Booklet on Steps to Deal with Stress

The Public Health Agency has recently reproduced the ‘Steps to Deal with Stress’ booklet (developed by the Scottish Government). This resource aims to help individuals to recognise the signs of stress, and offers advice to enable them to help themselves to feel better.  Research shows that while feeling stressed is common, talking about it or being able to deal with it remains taboo.  The booklet helps people to take small achievable steps to deal with stress - before it escalates into more serious mental health problems such as anxiety and depression.  It covers the causes of stress, coping with difficult situations, learning from bad experiences, practical things you can do, and signposts the reader to sources of help.