by PaulOxo | Dec 15, 2019 | Students
Nightline
Website: www.nightline.ac.uk
The nightline association provides listening, support and information helplines run by university students for university students, including about mental health related issues.
Student Minds
Email: info@studentminds.org.uk
Website: www.studentminds.org.uk
Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity, aiming to provide students with the skills, knowledge and confidence to talk about their mental health and support their peers.
by PaulOxo | Dec 15, 2019 | Stigma
Time to Change
Website: www.time-to-change.org.uk
Time to Change is the main national anti-stigma campaign, run by leading mental health charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness.
by PaulOxo | Dec 15, 2019 | Self Help
Big White Wall
Website: www.bigwhitewall.com
A safe online community of people who are anxious, down, or not coping who support and help each other by sharing what’s troubling them, guided by trained professionals. Also available as an app.
CBT Online
Website: www.moodgym.anu.edu.au
An interactive site that teaches people cognitive behavioural therapy skills to prevent and cope with depression.
Down Your Drink
Website: www.downyourdrink.org.uk
Down Your Drink is a free website based programme allowing people to look more closely at their drinking and examine ways of cutting down. Developed by a team of researchers at University College London and endorsed by Alcohol Concern.
Elefriends
Website: www.elefriends.org.uk
Run by mental health charity Mind, Elefriends aims to provide a safe, supportive online community where everyone can share experiences relating to mental ill health and get support from people with similar experiences.
FearFighterTM
Website: http://fearfighter.cbtprogram.com
A NICE guideline approved, evidence-based online program for generalised anxiety, panic and phobia. Uses CBT principles.
Get Self Help
Website: www.getselfhelp.co.uk
This website offer free cognitive behavioural based self-help and therapy resources, including worksheets and self-help mp3s.
Happyhealthy
Website: www.happyhealthyapp.com
Health app linking brief daily reflection exercises to allow people to make more mindful decisions about lifestyle, exercise, nutrition and sleep to manage mental wellbeing.
Head space
Website: www.headspace.com
App based around teaching mindfulness meditation principles to improve wellbeing.
Moodscope
Website: www.moodscope.com
Web-based mood tracking and management platform.
Mood panda
Website: www.moodpanda.com
Mood panda is an app-based platform allowing people to track their moods.
Scottish Recovery Network
Website: www.scottishrecovery.net
The Scottish Recovery Network explores mental health recovery using narrative or storytelling philosophical approaches to mental health.
Sleepio
Website: www.sleepio.com
App for sleep management combining cognitive behavioural principles and the latest in sleep research.
Stay Alive App
Website: http://www.prevent-suicide.org.uk
The Stay Alive app is a suicide prevention pocket app for the UK, developed by Grass roots Suicide prevention. It allows users to create a list of resources and strategies to stay safe from suicide and links into crisis support available.
The Tidal Model
Website: www.tidal-model.com
The Tidal Model is a philosophical approach/ mental health recovery model used by mental health nurses and people using mental health services.
Wellbeing Podcasts
Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk/podcasts-and-videos
The Mental Health Foundation has created a series of free audio podcasts to improve wellbeing, including guided relaxation, mindfulness practise and overcoming fear and anxiety.
Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP®)
Website: www.mentalhealthrecovery.com
Provides information on using WRAP® as part of mental health recovery approaches.
WorkGuru
Website: www.workguru.org
Web-based stress management programme providing tools to build resilience and manage stress in a workplace setting.
by PaulOxo | Dec 15, 2019 | Self Harm
Harmless
Email: info@harmless.org.uk
Website: www.harmless.org.uk
Harmless is a user led organisation that provides a range of services about self-harm, including support, information, training and consultancy to people who self-harm, their friends and families and professionals. Includes resources on alternative coping strategies.
NSHN (National Self Harm Network)
Website: www.nshn.co.uk
The National Self Harm Network offers an online moderated support forum for people affected by self-harm.
SelfharmUK
Website: www.selfharm.co.uk
selfharmUK is a project dedicated to supporting young people impacted by self-harm, providing a safe space to talk, ask any questions and be honest about what’s going on in their lives. It allows people to share their personal stories around self-harm and receive answers online. Run by national charity Youthscape.
Self injury Support
Phone: 0808 800 8088 (Freephone helpline, 7pm-10pm, Mon-Fri)
Website: www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk
Self injury Support is a national organisation that supports girls and women affected by self-injury or self-harm. They run a dedicated self-injury helpline, as well as text and email support for girls and young women under 24 years of age and supports self-injury self-help groups.
by PaulOxo | Dec 15, 2019 | Research & Policy
Centre for Mental Health
Phone: 020 7827 8300 Email: contact@centreformentalhealth.org.uk
Website: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk
The UK’s leading authority in mental health research. Using research to change people’s lives.
Department of Health
Website: www.dh.gov.uk
The aim of the Department of Health is to help people to live better for longer. Its site provides information on health and social care policy and guidance publications and statistics.
DrugWise
Website: www.drugwise.org.uk
DrugWise provides a comprehensive resource of research information, statistics and reports relating to drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Gov.uk policy information
Website: www.gov.uk/government/policies
A comprehensive range of documents/reports on current government policy, including topics such as carers’ health and mental health service reform
Mental Health Foundation
Phone: 020 7803 1100
Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Improving the lives of those with mental health problems or learning difficulties, through research, policy work and running awareness campaigns like Mental Health Awareness Week.
Public Health England
Website: www.phe.gov.uk
Public Health England is the national public health agency. It aims to protect and improve the nation’s health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities. Its site provides public health research and policy publications.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Phone: 020 7235 2351 Email: reception@rcpsych.ac.uk
Website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional medical body responsible for oversight of psychiatrists in the UK. It provides training, conducts research and sets standards for the profession, and also provides information. For the general public on mental health issues and mental health services and treatments.
by PaulOxo | Dec 15, 2019 | Refugees
Refugeee Council
Phone: 020 7346 6 700
Website: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
The UK’s largest organization working with refugees and asylum seekers. Includes the provision of specialist therapeutic services targeted to the needs of these populations.
by PaulOxo | Dec 15, 2019 | Psychosis
Action on Postpartum Psychosis
Phone: 0203 3229 900 Email: app@app-network.org
Website: www.app-network.org
Action on Postpartum Psychosis is a network of women with lived experience of postnatal psychosis, professionals and academics in the field. It offers peer support to families affected by postnatal psychosis, raises awareness and supports research into its causes.
Hearing Voices Network
Phone: 0114 271 8210 Email: nhvn@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.hearing-voices.org
The Hearing Voices Network is committed to helping people who hear voices, see visions and experience tactical sensations and those that support them. They run a range of self-help groups and deliver training for professionals and the general public.
Voice Collective
Phone: 0207 911 0822 Email: info@voicecollective.co.uk
Website: www.voicecollective.co.uk
The Voice Collective is a London wide project that supports children and young people who hear voices, see visions or have other unusual sensory experiences. It also offers support for parents/ families and training for professionals.
by PaulOxo | Dec 15, 2019 | Physical First Aid
British Red Cross
Phone: 0344 871 1111 Email: information@redcross.org.uk
Website: www.redcross.org.uk
The British Red Cross is one of the largest providers of accredited first aid training in the UK.
St John Ambulance
Phone: 0844 770 4800 (for training course enquiries)
Website: www.sja.org.uk
St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid charity, with an aim to teach everyone simple, life saving skills.
by PaulOxo | Dec 15, 2019 | Personality Disorder
Emergence
Email: admin@emergenceplus.org.uk
Website: www.emergenceplus.org.uk
Emergence is a service user led organisation with the overarching aim of supporting all people affected by personality disorder, including service users, carers, family and friends and professionals.
Personality disorder
Website: www.personalitydisorder.org.uk
The website for the Department of Health’s National Personality Disorder Programme, which provides a range of resources, including a service finder and details of pilot projects relating to personality disorder
Personality disorder – knowledge and understanding framework
Website: www.personalitydisorderkuf.org.uk
The Knowledge and Understanding Framework is the national training framework to support people to work more effectively with personality disorder.
by PaulOxo | Dec 15, 2019 | Older People
Age UK
Phone: 0800 169 2081 (Freephone adviceline)
Website: www.ageuk.org.uk
AgeUK provides a range of information and support services for older people and those caring for them. Includes befriending services to combat loneliness in elderly people, which may contribute to mental health issues.
Alzheimer’s Society
Phone: 0300 222 1122 Email: enquiries@alzheimers.org.uk
Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk
The Alzheimer’s Society provides a range of information and support services for anyone affected by dementia.
Dementia UK
Phone: 0800 888 66 78 (Freephone helpline) Email: direct@dementiauk.org
Website: www.dementiauk.org
Dementia UK offers specialist one to one support and expert advice for people living with dementia, including nursing support through their team of Admiral Nurses.