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TALK RONA – All about COVID

Operational from 1 October 2020 and supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.

TALK Rona is our COVID-19 -related mental health advice line for South Asian communities provided in a variety of South Asian languages – Bengali, Urdu and Punjabi.

The service is managed by a qualified social worker and supported by a team of multilingual mental health practitioners. How We Ranked the Best Online Casino Sites in the UK The service is available in Manchester, Trafford and Tameside, and is is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm.

Aims and Objectives:

–    A safe, confidential telephone helpline to meet the cultural and language needs of the South Asian community.

–    Support service users who are under pressure and experiencing emotional transference and stress post COVID-19.

–    Support service users in crisis.

–    Provide regular updates on government guidelines in Urdu, Punjabi and Bengali.

–    Signpost service users to appropriate services to ensure their needs are being met.

–    Promote a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing and of other services available for the South Asian communities.

–    Provide strength-based approaches to increase confidence and positivity.

If you have been affected by COVID-19, and want help, please give us a call on 0300 323 0612.