Mental Health and Wellbeing

On this page you can find online advice and guidance about various issues affecting your mental health and wellbeing. RCN members can also access free counselling.

Depression

Recognising the signs, depression self assessment test and how to get support.

Relationships

If you're encountering issues with personal or workplace relationships.

Domestic abuse

Recognising the signs of domestic abuse and how to get support.

Trauma

Advice and resources to help if you're struggling with the effects of trauma.

Grief and loss

Examples of loss, recognising the signs of grief and how to get support.

Stress and anxiety

Advice and resources to help with stress and anxiety.

Healthy Workplace, Healthy You

Resources on:

Managing stress
Self care
Mindfulness based videos for nursing staff

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Five ways to combat compassion fatigue

Emotional resilience coach and former frontline nurse Jayne gives her top tips on understanding and overcoming empathy-sapping exhaustion

Read the article

Are you in crisis?

If you feel suicidal or feel like harming yourself or other people:

Call 999
Go to your nearest Accident and Emergency department (A&E).
Call your GP’s out of hours service or set up emergency appointment:

England: During out-of-hours periods you can also call NHS 111.

Scotland: Call NHS 24 on 111.

Wales: Call NHS 111 Wales on 111. For urgent mental health support press Option 2

Northern Ireland: Call Lifeline 0808 808 8000

For non-emergency situations:

Speak to your GP
Visit NHS Choices
The Hub of Hope website offers a postcode search of local mental health services.

Emotional support

If you would like to offload or talk to someone about your problems, then you may find an emotional support line useful - some to try are:

Samaritans - offering emotional support 24 hours a day, Freephone tel. 116 123; email: jo@samaritans.org
Sane Line - offering specialist mental health emotional support 4.30-10.30pm everyday tel: 0300 304 7000.