Addiction
Turning Point
Turning point provides a range of services to help you with drug or alcohol issues, a mental health concern or a learning disability. Turning point enables self-referral and so the link to this can be found on our “Forms & Self-Referrals” section. Click on the link below to find out more about Turning Point.
https://www.turning-point.co.uk/about-us.html
TalktoFrank
TalktoFrank is a resource where you can learn more about recreational drugs and access a free 24/7 helpline, text chat or online live chat. As well as learning more about different substance, you can find local support centres nearest to you.
ADHD
ADHD Solutions
ADHD Solutions CIC is an independent initiative set up to support children young people and adults who have ADHD, their families, and the professionals who are working with them. Support includes understanding ADHD, life skills, social and study skills, anger management, and preparation for the transition to the adult world as well as helping adults with organisation, time management and their finances
http://cmsms.adhdsolutions.org/
Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s society
Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading dementia charity. We campaign for change, fund research to find a cure and support people living with dementia today.
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
Anxiety
LAMP Mental Health Care and Support
LAMP are a champion for mental health. They offer support in many ways including finding the right information, helping you to know your rights, understanding mental health, expressing your views and supporting carers.
https://www.lampadvocacy.co.uk/
Samaritans
Non-judgemental, confidential, free to call 24 hour listening service to provide support for people who are struggling with their mental health.
Autism
National Autistic society
The UK’s leading charity for people on the autism spectrum and their families. Since 1962, we have been providing support, guidance and advice, as well as campaigning for improved rights, services and opportunities to help create a society that works for autistic people.
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar UK is the only national charity dedicated to empowering individuals and families affected by bipolar. Peer support is at the core of our work. Our integrated service consists of more than 85 peer support groups, a moderated eCommunity with over 5,000 active users, one-to-one peer support provided by telephone and email, information and resources on our website which is accessed by almost 300,000 people a year and we empower approximately 1,000 people per month to stay well with the ambition to reach thousands more.
Dementia
Alzheimer’s society
Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading dementia charity. We campaign for change, fund research to find a cure and support people living with dementia today.
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
Depression
Mind
When you’re experiencing a mental health problem, supportive and reliable information can change your life. Mind empowers people to understand their condition and the choices available to them through their Infoline, which offers callers confidential help for the price of a local call, their Legal Line, which provides information on mental health related law to the public, service users, family members/carers, mental health professionals and mental health advocates and their award-winning publications and website, now certified by the Information Standard.
Samaritans
Non-judgemental, confidential, free to call 24 hour listening service to provide support for people who are struggling with their mental health.
LAMP Mental Health Care and Support
LAMP are a champion for mental health. They offer support in many ways including finding the right information, helping you to know your rights, understanding mental health, expressing your views and supporting carers.
https://www.lampadvocacy.co.uk/
Eating Disorder
Beat Eating disorders
Beat Eating Disorders offers a helpline you will speak to a trained support worker experienced in listening and talking to people in a similar situation to you. We know it can be difficult to reach out for help and talk about what you are feeling and going through, but we aim to provide a supportive, non-judgemental space.
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-services/helplines
General Support
Mind
Mind provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. Mind campaigns to improve services, raises awareness and promotes understanding of mental health problems.
OCD
OCD UK
We provide advice, information, and support services for those affected by OCD, and campaign to end the trivialisation and stigma of OCD.
https://www.ocduk.org/having-ocd/
Parkinsons
Parkinsons.org.uk
For everyone affected by Parkinson’s. Working for fair treatment and better services for people with Parkinson’s, scientists and supporters, fundraisers and families, carers and clinicians, all working side by side.
https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/
Post-natal Mental Health
Post Natal Depression Awareness and Support
A variety of support available which includes a helpline and support groups. PANDAS also have an active social media and provide information relevant to you.
https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/
PTSD
Samaritans
Non-judgemental, confidential, free to call 24 hour listening service to provide support for people who are struggling with their mental health.
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
British Association for counselling and psychotherapy (BACP)
If you’re not sure whether therapy could help, what type of therapy you need, or how to find a safe and effective counsellor or psychotherapist, BACP will help you find the information you need.
https://www.bacp.co.uk/search?UserLocation=51.5073509%2C-0.1277583&q=PTSD&SortOrder=0
Well-being
Reading well
Reading Well is designed to support people to understand and manage their health and wellbeing using helpful reading. The books are all chosen/endorsed by health experts, as well as people living with the conditions covered and their relatives/carers. A new list, Reading Well for Children, will be launched in February 2020.
