Health and wellbeing resources - Public Health Dorset
Health and wellbeing resources
LiveWell Dorset – supporting the health & wellbeing of residents in Dorset |
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Healthy lifestyle choices |
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Quit for COVID - stop smoking support |
Mental health |
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Resources to help look after your mental health |
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Steps 2 Wellbeing – mental health support self-referral |
N/A – self-refer online |
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Samaritans – 24/7 crisis support |
116 123 |
Domestic abuse |
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Useful links to support for those affected by domestic abuse |
Always call 999 in an emergency. You can also call 101 for non-emergencies |
Find lots of useful links and helplines organisations and charities offering support: |
Refuge 24-hour national domestic abuse helpline |
0808 2000 247 |
Access to food |
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Healthy Start vouchers – a national scheme that offers families, with young children, vouchers towards the cost of fresh fruit and vegetables.
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0345 607 6823 |
To apply visit: https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/ |
Free school meals are available for children whose parents are receiving certain benefits |
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/voucher-scheme-launches-for-schools-providing-free-school-meals
BCP: https://www.poole.gov.uk/schools-and-education/schools-and-colleges/free-school-meals/
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Food banks |
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Dorset: |
Council community response |
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Dorset Council |
01305 221000 |
communityresponse@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk (Email) |
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (BCP) |
0300 1237052 |
https://togetherwecan.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/services/carepackageapplication/ (Online application form to ask for help) |