Advice Websites

Mind

Wirral Mind provides services for people who have mental health needs in Chester Street Birkenhead, St Catherine’s Hospital and in the community throughout Wirral.

Click here for their website

Advocacy in Wirral

Advocacy in Wirral is a charity, which was set up in July 1992 by a small group of service users who had identified an unmet need in the services being offered to people with mental health problems in Wirral. This service has now been extended to cover people who experience drug and/or alcohol related problems.

Click here to visit AIW

Family Tree

Family Tree is a Wirral based organisation supporting carers and families affected by severe mental health problems, especially those that are psychotic in nature.

http://www.familytreewirral.btik.com/

 

Stand to Reason

Social justice in mental health

Stand to Reason is a service-user led organisation that intends to work with and for people with mental ill health in the way that Stonewall has for gay people: raising the profile, fighting prejudice, establishing rights and achieving equality.

http://www.standtoreason.org.uk/home

mentalhealthcare.org.uk

This website contains information for family members and friends of people who have psychosis.

The information is based on the results of research carried out to learn more about the causes of psychosis and to develop better treatments or improve existing ones. Many researchers also work in NHS mental health services
and so have extensive knowledge about psychosis as a result of their professional experience.

There is also a chance to contact a pharmacist, a psychiatrist and a psychologist  direct by email for any answers you may have.

www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/

FRANK

FRANK is a confidential drug advice line. Call 0800 776 600 or visit website.

www.talktofrank.com

Mary Ellen Copeland’s Mental Health Recovery site.

Mental Health Recovery and WRAP was started in 1989 as Mary Ellen Copeland began her studies of how people help themselves, get well, and stay well and her work received an important boost from the 1992 publication of the best-selling Depression Workbook. The Workbook, now a keystone in mental health circles, was the result of interviews with hundreds of people and years of research. Mary Ellen has continued these studies and now works with a highly competent and skilled staff and experts from around the country. Her books, CDs, DVDs, and online courses have been widely used and distributed all over the world.

http://www.mentalhealthrecovery.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/mental_health/index.shtml

Breathing Space Scotland

CALL Helpline Wales

  • Confidential listening and support service for people in Wales.
  • Tel: 0800 132 737
  • Website: www.callhelpline.org.uk

Carers UK

Carers Northern Ireland

Carers Scotland

Carers Wales

CAUSE (Carers and Users Support Enterprise)

  • Northern Ireland charity providing practical and emotional support to relatives and carers of people with mental illness.
  • Tel: 028 9023 8284
  • Email: info@cause.org.uk
  • Website: www.cause.org.uk

Counselling Directory

HandsOnScotland

  • An online resource for anybody working with children and young people, providing practical information and techniques on developing positive mental wellbeing.
  • Website: www.handsonscotland.co.uk

Maytree

  • A sanctuary for the suicidal: a place where, during a brief stay, a person will find the support that can alleviate despair and isolation.
  • Tel: 020 7263 7070
  • Website: www.maytree.org.uk

Mental Health Care

Mental Health Foundation

Mental Health Foundation Scotland

Mind

  • Offers many services including helplines, drop-in centres, supported housing, counselling, befriending, advocacy, employment and training schemes.
  • Information line: 0845 766 0163
  • Email: contact@mind.org.uk
  • Website: www.mind.org.uk

National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health

Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health

  • Provides local support, including housing schemes, home support, advocacy services and information, for those with mental health needs.
  • Tel: 028 9032 8474
  • Website: www.niamh.co.uk

PsychNet-UKMental health and psychology directory.

Rethink

  • Support and advice for everyone affected by severe mental illness.
  • General enquiries: 0845 456 0455
  • National advice service: 020 7840 3188
  • Email: info@rethink.org
  • Website: www.rethink.org

Samaritans

  • Provides 24-hour, confidential emotional support to any person who is suicidal or despairing.
  • UK helpline: 0845 790 9090
  • ROI helpline: 1850 609 090
  • Email: jo@samaritans.org
  • Website: www.samaritans.org.uk

Sane

Scottish Association for Mental Health

  • Campaigns and provides services across Scotland for people with mental health problems, homelessness, addictions and other forms of social exclusion.
  • Tel: 0141 568 7000
  • Email: enquiries@samh.org.uk
  • Website: www.samh.org.uk

Time to Change

  • England’s most ambitious programme to end discrimination faced by people who experience mental health problems.
  • Website: www.time-to-change.org.uk

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Working Together for Recovery 

Working Together’ was developed in Cambridge ten years ago as an informal network made up of a wide and growing range of people who care about mental health issues. It exists to provide a friendly forum for sharing innovative practice, promoting user involvement and supporting individuals who are trying to make a difference, wherever they are and whatever their background. Working Together aims to breaks down barriers and accept differences. If you choose to get involved with us we can offer you a positive experience amongst like minded people.

www.workingtogetherforrecovery.co.uk/

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