Get your free Mind Plan with Every Mind Matters

Use this self-care tool created by the NHS to improve your mental health and wellbeing with practical activities.

Self-care can take many forms. Use your free Mind Plan to set some time aside for yourself each day, and learn ways to maintain your mental health and wellbeing.

The NHS have created a tool to help you incorporate self-care activities into your day-to-day life. The free Every Mind Matters tool is aimed at people over the age of 18 and can help you create your own personalised action plan.

How it works

All you have to do is answer 5 short questions and you’ll receive a personalised mental health action plan.

Answer as honestly as you can as your responses will help build a practical plan that you can use to improve your mental health and wellbeing.

You’ll get suggested activities that are most likely to help you based on your answers and the issues you raised in the quiz.

You can also get them sent to your email address so that you always have the tools to hand.

Putting it into action

Remember that everybody is different and will have different ways that work for them. If you don’t think an activity is right for you or your lifestyle, you can change the suggested activities to best fit you.

Some activities are easy, and some are more challenging – but all of them are designed by healthcare professionals and are proven to help improve your mental health. They could include guidance and resources around meditation, keeping active, spending time with people that make you happy or even exploring volunteering.

They may seem like small steps, but if you put them into action regularly, they can make a big difference to your wellbeing.

If your need more support

Note: this tool is not designed to tell you how mentally healthy you are or to provide you with a diagnosis.

It is designed to point you in the right direction and provide you with the basic information and resources you can use to look at your lifestyle and incorporate some self-care activities.

If you are worried about your mental health, make sure you talk to a professional who can help you.

For more advice and resources, visit our mental health hub.