West Hants Area Service User Involvement Project

For better mental health
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Interesting web sites for you to explore
 
AIDS/HIV
 
Terrance Higgins Trust
 
Leading HIV and Aids charity in the UK.
 
Alternative Therapies 
 

Foundation for Integrated Health

 

Aims to promote the development of effective healthcare

 

Anxiety and phobias

 

First Steps to Freedom

 

Voluntary organisation offering advice and support on phobias, panic attacks and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, also offers help to families and carers.

 

National Phobics Society

 

Service User led organisation covering a variety of anxiety disorders

 

No Panic

 

A charitable website for those who experience panic attacks, phobias and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, also offers help with tranquilliser withdrawal.

 

Bereavement  

 

CRUSE

 

Provides information and advice for those who are experiencing bereavement.

 

Compassionate Friends

 

An organisation for bereaved parents and their families.

 

Black and minority ethnic issues 

 

Equality and Human Rights Commission

 

Promotes a fair and just society in which everyone has an equal chance to participate free from discrimination and prejudice.

 

Carers

 

Carers UK

 

An organisation run for and by carers, has a network of local branches.

 

Carers Government Information

 

Provides advice and information to carers, with links to local areas.

 

Princess Royal Trust for Carers

 

Offers advice and support to carers, also works with young carers.

 

Children and young people

 

ChildLine

 

Free helpline for children experiencing family breakup, abuse or bullying.

 

Parent Line Plus

 

Confidential support for parents under stress. Operates 24 hour helpline.

 

Young Minds

 

A charitable organisation promoting the mental health of children and young people.

 

Community Care

 

Independent Living Alternatives

 

A charity which helps people with disabilities become more independent.

 

Counselling
 
Relate
 
Relationship counselling throughout the UK.
 

Crime

 

NACRO

 

A charity aiming to make society safer by reducing crime.

 

Depression

 

Depression Alliance

 

A charity working to prevent the onset of depression and relieve it by providing information and support services to those who are experiencing depression

 

Disability issues

 

Diabetes UK

 

A charity helping people live with diabetes.

 

DirectGov

 

Government site offering a variety of information on disability in general.

 

Disabilty Alliance

 

Benefits advice and information.

 

DISS - Disability Information Services

 

Up to date information on service providers for disabled people.

 

NICE Guidelines

 

Published guidance on a variety of mental and physical health conditions.

 

Dual diagnosis

 

ALAnon 

 

Free worldwide advice and support for familys and friends of problem drinkers. Meetings throughout the UK and Ireland.

 

FRANK

 

Free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

Eating disorders

 

BEAT (formerly Eating Disorders Association)

 

Help, support, and information on eating disorders such as Anorexia and Bulimia.

 

Employment

 

Jobcentre plus

 

Help and advice on jobseeking and benefits to people of working age.

 

Healthy eating

 

Food and Mood project

 

Enables people to explore the link between diet, nutrition and mental health.

 

Helplines

 

Samaritans

 

24 Hour confidential emotional support to anyone in emotional distress by telephone, e-mail, letter or face to face.

 

 

Telephones Helpline Association

 

Online database of over 1000 helplines.

 

Homelessness

 

Homeless UK

 

Information about UK services such as hostels, day-centres and support and information.

 

Learning difficulties

 

Mencap 

 

Information,advice and support for those with learning difficulties and their families or carers.

 

Legal advice

 

Adviceguide

 

Websits for the Citizens Advice Bureau to include advice and information on benefits, housing, employment, debt, consumer and legal issues.

 

Barton Hill Advice Service

 

Information guides on claiming incapacity benefit, disability living allowance and attendance allowance.

 

Community Legal Service Direct

 

Free confidential and independent legal advice for residents of England and Wales.

 

Equality and Human Rights Commission

 

New government body offering advice and assistance to anyone who has been discriminated against on the basis of breach of human rights on the grounds of (but not limited to) age, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disabilty.

 

Mental Health Act Commission

 

Safeguards the interests of patients detained under the Mental Health Act.

 

Mental Health Review Tribunals

 

Information on the processes surrounding mental health review tribunals.

 

Manic Depression

 

MDF - The Bi-Polar Organisation

 

User-led charity working to improve the lives of those with Bi-Polar Disorder (Manic Depression).

 

Medication

 

Choice and Medication 

 

Information and advice on a range of medications.

 

Medline

 

US site offering information on medications and conditions.

 

Patient UK - Drugs Leaflets

 

Patient information leaflets on a variety of medications.

 

 

Mental health

 

BBC mental health section

 

Mental Health pages on the BBC website covering a number of topics.

 

Hearing Voices Network

 

Offer information and support to those who hear voices and those who support them.

 

Mind

 

Leading mental health charity which campaigns on issues surrounding mental illness.Also contains fact sheets and information leaflets.

 

Mental Health Foundation

 

Aims to help people survive, recover from and prevent mental ill health. Carries out research,campaigns on relevant issues and provides information.

 

National Self Harm Network

 

Information and help for those who self harm.

 

OCD Action

 

Provides information, advice and support to those suffering from obsessive compulsive disorders and associated conditions.

 

Rethink (formerly the National Schizophrenia Fellowship) 

 

Working to help all people affected by serious mental illness.

 

SANE

 

 SANE has three objectives:

"To raise awareness and respect for people with mental illness and their families and secure better services
To undertake research into the causes of serious mental illness through The Prince of Wales International Centre for SANE Research
To provide help and information to those experiencing mental health problems, their families and carers through SANEline and SANEmail."

 

Together

 

Long established charity working in a partnership with health and social services to provide care and support services in the community.

NHS

 

NHS direct

 

24 hour telephone advice service, run by the National Health Service.

 

The Patients Association

 

National charity promoting the voice of patients, providing a help line and offering the opportunity to talk to others about their experiences.

 

Post Natal depression

 

The Association for Post-Natal Illness

 

Charity offering support to Mothers suffering Post-Natal Illness.

 

Post traumatic stress disorder

 

Combat Stress

 

Offers assistance to ex-servicemen experiencing combat related mental distress including post traumatic stress disorder.

 

 

Psychiatry

 

Royal College of Psychiatrists

 

Professional and Educational body for psychiatrists, provides information on mental health issues for health professionals and the public.

 

Research and development

 

Sainsbury Centre

 

An independant charity that seeks to influence mental health policy and practice.

 

Schizophrenia

 

NHS Information on Schizophrenia

 

Answers patients and carers questions about schizophrenia - part of the national electronic library for mental health.

 

Schizophrenia.com

 

Meeting place for those interested in this condition. Opinions voiced on this site do not not necessarily reflect those of this project.

 

Stigma

 

MindOut

 

Campaign to combat discrimination against those with a mental illness.

 

SHIFT

 

Anti-Stigma website dedicated to combating discrimination in employment.

 

Talking Treatments

 

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

 

Provider of information on councelling and training options.

 

Training and education

 

Expert Patients Program

 

NHS funded self help courses suitable for anyone with a long term health condition. Helps people to take controll of their illness.