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Information Collections

These documents provide useful information and signpost to key resources and helplines around a wide variety of mental health topics.

Mental Health support

• Addiction and substance misuse
• Anxiety
• Low mood and depression
• Isolation and loneliness
• Self-help resources
• Sleep problems
• Helplines
• Health and wellbeing apps

COVID-19 Information Collections

• COVID-19 vaccine information
  
• COVID-19 vaccine mythbusting information
• COVID-19 and mental health
• Looking after children during the COVID-19 outbreak
• Social distancing and wellbeing
• Domestic violence
• Bereavement information
• LGBT+

Information in Alternative Formats

• Multilingual information
• Accessible information

Finding Information Online

These resources can help you find good quality information online.

Check online information using the WWW. method

Watch this video to learn 4 simple tips you can use to help you work out whether information you find online can be trusted. When reading information online look for who wrote it, when it was written, where it is found, and stop to think before you believe or share it.

Information Collections

There is a lot of information on COVID-19 but not all of it is accurate and trustworthy. These resources can help you find good quality information and stay safe online

• Mythbusting tools and resources
• Avoiding scams and fraud
• Check websites – picture guide

buzz Support

buzz Mental Health Guides

These free downloadable guides provide useful advice and techniques to help manage your mental health and wellbeing during this time. Click here to access.

Physical Activity Referral Service (PARS) Facebook page and buzz YouTube channel

The PARS team have launched a Facebook page where you can find a wide range of exercise videos and tips so you can get moving at home. Why not get involved by liking our page here? You can also find these videos on our YouTube channel here.

Getting started with your new device guides

The buzz Age Friendly Team have produced a series of handy guides to help you get started with a new smartphone or tablet. The guides are available in English, Farsi and Urdu. You can find them here.

COVID-19 Essential Information

Links to essential high quality information and advice around COVID-19.

• NHS
• Public Health England (PHE)
• World Health Organisation (WHO)
• NHS Library and Knowledge Services
• Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
• Manchester City Council
• Manchester Community Central
• Information on Manchester support services

Disclaimer

All reasonable care is taken to ensure that the information we provide is accurate. The buzz Knowledge Service accepts no responsibility for the content of, or access to, included web links or the use of the information on this page. The information provided is selective, however, the inclusion of a link does not imply approval of the contents.