The Little Blue Booklet Liverpool aims to help students navigate welfare services across the city.
The booklet was originally created by Bristol Medical School Students Hannah Cooney and Xav Leonard, to create a simple framework to make choosing a wellbeing service easier.
After receiving positive feedback in Bristol, they founded the charity Little Blue to enable them to get the booklet nationwide.
The Liverpool version of the Little Blue Booklet was produced through funding from LMSS (Liverpool Medical Students Society), with LMSS Welfare Rep - Ros Rashid leading the collation of the content.
In the booklet welfare services are grouped according to how you are feeling:
1. “I need help now”
Section 1 Provides help with where to go with life-threatening emergencies, such as A&E and Crisis lines for someone to talk to, no judgement.
2. “There is a problem”
If you are having a hard time and you’ve decided that you definitely need some help this section provides a list of services that are judgment-free.
3. “I think there might be a problem”
If you have been struggling recently and are starting to think there is a problem and your feelings or your situation are starting to affect your day-to-day life this section will provide details of someone you can talk to who will help you understand what is going on.
4. “I’m not sure. Is what I’m feeling normal?”
Perhaps you have been feeling more stressed than usual or you are feeling low. You aren’t sure whether what you are experiencing is normal, but you are considering support options. This section gives a list of services that will help you understand your situation and provide reassurance.
2023 will be the first year that the booklet will be circulated in Liverpool and it will be updated every year. We are always open to suggestions so if you have any ideas of how to improve this resource, or if you want to get involved, please email us at:
welfare@lmssonline.co.uk (email)
Download an interactive PDF of the Little Blue Booklet (PDF)
Print copies are available from The School of Medicine Wellbeing office or from LMSS.