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Mental Health Helplines Feb 25, 2014 10:28:27 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2014 10:28:27 GMT

Help is at the end of the line...
Whether you're concerned about yourself or someone you know, these Helplines can offer expert advice.

Depression, Anxiety, Obsession and other Mental Health Problems

Rethink Mental Illness: Support/advice for people living with mental illness
Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm)
Website: www.rethink.org

Depression Alliance: Charity for sufferers of depression.
Has a network of self-help groups.
Website: www.depressionalliance.org

CALM: Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15-35.
Website: www.thecalmzone.net

Bipolar UK: A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar
disorder.
Website: www.bipolaruk.org.uk

Samaritans: Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of
distress or despair.
Phone: 08457 90 90 90 (24-hour helpline)
Website: www.samaritans.org.uk

Sane: Charity offering support and carrying out research into mental illness.
Phone: 0845 767 8000 (daily, 6pm-11pm)
SANEmail email: sanemail@org.uk Website: www.sane.org.uk

Mind: Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems.
Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm)
Website: www.mind.org.uk

The Mental Health Foundation: Provides information and support for
anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk

YoungMinds: Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services
for parents and professionals.
Phone: Parents' helpline 0808 802 5544 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4pm)
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk

PAPYRUS: Young suicide prevention society.
Phone: HOPElineUK 0800 068 4141 (Mon-Fri,10am-5pm & 7pm-
10pm. Weekends 2pm-5pm)
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org

Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors: Information and support
for people with dissociative identity disorders.
Phone: 0800 181 4420 (Tuesday 6pm-9pm or by appointment)
Website: www.pods-online.org.uk

Mental Health Helplines Feb 10, 2016 16:40:40 GMT

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Post by jmk on Feb 10, 2016 16:40:40 GMT

Advice and resources for emotional wellbeing for children/teens

●MindFull is an Internet service for 11-17 year olds. They say: we provide support, information and advice about mental health and emotional wellbeing, helping you to overcome life's ups and downs and helping you to feel confident and happy about who you are. Best of all, because MindFull is online, you can get the help you need whenever you want it, wherever you are. MindFull is open everyday, between 10am and midnight, and offers help in three different ways, Self Help, MindFull Mentors, and Counsellors.

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●MindEd are a free, completely open access online education, available on tablets, phones or computers with bite sized chunks of 'e-learning' to help adults to support wellbeing and identify, understand and support children and young people with mental health issues. The learning material is written and edited by leading experts from the UK and adound the world.

www.minded.org.uk

●Young Minds, is online information for young people who are experiencing personal or emotional problems. They also provide a helpline for parents only, tel: 0808 802 5544.

www.youngminds.org.uk

●The National Self Harm Network is a national charity which aims to provide support to people that self harm, and the people affected by self harm, including family and professionals. They have some useful resources that can be downloaded on understanding more about self harm and strategies to encourage other ways of dealing with difficult emotions.

www.nshn.co.uk

Helpline 0800 622 6000 (7pm-11pm Thursday-Saturday), (6.00pm-10.30pm Sunday).

●Self Help Leaflets.

Some excellent self help leaflets for young people and adults provided by Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.

www.ntw.nhs.uk/pic/selfhelp/

●Self Help Books.

The overcoming self help books offer courses of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in book form, aimed at young peoplemand adults. CBT is recommended by the NHS for the treatment of many emotional and psychological problems. Our authors are mental health experts and our books are recommended by NHS pyschologists. Understand your symptons and start feeling better. We have self help guides on over 30 emotional and psychological problems.

www.overcoming.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=4795