Mental health and wellbeing

Looking after your mental wellbeing

Good mental wellbeing is important because we all want to feel good – about ourselves and the world around us – and to be able to get the most from our lives.
If you have good mental wellbeing (or good mental health), you should be able to:

feel relatively confident in yourself – you value and accept yourself set realistic and reasonable standards
feel and express a range of emotions
feel engaged with the world around you – you can build and maintain positive relationships with other people and feel you can contribute to the community you live in
live and work productively
cope with the stresses of daily life and manage times of change and uncertainty.

There are various ways that we can enhance our wellbeing.
Five ways to wellbeing 2013 (PDF, 1.23 MB)

Physical activity and mental health

Being physically active can help to:

Make you feel good
Give you more energy
Reduce stress and help you sleep better
Keep your heart ‘strong’ and reduce blood pressure
Help to manage your weight

There are lots of ways that you can be active; find out more about local opportunities to be active, including the Warwickshire Exercise Referral Scheme and Health Walk schemes by visiting keeping active in Warwickshire.

Feeling stressed, worried, low or concerned about your mental health?

We all have times when we have low mental wellbeing – when we feel sad or stressed, or find it difficult to cope. For example, when we suffer some sort of loss; experience loneliness or relationships problems; or are worried about work. Sometimes, there is no clear reason why we experience a period of poor mental health.
There are a range of services available to support you, your family or friends if you are experiencing common mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder or low mood.

Many of these services aim to offer support at an early stage and you can self-refer. Many do not require a referral and can be accessed with no waiting time.

Mental health support services in Warwickshire 2013 (PDF, 29.1 KB)

Specialist mental health support and services in Warwickshire

Information about a range of services to support people in Warwickshire with mental health conditions.
You might need a referral to access these services. Further details of what each service provides and how services can be accessed are included for each service.

Specialist mental health service in Warwickshire 2013 (PDF, 17.85 KB)