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Mental wellbeing portal for healthcare professionals

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A wellbeing portal to help professionals and members of the community in times of crisis.

Welcome to the UEL wellbeing portal for healthcare and humanitarian professionals

Changes to the way we study and work, our lives and routine can be difficult or stressful. To help healthcare professionals who are struggling with their mental wellbeing, the Distance Learning MSc course Humanitarian Interventions is putting together a wellbeing portal to help professionals and members of the community in times of crisis.

We have brought together a range of internal and external resources. We hope that you will use these resources to your benefit.

Why not join in our online conversation by using #UELConnected on social media and share your social distancing story? And if you have any resources or tips you'd like to share on this portal, please get in touch by emailing us at communications@uel.ac.uk.

Scroll down to view our library of external resources below!

Mental Wellbeing Resource Library

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Mental health support for healthcare and humanitarian professionals

  • Action for happiness

A monthly calendar packed with daily activities to keep you and your loved ones busy and happy. Available for all ages.

  • Alastair Campbell

A blog written by communicator, strategist and writer, Alastair Campbell, about how to cope with depression.

  • Anxiety UK

Anxiety UK is a user-led organisation, run by people with experience of living with anxiety, stress or anxiety-based depression, supported by a high-profile medical advisory panel.

  • Togetherall

Commissioned by over 120 organisations globally, this is an online service providing access to millions with anxiety, depression and other common mental health issues.

  • Blackbullion

Blackbullion aim to provide effective and impactful digital financial education to students.

  • Chatterpack

A voluntary run, online special educational needs and disabilities hub.

  • Every Mind Matters

Public Health England have created a dedicated page to bring together resources to help support the public's mental health.

  • Headington Institute

Support for community caregivers.

  • Headtalks

Mental health and wellbeing masterclasses.

  • Mental Health Matters

A national charity with helpful resources about mental health conditions

  • Mind advice page

Mind is a charity who provide information to support and empower people with a mental health problem.

  • Mind puzzle page

Mind have developed a page full of puzzles and activities to keep your brain active if in crisis.

  • National Theatre

National Theatre have a new online streaming service where you can watch an iconic play for free. 

  • NHS Better Health

A website to help you manage and maintain your mental and physical health.

  • UEL's mental health and wellbeing portal for refugees
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Join our reflective practice group online

With the help of our students, we offer various online reflective practice group meetings to enhance mental wellbeing support for healthcare and humanitarian professionals.

You can join us for one or more of our following sessions:

  • Weekly sessions with closed groups of participants
  • Weekly drop-in for open groups
  • One-off 3-4 days of intense live workshops on resilience and wellbeing

Please take a few minutes to indicate your interest in any of the options available for online group meetings:

Indicate your interest

Thank you very much!

-The MSc Humanitarian Intervention Team

Watch our videos on mental health

What is the UEL Wellbeing Portal?

What is the UEL Wellbeing Portal?

Dr Lucia Berdondini (Programme Director and Psychotherapist) and Dr Jeeda Alhakim (Lecturer and Counselling Psychologist) talk about the University of East London's Wellbeing portal for International Health Practitioners and Humanitarian Professionals.

Managing Stressful Times With Positive Psychology

Managing Stressful Times With Positive Psychology

Molly Manning, a student on the MSc Humanitarian Interventions, takes us through some of the pillars of positive psychology and shares what she has found helpful during stressful times.

Managing Stress in times of Crisis

Managing Stress in times of Crisis

In its first ever seminar, the UEL portal team, delivered an hour-long session covering issues relating to managing stress in times of crisis.

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UEL Connected

To help cope with the changes in our lifestyle, we have curated several internal and external mental wellbeing resources you can use to your benefit.

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Mental wellbeing portal for students

The University of East London takes the wellbeing of our students seriously. We have listed resources we have in place to support our students.

Visit the wellbeing page for students

Mental wellbeing portal for staff

We have a collection of wellbeing resources available to all our staff members, to help them cope with changes and concerns in their lives.

Visit our wellbeing portal for staff

Wellbeing and Psychological Services Centre

The Wellbeing and Psychological Services Centre (WPS Centre) offers affordable counselling, coaching, and community-minded support.

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