Eating well and staying active will keep your body and mind in good shape. It’s not just about living longer, but also your daily wellbeing.
Looking after your body
Eating a balanced diet, keeping fit and avoiding stuff like alcohol, smoking and drugs are all part of keeping your body healthy. If you’re worried about things like spots, being overweight or just generally feel down, looking at your diet and exercise can help with those too.
Getting fit: If you’re not part of a club or don’t have a hobby, there are hundreds of activities you can do in and around Bolton. Check out the Free time section of this website, or pop into your local Connexions centre for more ideas.
Eating well: it’s important that you eat a varied, balanced diet – helping you stay healthy in body and in your mind. For more information on nutrition, check out the Food Standards Agency website or visit your doctor for advice.
Drugs & alcohol: If you do smoke or take drugs and want advice on how to quit, jump to our Drugs & alcohol section for a list of local services.
Health worries
If you have a health worry, don’t ignore it and hope it will go away – speak to your doctor. If it’s something you feel you can’t tell your doctor about, our Personal Advisers can put you in touch with a range of local specialist organisations.
Mental wellbeing
Although eating well and keeping fit make a big difference to your mental health, life presents lots of challenges that can leave us feeling angry, depressed or confused.
I think I’m depressed
If you’re depressed about something, talk about it with your doctor. They are trained to guide to the support you need. Other organisations, such as Young Minds and The Samaritans, are there to listen and support you when you feel you’ve nowhere else to turn.
Call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.
Anger management
PACT stands for Positive Anger Control Techniques. It’s a 6 week programme designed to help young people in Bolton deal with their negative emotions.
Run through small group sessions, PACT encourages members to talk about why they feel angry in a safe and supportive space.
The course will help you to identify the things that make you angry, and teach you how to understand and control your feelings so you can manage situations in a more positive way.
The Gap is a listening service for any young person who needs to talk. You can speak to a counsellor by calling 01204 332332, popping round to:
| 327-329 Halliwell Road
Halliwell
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Tues 10am-6pm
Wed 10am-7pm
Thurs 9am-8pm
Fri 9.30-1pm |
LET US HELP
You can get advice on local health services from our Personal Advisers. You don’t need to make an appointment – just drop into your local Connexions or give us a call today.
Other useful contacts
Childline
www.childline.org.uk
Free Tel: 0800 1111 (24 hours a day, 365 days per year)
Textphone: 0800 400 222 (9.30am to 9.30pm weekdays - 9.30am to 8pm weekends)
Samaritans
www.samaritans.org
Tel: 08457 90 90 90 (24 hours a day, 365 days per year)
Textphone: 08457 90 91 92
Young Minds
www.youngminds.org.uk
Tel: 0207 336 8445 (9.30am to 5.30pm weekdays)
Food Standards Agency
www.eatwell.gov.uk/agesandstages/teens
Beating Eating Disorders
www.b-eat.co.uk
Tel: 0845 634 7650