Counselling Service
As an RCN member you can get free, confidential support and assistance to help you deal with challenging, emotional issues you may face, whether work related or personal.
Free event: Space to Think (a safe and supportive bereavement group)
Space to Think is an online bereavement group offering a confidential space to talk about losing a nurse relative or colleague to suicide.
The group will meet online every Thursday from 2nd May - 6th June, from 7:30pm - 9:00pm and will be led by a professionally trained facilitator. Reserve your place today.
Advice on mental health and wellbeing
Getting counselling with the RCN
Managing a crisis
Mental health and wellbeing resources for students:
There are a range of support services and charities dedicated to supporting the mental health of students.
Healthy Workplace, Healthy You: Resources to support you at work, including work related stress, self-care and mindfulness.
Click here for more infoAre you suffering with possible symptoms of trauma?
Work related advice
If you need advice on a work related issue, want to know more about your employment rights, or need to be put in contact with your RCN rep.
COVID-19 and your mental health
Further information
The RCN's guide Stress and You advises how you can reduce stress and manage your responses more effectively, as well as what support to expect from your employer.
See the NHS Mood Zone for practical information, interactive tools and videos from the NHS, to help you look after your mental health.
The NHS Mood self-assessment quiz is based on tests commonly used by GPs to assess whether someone is stressed, anxious or depressed.
The Listening Service - Nurse Lifeline offers a national, free and confidential peer to peer listening service, by nurses and midwives, for nurses and midwives.
You can also get help and advice on a range of workplace issues.
Five ways to combat compassion fatigue
Samaritans
Whatever you're going through, The Samaritans can offer emotional support over the phone, any time, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Mind
The mental health charity, Mind, is there to make sure no one has to face a mental health problem alone. Find out more by visiting their website.
Acas
The Acas framework for positive mental health at work shows the role of employers, managers and individuals in promoting mental health at work.
