Sefton CVS Employee Help and Support

Staff with Sefton CVS have access to our Help@Hand scheme – www.unum.co.uk/employee/help-at-hand/.

The scheme includes; essential services including mental health consultations, 24/7 remote GP appointments, plus a 24/7 helpline.

Contact adele.browne@seftoncvs.org.uk for a login or any further support.

For the first few weeks after experiencing a distressing, frightening or traumatic event, it is normal to notice a range of reactions.

A normal range of emotions might include:

  • Emotional reactions such as feeling afraid, sad, tearful, horrified, helpless, overwhelmed, angry, confused, numb or disorientated
  • Having distressing thoughts and images of the incident
  • Nightmares, disturbed sleep or insomnia
  • Feeling anxious
  • Low mood
  • Fatigue
  • Feeling ‘jumpy’ or on edge

Partners from Sefton Council and Sefton Place with NHS Cheshire & Merseyside have provided more information on the early stages, what to do and where you can go to talk.

Visit: sefton.gov.uk/tragic-incident-in-southport-2907-updates-and-support/support

If it has been less than four weeks since the incident, it might be most helpful to talk things through with trusted family, friends or work colleagues. Talk as much or as little as you feel comfortable with.

If you would prefer to talk to someone separate, a listening service might be helpful.

You can call Samaritans free any time, from any phone, on 116 123.

Below you can find links to further resources that may be of support to you

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside have pulled together a Google Drive containing downloadable resources including;

  • Talking Therapies
  • Support for those directly affected
  • Support for managers
  • Children’s and Young People support
  • Easy Read Documents

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside – psychological support – Google Drive

More resources are will be added as they are developed by partners.

Stop Hate UK

Sefton CVS is a Hate Crime Reporting Centre. Reports of a Hate Crime can be made to Stop Hate UK via their online reporting form: www.stophateuk.org/report-hate-crime

Stop Hate UK are a national organisation supporting people who have witnessed or are affected by hate crime. If you are witnessing a crime taking place, you should report it to the police. Young people can use Stop Hate UK’s Call Hate Out service, which offers advice for people under 18.