Getting support over the festive period
From all of us here at Imago, we wish you a happy and peaceful festive season.
If you need support, you can contact our Hub team
For adult support:
Wellbeing Matters Kent and the Medway Wellbeing Navigation service: Medway, Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Swale please call: 0300 011 1965 or email navigation@imago.community
Wellbeing Matters Plus: Ashford, Canterbury, and Swale, please call: 0300 373 0560 or email wellbeingmattersplus@imago.community
Maximising Wellbeing for Unpaid Carers in Lewisham please call: 0300 373 5769 or email ucwellbeing@imago.community
Carers Support Service for the City of London please call: 0300 011 1965 or email carers@imago.community
For any enquiries regarding Social Prescribing please email socialprescribing@imago.community If you require health related support please contact your GP Surgery or call NHS 111
For children & young people support:
Imago Young Carers services for Kent, East Sussex and the London boroughs of Bexley, Greenwich, Havering, Lewisham, and Southwark, please call: 0300 111 1110 or email youngcarers@imago.community
Imago Short Breaks for disabled children in Kent, please call: 0300 111 1110 or email shortbreaks@imago.community
Please note that the Hub phone lines will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Years Day.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
If you are struggling with your mental health during the festive period, there is support available:
NHS 111 Online: Call 111 and select option 2 to speak to the NHS Mental Health Crisis Response Service 24/7 nhs.uk/mental-health
Samaritans: open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call: 116 123 www.samaritans.org
Calm: Mental Health and Suicide prevention. Open 5pm-midnight, 365 days a year. Call 0800 58 58 58 www.thecalmzone.net
If you are under 25, The Mix provides free, confidential support via online, social, and mobile: www.themix.org.uk
Mind: Call Mind's Mental Health Helpline 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday on 0300 102 1234 or visit mind.org.uk
Shout: Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line, or text "YM" if you are under 19 giveusashout.org
Refuge: Domestic Abuse support. Call their 24/7 helpline on 0808 2000 247 or visit refuge.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Support: Call their weekday helpline on 0808 808 1677 or visit cruse.org.uk
Warm Spaces and Food Banks
Find a warm space near you by searching here
Find your nearest Food Bank www.trussell.org.uk/emergency-food