General Resources
- The Samaritans
This service is staffed on a 24 hour basis and offers confidential phone support. You can talk to someone when you need it most. The 24 hour helpline is onTel: 0845 7 90 90 90 - Living Life to the Full
Life Skills Programme which is free to individuals. CBT based in the main with areas including confidence, problem solving and thinking. - NHS Moodzone weblink
This is a useful NHS resource which contains a range of online information including video and other interactive tools to help you to control your mood. - Mind
Mind, the mental health charity promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems. They have both a website or you can call their Infoline on Tel: 0845 766 0163 90 - Mental Health Ass. articles
UK Chartitable foundation that has a lot of helpful resources. This links to the self-help pages. - Personal Growth Articles
US based site which is self-help focused and includes a wide range of interesting articles - Psychology Info
US based website with general psychological information on a whole range of issues – most “paper-based” providing background additional reading matter around key subjects. It does cover a very broad range of material so perhaps worth a look.
Alphabetical List of Resource
- Addiction & Drugs
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
(well known 12-step organisation for those struggling with drinking.)
www.ukna.org
(Narcotics Anonymous – 12 step approach as with AA. Operate a helpline.
Tel: 0300 999 1212 (10.00am – midnight)
Drinking
Useful site with drinking calculators, self-help information.
www.smartrecovery.org
online support for addiction
Drug Use: Talk to Frank
General information on recreational and drug use - Anger
www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/
NHS Scotland’s self-help guides on a range of topics including anger and assertiveness
www.teamtechnology.co.uk/assertiveness/how-to-be-more-assertive.html
Paper based and online assertiveness exercises - Anxiety & OCD
www.social-anxiety.org.uk
(support and information for sufferers of social anxiety)
www.nopanic.org.uk
anxiety & panic attack support
www.ocdsymptoms.co.uk/home.htm
OCD support
www.ocduk.org
OCD support - Autism
www.theautismdirectory.com
(Autism resource directory)
www.nas.org.uk
autism support - Bereavement
Cruse (Bereavement)
Charity specialising in bereavement support and advice - Depression
Depression Alliance
Website covering the symptoms and treatment of depression
www.thecalmzone.net
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) an organisation against male suicide - Eating Disorders
Beat provides helplines, online support and a network of UK-wide self-help groups to help adults and young people in the UK beat their eating disorders- anorexia, bulimia and body image disorder - Men
www.mentomen.org
Men’s help website - Relationship
www.relate.co.uk
relationship support and information - Voices
www.hearing-voices.org
support for those hearing voices
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