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Here I have provided some mental health links that may be useful to you. If you have any suggestions for sites that will be helpful to list here, please email me.
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Mental Health
Shift Shift is an initiative to tackle stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health issues in England.
British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP) The Lead Organisation for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in the UK.
British Association of Occupational Therapists and College of Occupational Therapists
COT Specialist section for mental health.
SANE was established in 1986 to improve the quality of life for people affected by mental illness.
The National Institute of Mental Health provides a wealth of mental health information, research, advice and news articles.
The Mental Health Foundation is a UK charity providing supportive information, campaigns for awareness, information and news.
MIND is a UK mental health charity.Rethink an organisation that campaigns for fair treatment in mental health.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists - The online mental health resource
Child Mental Health
The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) is a charity that supports the well being of children and young people.
Young Minds a children's mental health charity for young people.
The Centre for Child Mental Health Continuing Professional Development Opportunities for Anyone Working to Improve Child and Adolescent Emotional Well-being.This is Abuse a government initiative site to enable teenagers to be empowered when facing an abusive situation in relationships.
Bereavement
Association for Death Education and Counselling (ADEC) provides information and support for dealing with loss.
Grief Loss & Recovery is an on line grief support group, users can send in poems, prayers and memoirs.Cruse Bereavement Care provides online support, a helpline and plenty of supporting materials for those coping with loss.
Counselling
NHS Choices information about counselling, NICE recommendations and different types of counselling that can be tried.It's Good to Talk provides information about counselling and psychotherapy choices.
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) provides you with research information, training courses, advice and professional resources.
Counselling Directory this website is a support network of UK counsellors and psychotherapists, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered, fees and contact details. This service is free, confidential and easy to use.Abuse Survivors provides information and support to those affected by abuse.
Creative Therapy
Silver Owl creative wokshop design and facilitation. Silver Owl workshops are tailored to produce a stimulating environment where creative thinking, dynamic dialogue and insight can thrive.Creative Therapy Network meet different creative arts therapists, information about creative therapy and networking for creative therapists.
Drama Therapy Network is a resource for dramatherapists all over the world.
Depression
NHS Choices information about depression, its symptoms, causes and treatment options.Depression Alliance is a UK charity offering help to people with depression, run by sufferers themselves.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) provides a wealth of information for mood disorders, empowerment help, support and training.Depression World provides information, support and advice to those affected by depression.
Living Life to the Full is an NHS supported CBT course to help patients with anxiety and depression. You can link up as a practitioner to your clients to see how they are getting on and to offer help if and when needed. It also has a Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) Test.
Stress Management
Stresscabin is a place where you can learn to relax and deal with stress. A place where you can change how you manage stress.
Stresscabin will assist you in better managing personal stress, relationship stress, stress at work, or stress arising from personal injury, mental, emotional, spiritual and physical health concerns.
The International Stress Management Association (ISMA) promotes well being and stress prevention.Stress Management Society helps to combat stress through the latest knowledge and ideas. They have a helpline and a free stress guide.
Speechmark’s mental health resources offer practical solutions for personal development, mental health and social care for people of all ages.
Publications cover emotional development with children, educational psychology, personal development with adults, counselling, stress and anxiety management, depression and schizophrenia.
