire. Get creative, attend something or volunteer to help improve your wellbeing and mood. View what’s on in Hertfordshire, including wellbeing related activities, webinars, training, shows and events.
Website: www.creativehertfordshire.com
East and north Hertfordshire clinical commissioning group
This page is to help you find the right service that can give you the right treatment as quickly and easily as possible.
Website: Your local health services | NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (enhertsccg.nhs.uk)
Guideposts
Delivers information, advice, guidance and community based services focusing on helping you build on your strengths, maintain your independence, achieve you aspirations, develop supportive connections and prevent loneliness.
Website: Services in Hertfordshire - Guideposts
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Provides health and social care services for adults of working age, older adults, children and adolescents and specialist learning disabilities services.
Hertfordshire Wellbeing Service offers free, confidential talking therapy and practical support for people experiencing common emotional difficulties. You can ask to be referred by a GP or self-refer online.
Email: hpft.spa@nhs.net
Website: Hertfordshire Partnership (hpft.nhs.uk)
Hertfordshire Directory
A comprehensive guide to all the wellbeing support services available across Hertfordshire.
The Hertfordshire Directory offers information on a wide variety of services and activities for residents of, or visitors to, the county. It can also act as a guide to sources of support for people with long term conditions and parents and carers of children and young people with disabilities or learning difficulties.
Website: Home | Hertfordshire MarketPlace
Hertfordshire Library
Free books and resources, including reading well on prescription books and support for getting online and connecting digitally.
Website:
Libraries and archives | Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council | Hertfordshire Libraries - Help to get online or connect digitally
Reading Well Books on Prescription | Hertfordshire County Council
HertsHelp
Providing a gateway for Hertfordshire residents, families and professionals to access a range of local organisations and services. They find what support and information is best for you.
Tel: 0300 1234044
Website: HertsHelp - We're here for you
Herts valley commissioning group
This page is to help you find the right service that can give you the right treatment as quickly and easily as possible.
Website: Local Services :: Herts Valleys CCG
Hertfordshire Mind Network
Delivers mental health support to Hertfordshire residents over the age of 18, including counselling, wellbeing courses, crisis support and education groups.
Tel: 020 3727 3600
Website: Hertfordshire Mind Network (hertsmindnetwork.org)
Mind in Mid Herts
Mind in Mid Herts supports people who are experiencing mental or emotional distress and has wellbeing centres in St Albans, Stevenage, Hertford and Welwyn Garden City, in addition to offering a range of mental health services in these areas. For more information, contact admin@mindinmidherts.org.uk.
Website: Homepage | HPFT IAPT Services (hpft-iapt.nhs.uk)
Spot the Signs
Spot the Signs & Save a Life is a suicide prevention campaign, helping to remove the stigma of talking openly about suicide. The campaign provides a number of useful suicide prevention resources – please email hpft.spotthesigns@nhs.net.
Website: Spot the Signs (hpft.nhs.uk)
Viewpoint
We're a charity that supports people who have a background in mental health as well as addiction challenges. By encouraging and inviting them to have their say, their feedback can go towards greatly improving mental health and addiction services.
Whether it's through courses, events or sharing their own experiences, whatever their story, we welcome them to become Viewpoint members so we can help support their mental health and addiction.
Website: Viewpoint (hertsviewpoint.co.uk)