Mental Health & Wellbeing

At Bucks Cricket we value the importance of Mental Health and Wellbeing. It is important to understand emotional wellbeing and what it includes. Good emotional wellbeing does not necessarily mean you are never upset or unaffected by your experiences. Poor emotional wellbeing can make it incredibly difficult to cope with daily life. It is known that one in four employees within the United Kingdom are likely to be affected by a mental health condition. Within any given year, around three million people in the United Kingdom experience some form of anxiety or depression.

Ways to look after your Mental Health:

Exercise regularly
Take time to relax
Take part in outdoor activities, even as simple as a walk
Maintain a good diet
Ensure you are getting enough sleep
Try and create a routine and stick to it
Attempt to attend social events and regularly meet up with friends and family
Get support if you feel like you are struggling to support yourself
Try journaling, this encourages gratitude.
Take regular breaks in what you are doing, especially if you are working from home

Who can you contact for support?

999 (Going to A&E) - If your life at risk, you need an emergency service. A&E departments are open 24 hours a day and anyone can visit them free of charge.
Emergency GP appointments.
NHS 111 option 2

Helplines and listening services:
- Samaritans: To talk about anything that is upsetting you, you can con-tact Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone),email jo@samaritans.org or visit some branches in person. You can al-so call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).
- SANEline: If you're experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else, you can call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day).
- National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK: Offers a supportive listening service to anyone with thoughts of suicide. You can call the National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK on 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight every day).
- Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): You can call the CALM on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) if you are struggling and need to talk. Or if you prefer not to speak on the phone, you could try the CALM webchat service.
- Shout: If you would prefer not to talk but want some mental health support, you could text SHOUT to 85258. Shout offers a confidential 24/7 text service providing support if you are in crisis and need immediate help.
- The Mix: If you're under 25, you can call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (3pm–midnight every day),request support by email using this form on The Mix website or use their crisis text messenger service.
- Papyrus HOPELINEUK: If you're under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings or concerned about a young person who might be struggling, you can call Papyrus HOPELINEUK on 0800 068 4141 (24 hours, 7 days a week),email pat@papyrus-uk.org or text 07786 209 697.
- Switchboard: If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm every day),email chris@switchboard.lgbt or use their webchat service. Phone operators all identify as LGBT+.

In addition to this, we have 12 members of staff who are qualified Mental Health First Aiders. If you require any support, you can contact anyone on this list:

Hugh Suter safeguarding@buckscricket.co.uk

Emma Boswell-Harris emma.boswell-harris@buckcricket.co.uk

Claire Munday claire.munday@buckscricket.co.uk

George Morris george.morris@buckscricket.co.uk

Harry Gadsby harry.gadsby@buckscricket.co.uk

James Savory james.savory@buckscricket.co.uk

Joseph Rance joseph.rance@buckscricket.co.uk

Kieran Smith kieran.smith@buckscricket.co.uk

Muhsin Raquib muhsin.raquib@buckscricket.co.uk

Obaid Sarwar obisarwar29@gmail.com

Richard Hudson richard.hudson@buckscricket.co.uk

Samina Mehrab samina.mehrab@buckscricket.co.uk