Resources to support you during the Covid-19 crisis & beyond

 

Health and general advice:

• NHS health advice

• Citizens Advice Lewisham (CAL): provides a range of general advice services,

     call 0800 231 5453 (Mon to Fri, 9:30am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 4:00pm)

• Free Your Mind: NHS mental health advice and/or referral to talking therapies.

• Positive Ageing Council: Organisation for over-60s. 

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Wellbeing (exercise, mental health):

• therapy4healing: offer FREE befriending, talking therapies, physical therapies over

     video, meditations, as well as anxiety and stress coping strategies, and breathing

     and relaxation techniques. Info & self-referral form here.

• Stay in, Work Out: Tips and advice on exercise at home

• Take Part at Home through Trinity Laban. Offers a wealth of music and dance

     resources and activities to explore

• Mind: Advice on managing stress and self-isolation

• Befriending phone services: contact Ageing Well in Lewisham 

• Community Connections Lewisham: Mental health drop-ins and connection to groups, activities and services in the community.

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Practical support (shopping, digital, errands):

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• Lewisham Local: Best first stop for advice and support

• Community Connections Lewisham: Connects you with groups, activities and                          services in your local community, including befriending, transport and mental health                 Tel: 0330 058 3464 (M-F 9:30am-4pm)                                                                           e-mail:communityconnections@ageuklands.org.uk

• Thames Water: payment support and FREE priority services for extra assistance

• Computer/ Internet/ IT assistance: Virtual Aid is a telephone service from

     Catbytes CIC. Contact Damian, damian@catbytes.community; 07939 288 079;

     020 8314 4702

• Tech Support Thursdays with Soulchip. Contact paul.clayton@soulchip.co.uk;

     07376 962966

• Green Doctors: FREE energy advice as we're all at home, using more energy. Phone, 08001691779

• Benefits and housing advice and services: Bench Outreach,  email admin@benchoutreach.com, or phone on  07586544206 Monday-Friday,
  10am-4pm

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Arts and community:

**(pictured right) Golden Pavilion (Kyoto, Japan), oil, by AWiL member and volunteer, Philip Crump

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•  Lewisham Library Service: A free home library delivery service to residents who are           disabled, ill, older or a carer.                                                                                                     Contact: 020 8314 6254/020 8314 8642; libraries@lewisham.gov.uk               ​

• Local Small Business Directory: support small independent businesses

• Lewisham Wellbeing Map: This interactive map shows where services are available

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