Guide to recovery
Here we encourage you to think about what recovery means to you and help you identify your opportunities to move forward.
In crisis? Find out how you can get urgent support
If you need support urgently or outside of our working hours, please don’t hesitate to contact
SAMARITANS
Freephone their national helpline on 116 123 (24/7) to access confidential emotional support for feelings of distress, despair or suicidal thoughts
SHOUT
A crisis text support service for people in the military community who are struggling and need immediate support to get through a crisis. Text CONTACT to 85258. #TextCONTACT85258
NHS 111
To access medical help fast but when it’s not a 999 emergency, telephone 111 (available 24 hours). To access information from the NHS on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living, visit the NHS website.
COMBAT STRESS
For urgent psychological support, please call 0800 1381619.
SHELTER
For urgent housing support, please call 0808 800 4444.
A wellness action plan is a great tool to help you monitor your wellbeing and identify what helps you and what support you might need.
If you are looking for ways to make positive changes to your wellbeing our group course and self-help guide can help you.
You’ll learn how your environment can affect you and develop strategies to improve your overall wellbeing. You’ll then create your own wellness action plan, which will help you to review your progress and make positive changes.
What Wellness Action Plan support does The Recovery College Offer?
A Group Course
Wellness Action Plan
- A free, group course run online via Microsoft Teams.
- Co-delivered by those with lived experience and experts from our Hidden Wounds service.
- These sessions give you an opportunity to learn with others in the Armed Forces Community about what a Wellness Action Plan is, how it can help and tools and strategies you could include to boost your wellbeing.
A Self-Help Guide
Wellness Action Plan
- A free, interactive, online guide.
- Designed to work through at your own pace, any time, anywhere.
- With no need to sign up, you can learn more about what a Wellness Action Plan is, how to create one and how it can help you in your recovery journey.
More about the Group Course
What will I learn on the Wellness Action Plan group course?
- What a wellness action plan is.
- How things around you can affect your wellbeing.
- Tools and strategies to manage and boost your wellbeing.
- How to create your own wellness action plan.
- How to check in with your progress and make the changes you need.
How long is the course?
- 1 x meet and greet session.
- 3 x 2.5-hour modules. One module per week over two consecutive weeks, the final module runs two weeks after module two.
How do I apply?
If you are already engaged with us, please speak to your point of contact within the Charity. They will be able to help book you onto our courses.
If you are not yet engaged with us, we’d love to welcome you.
More about the Self-Help Guide
What will I learn on the Wellness Action Plan Self-Help Guide?
- More about wellness and what it might mean to you.
- The purpose of a Wellness Action Plan.
- How to create and maintain a Wellness Action Plan.
How do I access it?
With no need to book or sign up to anything, you can work through this online self-help guide at your own pace, any time.
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