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Workplace health and wellbeing information and services for employees

  • Ability net offers free tech support for older people and disabled people. For more information click on the PDF below.

  • Path 2 Recovery (P2R) provide free drug and alcohol advice and support to residents of Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire,
  • Addiction Recovery Community (ARC MK) provide free substance misuse treatment and support for anyone living in Milton Keynes.
  • Support, Advice, Mentoring and Advocacy Service (SAMAS) supports long term recovery from drug and alcohol misuse. This service is run by a community led initiative.
  • Drug and alcohol family support (DAFS) – A Facebook group aimed to support parents and family members of loved ones suffering from addiction.
  • Individual Placement Support (IPS) team in Addictions offer free support to people who are in structured drug and alcohol treatment with local services; Path 2 Recovery (P2R) or Addiction Recovery Community MK (ARC-MK). The IPS in addictions team can help individuals to find work, but also when employed to help them retain their employment, this includes after a period of absence when a support plan / phased return/ additional support is required to enable the individual to return and remain in employment.  The team can be contacted at cnwl.blmk-ips@nhs.net or by calling the Team Leader Polly Hammond on 07484980459.
  • Talk to FRANK. A confidential service providing information about drugs.

  • Carers support  offer support and advice to unpaid carers and young carers in Milton Keynes.
  • Carers in Bedfordshire offer support and advice to carers and young carers in Bedfordshire.
  • MyTimeMK connects unpaid carers who could benefit from a break from their demanding roles with businesses and organisations who kindly donate complimentary leisure, cultural and educational activities. Your employees could benefit from the scheme and your workplace may be interested in donating an activity!

  • Milton Keynes Council | Bedford Borough Council | Central Bedfordshire Council Local authority information on domestic abuse
  • Domestic abuse: How to get help guidance.
  • MK ACT is a charity that support residents of Milton Keynes who experience domestic abuse. The advice and support covers crisis intervention, accommodation, refuge, specialist support for children, counselling and much more.
  • Bedfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership BDAP offers advice and information about domestic abuse. This includes a directory of local services for people living in Bedfordshire.
  • Victims First - is a service to support people who live in Bedfordshire and display coercive and controlling behaviours. The programme challenges underlying abusive behaviours by providing education and support to enable healthy, safe and positive relationships.
  • Chrysalis Centre is a service to support people who live in Bedfordshire and display coercive and controlling behaviours. The programme challenges underlying abusive behaviours by providing education and support to enable healthy, safe and positive relationships. Click here for more information.
  • BRIDGE Project - The BRIDGE Project offers a structured behaviour change programme in Bedfordshire for individuals who have a history of being violent or abusive in a relationship, or have concerns regarding their behaviour, and want support changing this behaviour.

  • Money helper provides free, confidential and independent money and debt advice for employees.
  • Citizens Advice Bedford – Provide free and confidential advice and support on a range of topics, including debt, benefits, employment, relationships, housing and consumer matters
  • Citizens Advice Mid Bedfordshire  – Provide free and confidential advice and support on a range of topics, debt, benefits, employment, relationships, housing and consumer matters.
  • Citizens Advice Milton Keynes – Provide free and confidential advice and support on a range of topics, debt, benefits, employment, relationships, housing and consumer matters.

  • Choose You provide free weight management services for employees living in Milton Keynes, Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.
  • Weight Watchers or Slimming World. Offer weight management programmes.
  • Leap provide a host of resources and information to encourage adults, living in Milton Keynes, to keep moving.
  • The MKCC Sports Development team supports and co-ordinates a range of sporting and recreation opportunities for everyone across Milton Keynes.
  • Sports and physical activity | Bedford Borough Council  supports and co-ordinates a range of sporting and recreation opportunities for everyone across Bedford Borough.
  • Home | BeActive (beactivebeds.co.uk) provide a range of services to encourage people in Bedfordshire to be physically active.
  • Modeshift  is a sustainable travel organisation offering resources and rewards schemes for organisations.
  • Milton Keynes - Get Around MK provides a range of services to support active travel in the workplace.
  • BBC Active Travel team provides a range of services to support active travel in the workplace.
  • CBC Active Travel team provides a range of services to support active travel in the workplace.
  • WE ARE UNDEFEATABLE provides support to people with a number of health conditions to get more active.
  • Stronger My Way provides support to people with a health condition to engage in strengthening activity.
  • NHS fitness studio a range of free instructor led exercise videos.
  • NHS Active 10 Walking Tracker An app to support weight loss, becoming more active and improving mood.
  • MK Health Walks These volunteer-led walking groups enables an opportunity to explore the green spaces in Milton Keynes, make new friends, improve your health, stay active and have fun for free. While all walks are open to anyone, organisers offer a range of walking paces, distances and locations across the city. 

  • Menopause Support provides education, information, advice, and support for those experiencing menopause and those seeking to support them. The charity also provides corporate menopause awareness training and educational workshops for wellbeing professionals. 

  • Talking Therapies Milton Keynes improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT), this is a free, confidential NHS service providing psychological treatment for depression and anxiety disorders for Milton Keynes residents. Talk for Change also offers free support and advice services to workplaces.
  • Talking Therapies Bedfordshire is for residents of Bedfordshire who experience physiological issues including anxiety, phobias and depression. Bedfordshire Wellbeing Service also offers free support and advice services to workplaces.
  • Shout is a free 24/7 UK mental health text service for crisis support.
  • ShinyMind is a free app to support health and social care staff, to promote daily wellbeing and resilience, enabling them to stay well at work.
  • Green social prescribing across Bedfordshire – Nature based activities that support health and wellbeing.
  • ManCave – Mental health support group for men in Milton Keynes and now available in surrounding areas of Bedford or Central Bedfordshire.
  • Rethink mental illness is a website hosting lots of information about mental health, including local services, your rights, campaigns and policy and much more.
  • Community Learning MK and select the 'health and wellbeing' link for a range of free courses for all employees in Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough.
  • Bedfordshire Recovery College offers free courses and workshops for employees who are using or have used ELFT mental health services. 

  • Choose You provide free stop smoking services for employees living in Milton Keynes, Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire, as well as a range of free advice services and training to Milton Keynes, Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire workplaces

  • Samaritans are available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress, despair or suicidal thoughts. Tel: 08457 90 90 90 (24 hours a day).
  • R;pple suicide prevention is an interceptive tool designed to present a visual prompt when a person searches for harmful keywords or phrases relating to the topic of self-harm or suicide.

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