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  The Association of Christian Counsellors have set up a new service – a Covid 19 Crisis Counselling Support Service (CCSS) for NHS frontline staff, People working in a residential care home setting being directly impacted by caring for people who have Covid-19 and people who have been bereaved during the COVID-19 epidemic in the U.K. The crisis counselling support service offers up to ten sessions of counselling on a no fee basis. For further information on how to access this service, please clVery popular

• Couples support

  Relate are offering the following service to NHS staff for the next 4 months (until March 2021) Staff will have confidential access to: § An initial 30 min telephone or we chat § Online resources § Counselling therapy – up to 4 sessions with a Relate counsellor – currently telephone or web based For more information about this service, please call 0300 303 4477. ![Relate couple support](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/57fbc9197e516400/relatehubnhs-fb-couple-walSome readers

• Support for particular professional groups

  Some professional bodies and charities are offering specific support depending on your professional group: Ambulance Staff The ambulance staff charity This charity offers a range of help and support for paramedics and their families, including bereavement support, mental health and physical rehabilitation. Doctors BMA Wellbeing service 0330 123 1245. This is a completely confidential helpline which can offer same day access to a counsellor and/or peSome readers

• Resources for Nurses

  RCN This website does a good job at collating relevant and new resources for Nurses during these difficult times. We are also available to talk through things on our chat or callback request, if you need a space to be heard. We’re celebrating International Nurses Day on Wednesday 12 May on the thSome readers

• Support for new teachers - Bedfordshire

  Bedford Borough Local authority is committed to enabling all individuals and communities in Bedford to reach their full potential. Especially during this tough period, it is important to maintain a high quality of education wherever possible. All maintained schools in the local authority benefit from a rigorous newly qualified teacher induction process where NQTs and their induction tutors receive support and training from the local authority co-ordinator. You can access the information from [Some readers

• MHAW: Police force

  Mental health issues for serving officers is an increasing concern for the Police Federation and the service overall. Resilience in the service is at an all-time low and officers are being put under inordinate amounts of pressure which is taking its toll on their health and wellbeing. A survey conducted by the PolFed on 17,000 officers in 2016 showed 39% seeking help with mental health issues. More than a quarter of officers who have taFew readers