Money and mental health

Financial and mental wellbeing go hand in hand. A change in life circumstances such as loss of employment or bereavement can result in money difficulties which then impact on your mental health.

Mental health problems can make it harder to earn and manage your money, and debt can trigger or worsen conditions such as anxietydepression, and stress.

There are lots of places where you can go for help and support. Find the right support for you from the list below:

Get help with your financial worries:

Get help with your mental health

Local organisations for adults:

  • Wellbeing – Wellbeing provide a range of support for people with common mental health and emotional issues, such as low mood, depression or stress. Call 0300 123 1503
  • Shout! free crisis text line, text NORFOLK to 85258
  • 12thMan – The 12th Man Campaign helps men talk more openly about mental health. It encourages them to be the 12th Man for their families, friends, colleagues and other people in their lives.
  • MensCraft – Norfolk’s leading charity focusing exclusively on the health and wellbeing of men. MensCraft support men facing life’s challenges or experiencing difficulties with their mental health
  • Norfolk & Waveney Mind – Whether it’s you, someone in your family, a friend or a work colleague, Mind can support you. Call 0300 330 5488 – Option 1 where you will be met by a Recovery Triage Operator who will support you to find the service or intervention that is right for you.
  • Suffolk Mind – support includes a wide range of courses, training and therapeutic services which can enable you to better understand mental wellbeing and how you can help improve or maintain your own. Call 0300 111 6000 or email info@suffolkmind.org.uk
  • Op COURAGE is an NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, armed forces veterans and their families. Call 0300 323 0137 or email mevs.mhm@nhs.net
  • Wellbeing Hubs – The Wellbeing Hubs across Norfolk and Waveney are a safe space to get support for your mental health and wellbeing in your community
  • You Are Not Alone (YANA) – support for those in farming – 0300 323 0400

National organisations for adults

Local organisations for young people

  • Just One Norfolk – Child and young people’s support 0300 300 0123
  • Norfolk & Waveney Mind – Whether it’s you, someone in your family, a friend or a work colleague, Mind can support you. Call 0300 330 5488 – Option 1 where you will be met by a Recovery Triage Operator who will support you to find the service or intervention that is right for you.
  • Suffolk Mind – support includes a wide range of courses, training and therapeutic services which can enable you to better understand mental wellbeing and how you can help improve or maintain your own. Call 0300 111 6000 or email info@suffolkmind.org.uk
  • 4YP – 4YP believes that all children, young people and young adults aged 7-25 should have somewhere safe to go, something positive to do and someone trusted to connect and journey with. 4YP is an open-access centre. This means you can literally open the door and walk in any time between 10am-5pm each weekday find them on Lower Brook Street, Ipswich
  • Emotional Wellbeing Hub – The Emotional Wellbeing Hub provides information, advice, and guidance to families and young people in East and West Suffolk, who are worried about the mental health of a child or young person aged 0-25 years, or if you’re a young person experiencing emotional wellbeing difficulties. Call 0345 600 2090 and press option 3

National organisations for young people

  • PAPYRUS – help for young people considering suicide 0800 068 41 41
  • Childline – 0800 1111
  • NHS 111- Call 111 and select the mental health option for support in a crisis.
  • Kooth – free, safe and anonymous mental wellbeing support for young people