It's very important that we find time to look after our health and wellbeing, though this can be challenging.
The following includes healthy lifestyle tips, advice and courses to help you keep yourself and your family fit and well.
Healthy eating
| Organisation | Support Available |
| Better Health | Follow these easy ways to eat better, including support with the right food balance, tips on reducing sugar and healthy recipes. |
| Healthier Families website | Helping kids stay healthy, with tips on nutrition, activity ideas and much more. |
| BeeZee Bodies | Award-winning programmes teaching families about nutrition and exercise. Their courses are free for eligible children in Hertfordshire. |
Physical activity
| Organisation | Support available |
|---|---|
| About our Fitness Studio videos - NHS | NHS fitness videos between 10-45 minutes created by fitness experts. They tone your abs, upper arms and also have workouts made for new mums. |
| Moving More | Moving More Activity Finder (formally known as Hertfordshire Activity Finder) is a 'one stop shop' for discovering physical activity opportunities in Hertfordshire. |
Smoking, drugs and alcohol
| Organisation | Support available | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Better Health | Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health. For more information including free quit plans, the Smokefree app and quitting tips, visit the website. | National Smokefree Helpline - call: 0300 123 1044 |
| Alcohol Change UK | This charity focuses on reducing alcohol harm. On their website they have a 'check your drinking' quiz, information on finding support if you have a drinking problem, as well as support for your family and friends. | Drinkline- call: 0300 123 1110 |
| Change Grow Live Drug and Alcohol recovery services |
Change Grow Live are a national health and social care charity that can help you with challenges including drugs and alcohol, smoking, justice, housing and health and wellbeing. You can also speak to the recovery workers offering support over the phone, with different lines for support for different issues. The line for drug and alcohol recovery is listed. |
Call: 0800 652 3169 |
| Resolve website | A recovery Drug & Alcohol service. Their structured day programmes include: weekly group therapy sessions on Zoom as well as face to face ones, telephone counselling and support. You can find more information on the website. | Call: 01462 684978 |
| Stop Smoking Service | Hertfordshire County Council | If you live, work or are registered with a GP in Hertfordshire, we can offer you a one-to-one 12-week service to help you quit smoking. | Call: 0800 389 3998 |
Financial support
| Organisation | Support available | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| GamCare | GamCare is the leading national provider of free information, advice, and support for anyone affected by a gambling problem. Also includes a 24/7 helpline, live chats, group chat and forums. | Call: 0808 8020 133 |
| Citizens Advice North Herts | Citizens advice is a local charity available to all, offering confidential help and support. They help with many different issues including welfare and benefits, money and debt issues, employment, health care, family and personal issues. | Call: 0800 144 8848 |
Sexual health
| Organisation | Support available | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Sexual health Hertfordshire | There are a range of different services that can help you and through the website listed you can find helpful advice, request testing kits and contraception. | 0300 008 5522 |
Food support services in North Herts
Mental Health
Staying mentally well can be very difficult, so if you feel you're struggling with your mental health you can make use of the services below.
They include tips on mental health, activities and direct support lines for someone going through a mental health crisis.
| Organisation | Support available | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Samaritans | Support line open 24 hours a day every day. | Call: 116 123 |
| Hertfordshire Mind Network | Face to face and online support through group activities, courses and more. | Call: 020 3727 3600 |
| Mind in Mid Herts | Supports positive mental health working across three themes; prevention, social support and recovery. | Call: 03303 208100 |
| Cruse Bereavement Care Hertfordshire | Telephone support using their telephone helpline. Open Monday to Friday 9am-4.30pm. | Call: 01707 278389 |
| Stand By Me | Bereavement support. Information, advice and support to help children and young people in North Herts and Stevenage to manage their grief. | Call: 07469 255139 |
| Carers in Herts | Supports carers of all ages who live, work or care in Hertfordshire. | Call: 01992 586969 |
| Online support | Carers UK | Provides information and advice on caring, help carers connect with each other, campaign with carers for lasting change, and use innovation to improve services. | Call: 020 7378 4999 |
| Shout 85258 | Free 24/7 confidential anonymous text support service. | Text 'SHOUT' to 85258 |
| Just Talk Herts | Information and signposting to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people in Hertfordshire. | |
| HPFT Single Point of Access | 24/7 mental health helpline for Herts residents of all ages. Support for Herts residents experiencing a mental health crisis, need mental health support or just want to talk to someone. | Call: 0800 6444 101 or NHS 111 option 2 |
| HAY South Cambs (Royston only) | Telephone support lines that can provide information, practical support or just a listening ear. This includes Cambridgeshire's first response service for people experiencing a mental health crisis, with 24/7 access. | Call 111 and select option 2 |