Mental health
Tips on how to boost your mood and where to get mental health advice and support.
Good mental wellbeing is essential to our day-to-day life. When difficult or negative experiences impact our mood, our thoughts can feel harder to manage, making it easy to feel overwhelmed.
Boost your mood
Research shows that adding these five things to your life will help you deal with challenges better:
1. Connect with people
Talking to others can help you see that you might not be the only one struggling. Spend time with family, friends, colleagues or meet new people through community groups.
2. Be active
Just 10 minutes a day can help clear your head and boost your mood. Take the stairs, get off the bus a stop earlier, walk the dog, do some housework or gardening. Start small and build up to at least 30 minutes of activity each day.
3. Take notice
Enjoy and appreciate your environment. See what's around you and enjoy it. Take a few minutes to slow down, be in the moment and appreciate the good things around you.
4. Keep learning
Learning new skills can help you connect with others while improving your self-esteem and confidence. Find a course, learn a language or take a class – just keep learning.
5. Help others
Giving your time to others can help you feel good about yourself. Do something nice for a friend, neighbour, family member or someone you don't know.
Get support today
Related public health campaigns
Reach Out Liverpool (suicide prevention)
Reach Out provides links to organisations that can help if you are at crisis point or are worried about someone.
Kind to Your Mind Liverpool
Kind to Your Mind is aimed at adults over 25 to guide you through steps you can take to protect and improve your wellbeing, overcome challenges and help you on your way to recovery.
Samaritans
Samaritans offer 24-hour listening support on 116 123.
NHS 111
Anyone in need of immediate support with a mental health crisis can call 111 and select the mental health options to access urgent support. This 24/7 service connects directly with triage and crisis resolution teams, who can provide immediate support.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
CAMHS offer advice, counselling and crisis care online and face to face for children and young people.