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.
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.
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.
FRANK
FRANK is a confidential drug advice line. Call 0800 776 600 or visit website.
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
- Free, confidential phone line you can call when you’re feeling down.
- Helpline: 0800 838 587
- Email: info@breathingspacescotland.co.uk
- Website: www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk
CALL Helpline Wales
- Confidential listening and support service for people in Wales.
- Tel: 0800 132 737
- Website: www.callhelpline.org.uk
Carers UK
- Information and help for the UK’s six million carers.
- Tel: 020 7490 8818
- Carers line: 0808 808 7777
- Email: info@carersuk.org
- Website: www.carersuk.org
Carers Northern Ireland
- Tel: 028 9043 9843
- Email: info@carersni.org
- Website: www.carersni.org
Carers Scotland
- Tel: 0141 221 9141
- Email: info@carerscotland.org
- Website: www.carerscotland.org
Carers Wales
- Tel: 029 2081 1370
- Email: info@carerswales.org
- Website: www.carerswales.org
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
- Database of UK counsellors, with information on training, experience and fees.
- Website: www.counselling-directory.org.uk
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
- Comprehensive information about mental illnesses.
- Website: www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation
- Uses research and practical projects to help people survive, recover from and avert mental health problems.
- Tel: 020 7803 1101
- Email: mhf@mhf.org.uk
- Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation Scotland
- Tel: 0141 572 0125
- Email: scotland@mhf.org.uk
- Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk/about-us/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
- Offers acessible information on NICE mental health guidelines.
- Email: nccmh@org.uk
- Website: www.nccmh.org.uk
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.
- Helpline: 0845 122 8622
- Website: www.psychnet-uk.com
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
- Offers information, crisis care and emotional support.
- Helpline: 0845 767 8000
- Email: info@sane.org.uk
- Website: www.sane.org.uk
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
1 in 4 Forum
- UK’s largest mental health online forum.
- Website: www.1in4-forum.org
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.



