Health & Wellbeing Resources

Our Job Match team supports participants with their health and wellbeing, particularly during this difficult time.

We will keep this page updated with relevant articles, events and websites which participants may find useful.

This is a free Workplace Health and Wellbeing Support Service funded by the Public Health Agency (PHA) and delivered by Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke. Read more

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

During long months of the pandemic, millions of us turned to nature. Mental Health Foundation research on the mental health impacts of the pandemic showed going for walks outside was one of our top coping strategies and 45% of us reported being in green spaces had been vital for our mental health. Read more.

Coping with stress at work

MindWise - NI Mental Health Charity - have been sharing helpful tips on dealing with workplace stress. They are promoting good mental health at work, including advice on how to reduce stress, reach out for support and escape your inbox. Read more.

10 top tips for good mental health (from People First)

An important part of keeping fit and healthy is to take care of your own mental health. There are plenty of things you can do to help make sure you keep yourself mentally healthy. Read more.

BBC Headroom Mindful Tips ● Mood Mixes ● Personal Stories ● Motivation

This BBC website is a great resource to help with your mood, mental health etc particularly at the moment. Whether it is everyday tips, sounds to relax your mind, strategies to cope with parenting right now or films to get you talking, the BBC Headroom is there to help you look after yourself and your loved ones. Read more.

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Submission to the Independent Commission on UK Public Health Powers - Call for Evidence- February 2023

Disability Action emphasizes the need to learn from COVID-19 regarding the treatment and support of people with disabilities, including non-discrimination in medical resource allocation, involving disabled individuals in decision-making, providing accessibility, developing guidelines with disabled organizations, and ensuring vaccine centers are accessible. Disability Action also highlights the need for disaggregated disability data for monitoring inclusion in the response and recovery.
Job Match Success Story – 6 years on!

Job Match participant Richard Marrs tells us about his experience.
True Cost Campaign

The Consumer council has launched their 2023 True Cost Campaign
Exploring the need for food banks for disabled people – a call for evidence

The Trussell Trust calls for evidence for an ambitious research project to better understand disabled people’s experiences of the social security system and the drivers behind the overrepresentation of disabled people being referred to food banks. This includes a comparative analysis of disabled people’s experiences of claiming Adult Disability Payments in Scotland, and Personal Independence Payments across the rest of the UK.