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This week we talk to Katie, one of our Mental Health Advisors here at Imperial. We discuss the issues we all face during quarantine and isolation and get Katie's top tips and advice on how to cope with uncertainty.

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Recommended Apps

myNoise - Relax, Sleep, Work

Want to stop your makeshift home study area from sounding like the spare room or corner of the kitchen you’re actually camped in where your mum boils the kettle every 10 minutes? Ambient sound app myNoise provides customisable background noise to make your place sound like a lively coffee shop. Or a quiet forest. Or even a buzzing workplace (if you miss such a thing…)

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Disney+

If, like me, you feel like you’ve watched almost everything on Netflix and amazon prime video, Disney+ is the answer. Why not go back and work your way through your favourite Disney films as a child (The Lion King obviously?), work your way through the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or finally watch the Star Wars films in the right order…

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Activity Menu

Stick up in your bedroom, (I’ve got mine on the fridge!) and see how many you can do, ticking them off when complete.

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Urgent Care

If you need urgent help please contact your doctor, or Imperial College Health Centre on 020 7584 6301.

You can also ask to see someone at the Accident and Emergency department of your nearest hospital. Information about your local A&E services can be found here - Find your nearest A&E - NHS (www.nhs.uk) Call 999 if you need help straight away

Other urgent out of hours mental health support

Samaritans - for people experience high levels of distress including suicidal feelings. Call 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org, this service is 24 hours.

Shout crisis text service - offers a 24 hour text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. Text 'SHOUT' to 85258.

I need help with

Fitness to Study Procedure Inclusivity StatementStudent Mental Health Code of Practice and Guidelines

Let us know what you think

If you have any comments, thoughts, or encouraging stories you want to share with us as a result of this week's topic, or any of the Kind Mind Series, please email us at counselling@imperial.ac.uk.