Support Network
What is a 'Support network', and why is it important to have one?
A support network refers to the people in your life that help you achieve your personal and professional goals.
This may come in the form of family, friends, colleagues, team members in your sports club, etc...
Essentially, social support involves having a network of people that you can turn to in times of need.
A strong social support network can be critical to help you through the stress of tough times, whether you've had a bad day at work or a year filled with negative events. The lack of social support can lead to isolation and loneliness.
This page aims to give you lots of useful information about how to create a strong support bubble, or how to continue to use your current support bubble in time of need.
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This section will give you some great information on how to build a strong support network. If you click on the 'HealthHub' logo, it will take you to a page which explains in more detail the importance of building a support network, and some simple ways to maintain yours.
Below, you will also find some useful information about who is in our support network, how to build and access it and ideas on how to maintain it.
Family
Family is generally our closest support network. They are often the people who know us best and are the people we trust the most to confide in. Click on the image to see a guide on how to keep your family support network functional.
Friends
Our fiends are very important people. They are often who we choose to spend our time with and for this reason they tend to be like-minded individuals and people we trust. It is important to keep in touch with friends, click on the image for a link on how to do just that.
Sports clubs are a great way to find like minded people to add to our social network. Click on the image to go to our 'Keeping Fit - Sports Clubs and Events' page.
Here you will find lots of information about clubs in your local area.
Community
The community is full of wonderful and diverse culture. There is a vast array of different people, clubs, charities, projects, groups, centres, etc... Click on the image to be redirected to explore your local community and what clubs and activities you could join.
Social Media
Social media is a great way to stay in touch with people. There are many different platforms that make staying in touch more convenient than you might think. You can also create group chats where you can keep in touch with more than one person.
Your work friends are often a great source of support whilst you are at work. They could help you with your work load, offer advice, or just be a friendly face to help with daily struggles. Click on the image to view 'socialising with colleagues'.