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Resources are things to read or use at home: guides and workbooks, worksheets, leaflets and posters, apps, videos, and lists of local services. Other organisations make them, and each one links to the maker’s own page, so you always get their latest version.
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Active Devon Activity Finder
Active Devon's calendar of courses, training and events across Devon that help people be more active, for the public and for people who run activities, plus its Everyday Movement pages with ideas for moving more.
Advice and support for young people - Dorset Council
Youth link: Education, training and employment, Activities for teenagers, Youth clubs and activities in Dorset, Local youth councils, forums, Youth Parliament and volunteering, Support for young carers, Dorset's Local…
Ageing Well Apps
All links go through to the Our Dorset App Library which only includes apps audited by Orcha. An app that counts your steps and tracks every minute you walk fast. When you do 10 minutes of fast walking, the app will…
Age UK - GUIDES & LEAFLETS
Free Age UK guides and longer factsheets on money and benefits, legal matters, health, care, housing and getting about in later life. Read them online or order up to four printed copies free. Age UK Advice Line: 0800…
Age UK - Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) advice
Age UK's plain-English explanation of lasting power of attorney: the two kinds (money and property, health and care), how to set one up, and the fees, with help for people on low incomes. Includes a free guide to…
A Good Friend vs A Bad Friend
A simple sorting worksheet for children: read short sentences about how people behave and decide which describe a good friend and which a bad one. Made for children learning English, it also works well for talking about…
All Emotions are OK - Dr Sarah Temple
E-books from Dr Sarah Temple's All Emotions are OK that help children, parents and school staff talk about feelings using emotion coaching. Paid, with bulk orders for schools.
Alzheimer's Society - GUIDES & LEAFLETS
Alzheimer's Society booklets, factsheets and helpsheets on living with dementia, for people with dementia, their families and carers. Download them or order printed copies by post; some come in audio and British Sign…
Anger Diary
A diary for noting each time you get angry: what set it off, the warning signs, what you did and what happened next, to spot patterns over time. Made for use with a therapist; downloading may need a paid Therapist Aid…
Apps for Independent Living
Access in the Community, i.e. toiler finder Social Interaction Carers Hearing and Sight difficulties Staying Safe Medication Management Memory Support
ASC Resources - ASCape
If you live in West Dorset then Dorset Council’s Local Offer provides information, advice and support for children and young people aged from 0 to … Your Autistic child or young person or those with social anxiety may…
A Teenager's Guide to ADHD - ADHD Foundation
A free guide and workbook for teenagers with ADHD from the ADHD Foundation and NHS London: what ADHD is, ADHD in girls, and practical ways to manage school, feelings and everyday life. Listed with other ADHD resources…
Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) and unhelpful thinking styles - Mindwell
A short Leeds NHS guide to automatic negative thoughts and common unhelpful thinking styles, such as mind-reading and expecting the worst, with a worksheet for challenging them. Free to download from MindWell's…
Beaminster Town Guide
Discover Beaminster's directory of local businesses, clubs, services and places to visit in and around Beaminster, sorted by type, from shops and cafés to sports clubs, the museum and the pharmacy.
Bereavement Support Organisations - Dorset (Dorset Open Door)
General info Registering a death and informing others The funeral Probate and legal procedures Money and tax Coping with grief and bereavement Coroner and inquest advice Bereavement Cafes Contact Dorset Open Door -…
Best Possible Self Visualisation Exercise - Therapist Aid
A writing and imagining exercise: picture a future in which things have gone as well as they could, write about it in three areas of life, then return to that picture regularly to build hope. Made for use with a…
BP@Home (previously Hypertension Plus)
For patients invited by their Jurassic Coast GP practice: check your blood pressure at home and send the readings through the Omron app, and your surgery reviews them and advises on treatment. You need a home monitor,…
Bridgit
Online resource for carers or cared for people to learn about health conditions, get personal advice and find local events and services: well-being, employment, finance and care advice and events, local and national…
Building self-esteem workbook, four sessions (Mind)
Four sessions from Coventry and Warwickshire Mind on building self-esteem, for young people aged 11 and over, to work through alone or with someone supporting them. Free to download from their resources page.
Cancer Apps
All links go through to the Our Dorset App Library which only includes apps audited by Orcha. The largest free social media app for everyone affected by cancer. Offers trusted, compassionate cancer information from…