Useful Organisations
General
Changing Minds campaign website: A campaign about mental illness: it can happen to anyone.
The new website Student Counselling in UK Universities is a central resource for students, and their family and friends to find support for dealing with common student psychological and emotional problems.
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Alcohol and Drugs
Useful organisations include Alcoholics Anonymous, Alanon (for friends and relatives) and Narcotics Anon
Anxiety
Help with panic attacks, phobias and other anxieties from the Phobics Society and No Panic
Befriending
Befrienders International A multi-lingual website aimed at people who are lonely, despairing or considering suicide. Befrienders do not judge or tell you what to do -- they listen.
Bereavement
If someone has died, help and information from London Bereavement Association and Cruse
Common Mental Health Issues
Information and advice on dealing with some common mental health issues, including eating disorders, bereavement, anxiety and sleep problems from the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Depression
Depression Alliance is a UK charity offering help to people with depression, run by sufferers themselves
Students against depression website, including information, resources and real student stories
Eating Disorders
Information and help on all aspects of eating problems from the Eating Disorders Association and Something Fishy
Gay and Lesbian
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard offers information about this 24-hour information, support and referral service for lesbians and gay men
Relationships and Family Counselling
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy can help you find a local Counsellor
If you are concerned about your relationships, contact Relate
Are you a parent, grandparent, single parent, gay or lesbian parent? Family 2000 is a mine of information.
These links offer links to information and accounts of personal experiences:
- Rethink : Working together to help everyone affected by severe mental illness.
- Depression Alliance
- The Eating Disorders Association
- Mind: The mental health charity
Speak with someone now?
The Samaritans including their e-mail service.
Stress UK for information, if you feel tense or tired and find concentrating difficult
Suicide coping with suicidal feelings
