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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 Top of page
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 Top of page
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 Top of page
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.
www.direct.gov.uk/en/CaringForSomeone
www.carersuk.org

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.

Carers in Hertfordshire can:

- tell you about your rights as a carer

- 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.
www.youngcarers.net
Depression Top of page
Depression Alliance is a UK charity offering help to people with depression, run by sufferers themselves.
Drugs and Alcohol Top of page
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 Top of page
Beating Eating Disorders:  www.b-eat.co.uk
Information and advice for those experiencing eating disorders.
General Top of page
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 Trust exists 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 Top of page
Manic Depression Fellowship:  www.mdf.org.uk
Information and self-help resources for those diagnosed with Bi-polar affective Disorder.
Medication Top of page
British National Formulary:  www.bnf.org.uk
Up to date information about medication and their effects.
Mental Health Top of page
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 Top of page
Hertsviewpoint:  www.hertsviewpoint.co.uk
If you would like to get invoolved in helping to improve mental health services in Hertfordshire.
Post natal-depression Top of page
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 Top of page
National Self-Harm Network:  www.nshn.co.uk
Information for those who self-injure.
Schizophrenia Top of page

Schizophrenia.com:  www.schizophrenia.com
Informative and detailed information about Schizophrenia.

Younger People Top of page
Connexions-direct:  www.connexions-direct.com
Providing information and advice for young people
Child Line:  www.childline.org.uk
ChildLine is the free, 24-hour helpline for children and young people in the UK.
Mind, Body & Soul:  www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk
Informative and easy to use site for younger people about mental health issues.
Young Minds:  www.youngminds.org.uk
Young Minds is the national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people.

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