How to get support if you are experiencing mental health difficulties
If you are experiencing stress, feelings of anxiety or low mood, you can use the NHS mental health and well being advice website for self-assessment, audio guides and practical tools
Every Mind Matters also provides simple tips and advice to start taking better care of your mental health.
If you are still struggling after several weeks and it is affecting your daily life, please contact NHS 111 online. If you have no internet access, you should call NHS 111.
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CHOICE home care website
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New Technology – an USAIS First – Initial Tuning by Remote
An 18 month old baby girl heard for the first time this week, when Helen Cullington – an audiologist at the University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service (USAIS) – switched on her cochlear implants at home.
The little girl has been deaf since birth and had cochlear implant surgery earlier in the month.
Due to the COVID-19 emergency, USAIS is not able to see patients in the clinic at this time.
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Free online resource for children – Let’s Listen and Talk
A Charity is to offer free resources to support deaf children (0-5 years) to learn to listen and talk.
The Elizabeth Foundation has waived all fees for their online learning programme called ‘Let’s Listen and Talk’ so that all families who need it can benefit from the advice, guidance and information from the programme.
Along with information, the programme provides hundreds of useful games and activities that support listening and talking. Go to www.
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