Below is an extensive list of useful websites across the UK and across the US.
Click on link below to go down the page to that particular section, then click on title to go direct to that website.
Benefitsinmind:
A very comprehensive benefits and mental health advice site aimed at both professional and service users.
Citizens Advice Bureau
Gives information and advice about benefits, debt problems, legal issues and local services.
Department of Work and Pensions:
Excellent site for information on benefits.
Equality and Human Rights Commission:
Website of the independent body set up by the Government to help secure civil rights for disabled people, and advice on the working of disability legislation.
Diverse Minds:
(Part of MIND) Information about Black and minority ethnic communities and mental health. Includes upcoming events and new translations of Mind booklets.
Mental Health Commission:
Complaint regarding detention.
MIND:
Mind is the leading mental health charity. The website offers a wealth of mental health information and a guide to Mind's many projects around the
country.
Online Counselling:
Uk on-line site.
Adfam:
Working with and for families affected by drugs and alcohol.
ADS - The Alcohol and Drugs Service:
People aged 18 or older, their partners and family members. Offers free advice, information and support to anyone whose life is being adversely affected
by alcohol and drug use.
Alcoholics Anonymous:
Leading charity helping those with alcohol abuse and their carers.
Drugscope:
Drugscope is the UK's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs.
Families Anonymous:
For relatives and friends concerned about the use of drugs or related behavioural problems.
NACOA - National Association for Children of Alcoholics:
Providing information, advice and support for alcohol dependent parents and concerned about their welfare.
Narcotics Anonymous:
NA is a non-profit, international, community organisation for recovering addicts. NA members learn from one another to live drug free.
Talk to Frank - National Drugs Helpline:
Offers free, confidential drugs info.
Age Concern:
Information about Alzheimer's Disease and other mental health problems associated with old age.
Alzheimers Society:
Leading UK care and research for people with dementia, their families and carers.
Avon Mental Health Directory:
A very comprehensive list of all organisations, whether charity / voluntary / government / private in the old Avon area.
Speak Up Somerset:
Mental health website for the good folk of Somerset.
The One In Eight Centre:
Wonderful, unique and inspirational!!!
Beacon of Hope Mental Illness:
Help for spouses and partners.
Carers - Government Information for Carers:
For carers, good on carer's assessments.
National Caregivers Association (USA):
For all kinds of carers.
Parentline:
Designed to help anyone caring for a child.
The Childrens Society:
Help for young carers.
Young Carers:
Excellent website specially for young carers.
Young Carers Research Group:
YCRG publications, other publications and articles on young carers, contact details of the YCRG and young carers projects in the uK.
Association for Post-Natal Illness:
Information about post-natal illness.
Biological Unhappiness:
Big and heavily used US psychiatric website. Interesting slant is that evolution has created weaknesses or mal adaptions in our minds that are ill
suited to contemporary society. Though another way of looking at it is that contemporary society is ill suited to who we are!! Thanks to Paulie for this
site.
Changes Mutual Help Group:
The leading UK charity for people suffering from depression. The website has a wealth of information and advice about depression.
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation:
About bipolar disorder/manic depression in children. Excellent site.
Depression Alliance:
Information about depression.
Manic Depression Fellowship:
Includes a chatroom and on-line support groups.
Hidden Hurt:
For those being beaten at home.
Womens Aid Foundation of England:
Womens Aid is the key charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. Supporting a network of over 500 domestic and sexual violence
services across the UK.
Eating Disorders help 1:
Site with lots of info and help on eating disorders (part of the Mental Health Resources).
Something Fishy:
More help and info on eating disorders.
Cazie's mental health website:
Cazie is a long time supporter of d/a and this site gives you more stuff on mental health than you will ever need.
Charities Aid Foundation:
A registered charity that works to create greater value for charities and social enterprise. They do this by transforming the way donations are made and
the way charitable funds are managed.
Childline:
Confidential help for children and young people in danger or trouble.
D.A.T.A.- Distress Awareness Training Agency
A group of service users who train other service users to talk to groups and organisations about mental health.
Holiday Care:
If you have mental health problems or are carers, we can help you take a break. Will send a list of suitable holidays.
Jane's Mental Health Source Page:
Loads of good Stuff!.
Mad Pride:
Mad Pride is an exciting campaign aimed at doing for mad people what gay pride did for gay people.
Making Space:
Recognised throughout the country as one of the most highly respected organisations in the field of mental health, providing high quality, innovative
services.
Mental Health - Refdesk.com:
Online mental health encyclopeadia.
Mental Health Media
Media against stigma.
Mental Help Net (USA):
"The most comprehensive source of online mental health information, news and resources".
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (USA):
Highly recommended website.
National Mental Health Association (USA):
Oldest and largest non-profit organisation addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. NMHA Resource Centre has over 60 brochures and
factsheets.
The Mental Health Foundation:
A very large and comprehensive site with information about mental illness.
Nonprofit Resource Centre:
Business for charities.
Richmond Fellowship:
One of the biggest providers of mental health in the country.
Royal College of Psychiatrists:
Useful factsheets, info, links for the public and professionals.
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health:
Research and consultancy.
The European Federation of Family Associations of Mentally Ill People:
European, interactive, and up to date information about the most challenging issues of mental illness. Representing 80,000 families in 19 countries.
Together:
Leading national charity working for wellbeing. Support for people with mental health needs to get what they want from life and to feel happier.
World Federation for Mental Health:
An international non-government organisation for mental health since 1948.
World Health Organisation:
International mental health website for information.
World Health Organisation Guide:
Excellent guides designed to help people suffering from mental ill health.
Young Minds:
Excellent website for young people, their parents and professionals.
Zito Trust
"For improvements in the provision of community care for people with severe mental illness, to support victims of failure of care, research and training
in this field".
London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard:
Excellent site, loads of info.
BBC HEALTH - Mental Health and BBC Online:
Accessible, comprehensive information on a wide range of mental health conditions, as well as resources for getting help and treatment.
Department of Health:
Directory of over 160 organisations providing help and information. Copies of contact free of charge.
Intute (Formally OMNI):
Resources in Health and Medicine.
Medication: The Drug Info Site for Service Users:
Independent, detailed info about drug treatments for mental health needs.
Psychological Disorders:
...are you neurotic or psychotic? Depressive or schizoid - or just plain drunk? The website that explains the murky world of diagnosis.
Antidepressants.co.uk:
Extensive library of links covering every aspect of anti-depressants.
Obsessive Compulsive Action:
A leading national charity for people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
OCD UK
A leading national charity independently working working with and for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
SANE:
Offering support in the prevention of suicide and self harm.
The Samaritans:
Leading charity offering support for desperate and isolated people.
National Phobics Society:
For all sufferer's of phobias and their carers.
EPPIC - Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre:
Brilliant resources if you are trying to cope with first time psychosis.
Hearing Voices Network
Great site for all those who hear voices. Now has a helpline.
ISPS - The National Society for the Treatments of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses:
More for professionals but very informative newsletters.
RETHINK
"Working together to help people affected by severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, to recover a better quality of life."
Schizophrenia.com
Big American website run from Toronto University with lots of information on medicine.
National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland):
Working to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of those affected by schizophrenia and other mental illness, including family and carers.
World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders:
Excellent website. Free leaflets to download. The best about family care, from around the world.
Rant:
Self Harm (Portsmouth youth website) - with UK organisations, info and help.
Young People and Self Harm:
With a guide to 700 websites.
Youth Information:
Useful information toolkit website for young people.