Coronavirus support network

Wed 18 Mar 2020, 10:36

Found this really useful post on Facebook, From Oxfordshire MIND in regards to free online activities:-

If you’ve been asked to stay at home, avoid other people, or remotely work it might feel more difficult than usual to take care of your mental wellbeing.

We are going to share some free resources, which you might find useful:

1: The Open University have a variety of free online courses:

👉 https://open.edu/openlearn/?fbclid=IwAR2NUvPSTdfrrQblKOLSG5GfgVE4uacHaQdxCRsNNNgamIjcPWOEB7pxMqE

2: Lots of museums have great online virtual tours, discover the top ten online:

👉 https://top10.com/virtual-museum-tours

3: BBC Bitesize have online training and learning modules around a whole host of topics!

👉 https://bbc.co.uk/bitesize

4: Mindful colouring, which can be done via the internet or through printed pages:

👉 https://mombooks.com/mom/online-activities/

5: Online books, which are free to view and can be printed out as PDFs if you prefer to read a physical book:

👉https://gutenberg.org

6: Gentle, home workouts, which can be completed from the comfort of a chair via the nhs.uk:

👉nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/10-minute-home-cardio-workout/

7: Free music courses which incorporate audio and visual learning:

👉 https://open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/music

8: The Ashmolean Museum website has a host of free case study and project videos which are free to download and listen to:

👉 https://ashmolean.org/case-studies-and-projects

9: Elefriends is a supportive online community where you can be yourself. We all know what it's like to struggle sometimes, but now there's a safe place to listen:

👉 https://elefriends.org.uk

10: If you feel like you need more support, the Oxfordshire Mind Information Service can provide free support, guidance and signposting:

📱01865 247788

👝info@oxfordshiremind.org.uk

👉https://oxfordshiremind.org.uk/wellbeing/information-service/