Guidance

COVID-19: guidance for the public on mental health and wellbeing

Advice and information on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 29 March 2020
• Last updated: 19 May 2021
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  1. 19 May 2021

     Added link to guidance regarding new COVID-19 variant.

  2. 22 April 2021

     Added link to the money navigator tool from the Money Advice Service in the Financial Concerns section.

  3. 22 February 2021

     Added translations for Arabic, Bengali, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu.

  4. 4 February 2021

     Added section on support for students. Restructured and updated other information.

  5. 4 November 2020

     Updated guidance in line with national restrictions commencing 5 November 2020.

  6. 16 October 2020

     Removed reference to how many people are allowed to meet. Temporarily removed translations.

  7. 14 September 2020

     Updated guidance on number of people allowed to meet.

  8. 4 August 2020

     Added translated documents in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese CN, Chinese HK, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu.

  9. 25 June 2020

     Updated guidance to reflect the latest social distancing measures.

  10. 16 June 2020

      Added guidance on support bubbles.

  11. 31 March 2020

      Added easy-read guide to looking after your feelings and your body.

  12. 29 March 2020

      First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 19 July 2021

The information in this guidance has been superseded. For up-to-date information please see Every Mind Matters

Documents

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Details

This guide provides advice on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Guidance on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing is also available.

For wider guidance on how to protect yourself and others, and actions to take if you think you may have contracted the virus please see Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you need to do.

This guidance will be updated in line with the changing situation.

A new COVID-19 variant is spreading in some parts of England. There may be additional advice for your area. Find out what you need to do.