Mental wellbeing
Where to get support with your mental health
Self help
Local support for adults (18+)
Local support for young people (0 to 18 years)
Money and mental wellbeing
Managing your finances can feel difficult, especially if you are experiencing mental health challenges. There are several services that offer free, impartial advice to help you with debt, budgeting and financial stress.
These organisations can also explain schemes such as Breathing Space, which provides temporary relief for people in mental health crisis, and connect you to local support for essentials like food.
Most relevant websites for help
- Mental Health and Money Advice – Guidance on managing money when living with mental health challenges
- MoneyHelper – Free and impartial support with money and pensions, backed by the government
- Money Wellness – Support with debt and financial wellbeing
- StepChange – Advice on Breathing Space and debt solutions
- Swindon Citizens Advice – Local advice on benefits, debt and legal issues
- Feeding Swindon Partnership: Accessing food in Swindon leaflet (#BiteBackSwindon) – Information on emergency food and community meals
Money worries for older people
Age UK Wiltshire
Offers free information and advice on a wide range of subjects including:
- health
- social care
- benefits
- housing
- consumer issues
- local service and amenities
- wills
- power of attorney and signposting
For more information visit Age UK Wiltshire.
- Phone: 0808 169 2424
- Email: enquiries@ageukwiltshire.org.uk
Worried about financial abuse?
PARAGON
PARAGON (part of The YOU Trust) is a dedicated organisation in the UK that supports victims and survivors of domestic abuse, including financial/economic abuse.
For more information visit PARAGON
- Phone: 0800 917 8565 or 01793 610610
- Email: ParagonSwindon@theyoutrust.org.uk
Society Without Abuse
Fighting domestic abuse by supporting victims and driving prevention programmes.
For more information visit Swindon Domestic Abuse Support
- Phone: 01793 698001
Women's Aid
National charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children.
For more information visit Women's Aid.
Men's Advice Line
National support for male victims of domestic violence, which offers telephone, email and web chat support.
For more information visit the Men's Advice Line.