General Mental Health
First Step Trust
Website for First Step Trust, set up to provide opportunities for people with mental health problems and other disabilities or disadvantages, to move towards open employment and to challenge some of the prevalent attitudes about disability.
www.fst.org.uk/
MIND
A major national charity which p rovides information and advocacy services for people with mental health problems.
www.mind.org.uk/
MENTALITY
Mentality is a National charity for the promotion of mental health. Teaches good practice in mental health, especially to workplaces.
http://www.mentality.org.uk
SANELINE
A national mental health helpline offering support and practical information to anyone affected by mental health issues.
www.sane.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation
Charity working to improve the lives of everyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
Sainsbury's Centre for Mental Health
Developing effective ways of delivering mental health services.
http://www.scmh.org.uk/
National electronic Library for Mental Health
A specialist library within the National electronic Library for Health which aims to provide access to the best available evidence to answer your mental health questions.
http://www.nelmh.org/
Rethink
A cartoon-based mental health resource for young people.
http://www.rethink.org/at-ease
Feeling Good Depression Alliance:
Information, support and understanding for people who suffer with depression.
www.depressionalliance.org/
Anxiety Disorder
National Phobic Society
www.phobics-society.org.uk/
Triumph Over Phobia
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uns a series of self-help groups to help people with phobia learn to overcome their fears. The site focuses on the self-help groups.
www.triumphoverphobia.com/
Depression
The Manic Depression Fellowship
Network of local self-help groups for sufferers and their families.
www.mdf.org.uk
CRUSE - Bereavement Care
Offers a service of counselling, advice and opportunities for social contact to all bereaved people.
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/
National Association of Bereavement Services
www.uk-sands.org/
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society
'Support for parents and families whose baby is stillborn or dies soon after birth'
www.uk-sands.org
Samaritans
National organisation offering support to those in distress who feel suicidal or despairing and need someone to talk to. Samaritans have 204 branches around the country open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The telephone number of your local branch can be found in the telephone directory.
www.samaritans.org.uk
Eating Disorders Association
T he main British charitable organisation providing information about eating disorders.
www.edauk.com/
Age Concern
An excellent site, providing information and advice to older people and their carers.
www.ace.org.uk/
Alzheimer's Disease Society
A well designed site with lots of information
www.alzheimers.org.uk/
Help The Aged:
Provides information and support to improve the quality of life of elderly people.
www.helptheaged.org.uk
Association for Post Natal Illness
Support site for those suffering from postnatal illness.
www.apni.org/
Relationships
RELATE:
Information on relationships, including counselling. Relate can be contacted by phone, online, or in person.
www.relate.org.uk
Schizophrenia
Rethink
A national voluntary organisation that helps people with a severe mental illness, their families and carers.
www.rethink.org/
Schizophrenia Ireland: 4 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: 00 353(1) 676 1988
www.schizophreniaireland.ie
Sleep problems
The Narcolepsy Association
UKAN, PO Box 68, Lewes BN7 2UX. Tel: 0845 4500 394. E-mail: info@narcolepsy.org.uk
Information about narcolepsy including causes, diagnosis, and the effects on everyday life.
www.narcolepsy.org.uk/
The British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association
52 Albert Road North , Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9EL. Tel: 01737 245638
Information on snoring, including why people snore, how to stop, and research on snoring.
www.britishsnoring.co.uk
Substance abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Al-Anon Family Group
Support group for friends and families of alcoholics
www.al-anonuk.org.uk/
Alcohol Concern
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/
Womens Health Problems
National Association For Premenstrual Syndrome
www.pms.org.uk
Mental Health Care
This site is aimed at the friends, family and carers of anyone with a mental illness.
http://www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/
BBC
An excellent site where you are able to access information on many issues including mental health
http://www.bbc.co.uk
Sites Relating to the Stigma of Mental Health
An award winning Australian website by the Sane Group.
http://www.sane.org/stigmamedia.html
American site for the Centre for Mental Health Services: a new anti-stigma resource centre.
http://www.mentalhealth.org/stigma
This is an excellent site which sets out the work of the 'Mind Out for Mental Health' campaign, co-ordinated by the Department of Health. They call this an "active campaign to stop the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health".
http://mindout.clarity.uk.net/
This World Psychiatric Association's site which outlines their programme to fight stigma.
http://www.openthedoors.com/
Website for the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
http://www.babcp.org.uk/
http://www.rebt.org/
http://www.cognitivetherapyassociation.org/ |
