Mental health includes emotional, psychological and social wellbeing, affecting our thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
We want to use the term Mental-Wealth, as this allows us to focus on positive strategies and the things that we learn about ourselves to help us maintain our Mental Wellbeing.
Find a local NHS mental health helpline for 24 hour advice and support.
Local Health and Wellbeing services
We are excited to introduce our new health and wellbeing services map. You can navigate the map to find the services that are located in your local area as well as locating the services that are in Barnsley town centre.
Health and Wellbeing Directory
At College, we think it is important that you have the resources to access support within the community and across the wider region. Take a look at our health and wellbeing directory.
Kooth
Kooth is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy accredited service, providing a free, safe and non-judgemental place for young people to connect with others and know they are not alone. They have instant access to self-help materials, live moderated discussion forums and tools such as online journals and goal trackers. Young people can also contribute written pieces of work reflecting their own experiences, as well as accessing drop-in or booked sessions with professional counsellors from 12pm-10pm weekdays and 6pm-10pm at weekends.
Kooth is available to young people in Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster across the ages of 11-25 years and young people across Sheffield aged 11-18.
Live Well Barnsley
Support services and events in and around Barnsley are advertised on the Live Well Barnsley website.
50 Ways to Combat Anxiety
Everybody experiences anxiety, it is considered a normal mind and body response and can affect us all in different ways and at different times. If you are experiencing anxiety, try one of our 50 suggestions.
WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan)
Interested in creating your very own WRAP? This action plan helps you strengthen your emotional health and wellbeing. At Barnsley College we offer WRAP within your study department as well as having available appointments at the Health and Wellbeing Centre. Please contact the Health and Wellbeing team on 01226 216 233 or email hwbc@barnsley.ac.uk if you are interested.
Mental-Wealth Tool Kit
Access our Mental Wealth Tool Kit for support and useful tools to maintain positive mental-wealth.
Counselling
Visit our Counselling page for lots of information, advice and guidance. Also access the College SPA referral form if you would like to access therapeutic support.
Emotional Regulation Tool Kit
Access our Emotional Regulation Tool Kit, it has information on how to enhance and manage your emotions and how to overcome stressful situations.
Talking Therapies (IAPT) – Silvercloud
SilverCloud is an online platform to help people manage their mental health better, it’s available to individuals registered with a Barnsley GP. The platform is open on the website or as an app on your phone or tablet and is designed by experts who understand mental health. The platform supports with anxiety, depression, stress and sleep. You will be allocated a practitioner from Talking Therapies to support you over the weeks.
Support
Recently launched on Netflix, our students recommend Headspace Guide to Meditation.
Action for Happiness
Barnsley Compass
BBC Headroom
Beat Eating Disorders
Chilypep
Frank
IAPT
Mind
NHSGo
Overcoming uncertainty
Rethink Mental Illness
SafeSpot
Samaritans
Support for Loneliness
The Mix – essential support for under 25s
YoungMinds
British Red Cross – Loneliness