Video: 5 Ways To Build Resilience
What you do, what you feel and what you think matters...
You can view a transcript of this video here.
This video has highlighted five key ways to build resilience, including:
- Staying connected to your friends and family, and talking about how you feel is a great way to help your emotional wellbeing
- A healthy balanced diet can improve your mood and increase your energy levels.
- Stay mentally active is also important; you can do this by completing any work set by your teachers and accessing online resources too
- Exercise is important because your physical health has a big impact on how you are feeling
- Getting enough sleep can help improve your mood
You can read more about how to build resilience and mental well-being on the NHS website.
How to get help
If you have any more questions on this area or would like to speak to somebody about this topic, have a look at the links or search for your local services in the blue box below. Alternatively you can always contact your school nurse.
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You can always contact your school nurse by visiting them in school. Or alternatively you can text them on our mobile messaging service.
The text messaging working hours are Monday to Friday from 09:00am to 5:00pm. Your message will be seen during those hours after which we respond most quickly to messages that need urgent attention, and we aim to respond to all messages within 24 hours, Monday to Friday. If you need urgent help in the meantime, contact your doctor, visit a NHS walk-in centre or call NHS 111. If it is an emergency, dial 999 or visit A&E.
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