If you are feeling distressed or suicidal and need to talk to someone, please call any of these emergency numbers:
Samaritans: 08457 90 90 90 Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.
Saneline: 0845 767 8000
This number is free and open from 1pm - 11pm, every day of the year.
NHS Direct: 0845 4647
If you are feeling unwell now, please call NHS Direct on 0845 4647 for nurse advice and health information. The helpline is open 24 hours.
Herts Mental Health Helpline: 01438 84 33 22
For service users and carers needing advice and support out of hours, including weekends and Bank Holidays.
Disclaimer: Herts Mind Network is not responsible for the content of external websites.
Anxiety
Anxiety UK works to relieve and support those living with anxiety
disorders by providing information, support and understanding via an
extensive range of services, including 1:1 therapy services.
First Steps to Freedom: www.first-steps.org
Information and self-help based website offering support to those who experience anxiety.
No Panic: www.nopanic.org.uk
Self help based site offering information for those experiencing anxiety.
Anxiety Network: www.anxietynetwork.com
Provides information about social anxiety, panic, and generalised anxiety.
Bereavement
Compassionate Friends: www.tcf.org.uk
Compassionate friends is an organisation of bereaved parents
Cruse: www.cruse.org.uk
A National organisation which offers confidential bereavement counselling.
Carers
Age Concern Hertfordshire promotes the well-being of all older people to help make later
life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.
AgeUK (formerly Age Concern) aims to improve later life for everyone through our information and
advice, campaigns, products, training and research.
The
Princess Royal Trust for Carers is the largest provider of comprehensive carers
support services in the UK.
Through its unique network of 144 independently managed Carers' Centres , 85
young carers services and interactive websites, www.carers.org and www.youngcarers.net,
The Trust currently provides quality information, advice and support services
to over 400,000 carers, including approximately 25,000 young carers.
- spend time helping you plan the support you need by problem solving and
telling you about local services and specialist organisations which may support
you.
- tell you about
ways you can look after your own health, meet other carers and add your voice
to theirs to influence provision of services.
www.wa-cc.org.uk Watford Asian Community Care works in partnership with Carers in
Hertfordshire to develop carer support services for Asian carers who
look after those who are ill, frail, disabled or suffering poor
mental health. They offer services in the Watford, Three Rivers
and Hertsmere areas.
Depression Alliance is a UK charity offering help to people with depression, run by sufferers themselves.
Drugs and Alcohol
Drug World: www.drugworld.org
Factual and easily understood information about drug use and drug misuse, particularly good for young people.
Narcotics Anonymous: www.ukna.org
A 12 step group for recovering addicts, self-help based. Also has a list of local meetings.
Alcoholics Anonymous: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
A 12 step group for recovering alcoholics, self-help based. Also has a list of local meetings.
The Site: www.thesite.org/info/drugs
Accurate information about the effects of many drugs that is particularly accessible for young people.
Eating Disorders
Beating Eating Disorders: www.b-eat.co.uk
Information and advice for those experiencing eating disorders.
General
Citizens Advice Bureau: www.citizensadvice.org.uk The Citizens Advice service provides free, independent, confidential and
impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.
Guideposts
Trustexists to provide direct services in the community for people with or
recovering from mental health issues, for people with Alzheimer's and other
forms of dementia, for people with a learning disability and for children with
special needs. We believe that all people have a right to an equality of
opportunity.
Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental
emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing
feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead
to suicide.
Manic Depression
Manic Depression Fellowship: www.mdf.org.uk
Information and self-help resources for those diagnosed with Bi-polar affective Disorder.
Medication
British National Formulary: www.bnf.org.uk
Up to date information about medication and their effects.
Mental Health
The National Mind Website: www.mind.org.uk
The National site for Mind, providing information on a wide range of mental health issues, including fact sheets and information about diagnosis, other resources that you can access, and information about the work that Mind does nationally.
Sane: www.sane.org.uk
A lot of very helpful information about mental illness.
Rethink: www.rethink.org
Formerly known as The National Schizophrenia Fellowship, detailed information about mental illness, information about treatments, and advice on legal matters.
The Mental Health Foundation: www.mhf.org.uk
Another site giving a lot of information about mental health issues and providing links to other resources.
BBC health online: www.bbc.co.uk/health/mental
The BBC provides general advice on emotional and mental health. Also provides links to other resources.
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy: www.bacp.co.uk
This site provides information about counselling and psychotherapy.
Relate: www.relate.org.uk
An organisation which provides counselling to people who are trying to resolve relationship difficulties. This service also provides a helpline.
Hearing Voices: www.hearing-voices.org
A resource for those who hear voices and want support with how this affects them.
Mental Health Sanctuary: www.mhsanctuary.com
Self-help website providing information about mental illness
Sainsbury's Mental Health Centre: www.scmh.org.uk
A site for service users, carers and professionals, that gives information about policies and service developments in the area of mental health.
User Involvement
Hertsviewpoint: www.hertsviewpoint.co.uk
If you would like to get invoolved in helping to improve mental health services in Hertfordshire.
Post natal-depression
Association for Post Natal Illness: www.apni.org
Provides support to mothers suffering from post-natal illness and aims to increase public awareness of the illness.
Self-injury
National Self-Harm Network: www.nshn.co.uk
Information for those who self-injure.
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia.com: www.schizophrenia.com
Informative and detailed information about Schizophrenia.
