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Mental Health
Pain can affect your mood and mental health. Back and neck pain are particularly common. Here you will find resources to help you to manage your pain and your mood, which have been put together by patients like you, working with experts at Keele University, Mind and the NHS.
Please feel free to download or share the following information. All resources are evidence based and have been co-produced with patients and the public, clinical experts and academics.
These resources have been put together by patients like you, working with experts at Keele University, Mind and the NHS.
You can access these resources by scrolling down this page and selecting the resource you require from the buttons below.
- Animations
- Resource Library
- Websites
- Children/Young People
Mental Health Animations
Bee Free
These animations explain the link between low mood and long term pain.
There is a full animation which can be downloaded and used with patients, and there are five shorter animations called ‘the Hive Five’ which cover the five key areas people can focus on to help themselves feel better.
Mental Health Repository
We have created a resource to give the support and awareness needed for mental health needs of people living with persistent neck and back pain. This resource is local to Staffordshire.
Bee Free Repository
Mental Health Websites
BeeFree is an initiative taken together with Keele University Impact Accelerator Unit, Mind and local NHS organisations. You can find out more here – BeeFree | Welcome To Beefree