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Action on elder
abuse
email:
enquiries@elderabuse.org.uk
This national organisation was established in 1993 by a
multidisciplinary group of practitioners, academics and
representatives of the voluntary sector who were concerned about
the lack of information and assistance for those who were abused or
were at risk of abusing. It has a national profile and the
organisation provides information, a telephone helpline, affordable
training and also lobbies for changes in the law and promote good
practice.
Addaction
67-69
Cowcross Street
London EC1M 6PU
Tel: 020 7251 5860
email:
info@addaction.org.uk
A wide variety of information on drugs and alcohol addiction,
including diagnosis and treatment, but also including information
on taking drugs more safely, and an individual’s rights upon
arrest. There are sections for families and young people.
ADDISS
10 Station Road
Mill Hill
London NW7 2JU
Tel: 020 8906 9068
email:
info@addiss.co.uk
The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support
Service provides people-friendly information and resources about
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to anyone who needs
assistance - parents, sufferers, teachers or health
professionals.
Advisory Centre for
Education
1c Aberdeen Studios
22 Highbury Grove
London N5 2DQ
Tel: 0808 800 5793
This organisation provides free advice about state education in
England and Wales for 5-16 year olds.
2nd Floor
50-52 Great Sutton Street
London EC1V 0DJ
Tel: 0845 3 55 55 77
email:
info@afasic.org.uk
Parent-led organisation for children and young people with speech
impairments. Provides information about various problems,
techniques and treatments, news, and a helpline.
Age Concern England
Astral House
1268 London Road
London SW16 4ER
Tel: 020 8765 7200
An excellent site, providing information and advice to older people
and their carers, including over 40 in depth, full text factsheets
and a similar number of reading lists from abuse to transport, and
an extensive list of links to related web sites.
The Reminiscence Centre
11 Blackheath Village
London SE3 9LA
Tel: 020 8318 9105
email:
administrator@age-exchange.org.uk
Age Exchange is a unique organisation which "aims to improve the
quality of life for older people by emphasising the value of their
memories to old and young, through pioneering artistic,
educational, and welfare activities". It runs courses 'reminiscence
projects’, and publishes manuals on reminiscence for professionals
(including publications which deal with dementia and ethnic
elders), provides 'reminiscence boxes' resources to encourage
reminiscence, and has a professional reminiscence theatre
group.
Al-Anon Family
Group
61 Gt. Dover Street
London SE1 4YF
Tel: 020 7403 0888.
Support group for friends and families of alcoholics. Includes a
frequently asked questions section, pamphlets and other literature,
and information on group meetings in the UK.
Waterbridge House
32-36 Loman Street
London SE1 0EE.
Tel: 0I71 928 7377
email:
contact@alcoholconcern.org.uk
This site provides information and articles on a range of topics
surrounding alcoholism. Includes 18 excellent factsheets crammed
with information that would be very useful for professionals such
as Alcohol and the Law and Drink-drive accidents, a search engine,
and a good list of alcohol related links.
Alcohol Focus
Scotland
2nd Floor
166 Buchanan Street
Glasgow
G1 2LW
Tel: 0141 572 6700
email:
enquiries@alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk
The national volunteer organisation for alcohol issues in Scotland.
Provides information about alcohol, including legal matters,
frequently asked questions, and tips for safe drinking.
Tel: 0845 769 7555
email:
meilto:aanewcomer@runbox.com
Contact details for all English AA meetings. There is a quiz to
determine whether AA is the right type of organisation for an
individual, and a frequently asked question section about AA and
alcoholism.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Ireland
General Service Office, 109 South Circular Road
Leonard's Corner
Dublin 8, Ireland
Tel: 353 1 4538998
email:
ala@indigo.ie
This site provides information about the organisation, as well as
contact numbers for local services. There is also a magazine for
members.
45-46 Lower Marsh
London SE1 7RG
Tel: 020 7620 3011
email:
info@alz.co.uk
Alzheimer’s Disease International is an international organisation
based in the UK bringing together all the national Alzheimer
societies throughout the world. The site is interesting both to
people with an interest in dementia generally as well as people who
are interested in the international perspective. There is a good
educational section on dementia for both patients and carers. The
society has a dementia research group and is doing invaluable work
on dementia in the developing world.
Alzheimer's Research
Forum
Alzheimer's Research Forum a site interested in primary research
into the causes and mechanisms of all forms of dementia. The site
allows researchers to discuss hypotheses and recent and classic
papers, research tools and techniques and even look for jobs and
grants in the United States. There are regular live discussions on
the site with researchers which should be a model for all
professional web-sites in this field. There is also a section of
Alzheimer's Disease for patients and the carers.
Gordon House
10 Greencoat Place
London, SW1P 1PH
Tel: 020 7306 0606
The Alzheimer’s Society gives support to families by linking them
through membership and provides information on Alzheimer's Disease
and dementia. Lots of useful information including leaflets on
dementia, treatments and other problems, sections for carers, and
support services.
Alzheimer House
43 Northumberland Avenue
Dun Laoghaire
Co Dublin, Ireland
Tel: 1 800 341 341
email:
info@alzheimer.ie
This organisation provides support services to individuals with
alzheimer’s in Ireland, including day centres, home care, and
respite services, as well as offering carer support groups and
information to the general public.
Centre for Social Work
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham NG7 2RD
Tel: 0115 9515400
This association is dedicated to the protection from abuse of
adults and children with learning disabilities. The website
provides information mainly to workers in the field on becoming a
member, relevant publications, research and training.
Anxiety UK
(formerly National Phobics Society)
A national registered charity formed 30 years ago by a
sufferer of agoraphobia for those affected by anxiety disorders.
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.
145 Dawes Rd
London SW6 7EB
Tel: 020 7386 0868
email:
info@apni.org
Support site for those suffering from postnatal illness. Offers
leaflets on postnatal depression, links to related websites and
publications, and a newsletter. There is also a system pairing
sufferers with volunteer supporters.
The site is in the form of a documentation of facts about
autism. Information is provided on the definition of terms, book
references, useful organisations and treatment programs. There is
also information about controversies surrounding autism and famous
people with the condition.
Autistic
Society
An excellent and easily navigable site providing lots of
information about most aspects of autism and Asperger’s syndrome.
There are links to current medical research, news updates, and
medications. There are also forums for carers, lists of alternative
treatments, and advice on various legal issues.
72 Lower Leeson Street
Dublin
Ireland
Tel: 00 353 890 303 302
Assists and supports those suffering from depression and their
families in Ireland. A helpline is available as well as support
groups, lectures, and current research on depression.
Aware Defeat Depression
66 Donegall
Street
Belfast BT1
2GT
Tel: 08451 20 29 61
email: help@aware-ni.org
Assists and supports those suffering from
depression and their families in Northern Ireland. A helpline
is available as well as support groups, lectures, and current
research on depression.
B
The Back-up
Trust
The Business Village
Broomhill Road
London SW18 4JQ
Tel: 020 8875 1805
email:
admin@backuptrust.org.uk
A charity to help people with spinal injuries rebuild their
self-confidence and independence. The trust provides a number of
physical activity courses a year, including skiing, trekking,
canoeing, and skydiving, among others.
Bandolier
Bandolier Office
Pain Research
The Churchill
Oxford
OX3 7LJ
Tel: 1865 226 132
Summarised systematic reviews of randomised trials by searching
medline and Pubmed. Bandolier Knowledge Bazaar assembles stories
from Bandolier under discrete headings such as healthy
living.
This site provides up to date news and archives of media
stories. The main page can be searched for individual topics,
including mental health and stigma. This is a very large site with
a lot of interesting features and articles.
BBC
Mental Health
This subsection of the BBC homepage provides detailed information
about various aspects of mental health for both patients and
carers. There is advice on treatment options, frequently asked
questions, and coping strategies.
(formerly the Eating Disorders Association)
103 Prince of Wales Road, Norwich
NR1 1DW.
beat is the main British charitable organisation providing
independent information about eating disorders. This comprehensive
website provides accurate information about the main eating
disorders. Also included is information on eating disorders
for male sufferers, sportspeople and older
people, issues that are frequently omitted from other web
sites. For young people there are interactive user-friendly pages
to help them identify if they may have an eating disorder followed
by practical, sensible advice regarding help available. Details of
the youth and adult telephone help-lines are provided and there is
a wealth of information about beat and other self-help and support
groups.
Bereavement Advice
Centre
Helpline: 0800 634 9494
Supports bereaved people on a range of
practical issues via a single freephone number. It offers advice on
all aspects of bereavement from registering the death and finding a
funeral director through to probate, tax and benefit queries.
The
Bipolar Association (MDF)
Castle Works
21 St George`s Road
London, SE1 6ES
Tel: 08456 340 540.
email: mdf@mdf.org.uk
Information about Manic Depression, including self help groups.
Also runs a legal information helpline. There is a self-assessment
tool, and a section on employment advice.
The Bipolar Association Cymru
(MDF)
22-29 Mill Street
City of Newport
South Wales
NP20 5HA
Help Line: 08456 340 080
email: info@mdfwales.org.uk
This site, together with the Bipolar4all forum, aims to
provide factual information on bipolar affective disorder,
treatments available, information and support for anyone affected
by bipolar disorder.
Studio 1016, Mile End Mill
Seedhill Road
Paisley PA1 1TJ
Information about Manic Depression, including self help groups.
Also runs a legal information helpline. There is a self-assessment
tool, and a section on employment advice.
PO BOX 105
Blackrock
Co Dublin
Ireland
Tel: 1890 200 444
Information about eating disorders, coupled with online support and
advocacy. Large selection of links applicable to both Ireland and
the rest of the UK.
Boswell,
James
James Boswell, Samuel Johnson's biographer, famous diarist, and
possible manic-depressive, was a heavy drinker. This page is an
attempt to put 'drunkenness in a biographical context'.
Davison House
1 Montague Road
Sheringham
Norfolk NR26 8WN.
Tel: 01263 822161
email:
Office@break-charity.org
Charity for people and carers with special needs. The charity
arranges holidays (with or without other family members) for the
special needs individual at resorts with trained carers to give
family members time off from caring.
British Association for Counselling and
Psychotherapy
BACP House
35-37 Albert Street
Rugby, Warks CV21 2SG
Tel: 0870 443 5252
A member group for counsellors and psychotherapists. The site
offers a training directory, information on finding a therapist,
and information about the organisation itself. There are also
sections on professionalism and ethics.
British Association
of Psychopharmacology
36 Cambridge Place
Hills Road
Cambridge CB2 1NS
Tel: 01223 358 395
This site provides information on psychopharmacology, which is
aimed primarily at professionals in the field. There is information
about conferences and educational opportunities. There are also
several consensus statements on things such as anti-depressants,
which people may find interesting.
British Dyslexia
Association
98 London Road,
Reading,
RG1 5AU
Tel: 0118 966 8271
email:
info@dyslexiahelp-bda.demon.co.uk
The BDA aims to help create a dyslexia-friendly society. It
promotes early identification and support, and works with dyslexics
in the criminal justice system. The site provides information about
the charity’s work, and a wide range of information about dyslexia
and various strategies for addressing the needs of a dyslexic
individual.
Access to full text is limited to subscribers only; but access
to tables of contents (eTOCs), abstracts, and the ability to search
full text, will continue to be available.
Each journal has a "view current and future titles" facility and an
Issue can be selected from the Archive. The BJP has an Archive of
all online Issues from September 1965 to the present. There is an
Archive containing tables of contents only from September 1965 to
September 1975 whilst abstracts are available from March 1975 to
December 1999. Full Texts and abstracts are available for all three
journals from January 2000 to the present. Older Issues of the BJP
can be ordered from services such as Ingenta.
British Medical
Journal
This site offers the full text of all articles published in the
weekly BMJ since January 1994. This is probably the best online
general medical journal to date. Access to the entire site is free
and the BMJ will give at least six months' notice of any change in
policy. The site allows searches, and also has some extra features
such as customised alerts which allow users to select the topics on
which they want to be kept informed rather than to receive a full
table of contents. There is also a website called Netprints
launched in December 1999 which provides a place for authors to
archive their completed studies - before, during or after peer
review by other agencies. Its scope is original research into
clinical medicine and health. The BMJ website provides additional
links to PubMed/Medline and to classified jobs, courses and career
adverts.
British Psychoanalytic
Council
West Hill House
6 Swains Lane
London N6 6QS
Tel: 020 7267 3626
email:
mail@psychoanalytic-council.org
The British Psychoanalytic Council combines the disciplines of
psychoanalysis, analytical psychology, psychoanalytic psychotherapy
and child psychotherapy. The site has an online register of related
practitioners, as well as basic information on psychotherapy.
British Psychological
Society
St Andrews House
48 Princess Road East
Leicester, LE1 7DR
Tel: 0116 254 9568
email:
enquiry@bps.org.uk
This site offers information about training as a psychologist, how
to find a psychologist, and career development events. In addition,
there is some recent research on psychological topics, and an FAQ
section about the Society and psychology in general.
email:
help@bullying.co.uk
This site offers a range of resources centred around the topic of
bullying. On-line help and advice is provided for parents and
children, including legal advice and problem pages for both parents
and children. In addition, further reading and details of the
bullying guidelines issued by the National Association of Head
Teachers are also provided.
CALM
Tel: 0800 58 58 58
Depression services for young men living in Manchester, Merseyside,
and Bedfordshire. The site addresses some of the issues that might
cause depression or anxiety, and offers a free, confidential advice
line. There are also stories of people who have used the
service.
20-25 Glasshouse Yard
London EC1A 4JS.
Helpline: 0808 808 7777
Carers UK is the voice of carers. It improves carers' lives
by providing information and advice on carers’ rights and by
campaigning for changes that make a real difference for carers.
The Scottish historian and 'sage of Chelsea' was famously
hypochondriacal, and had problems in his marriage with Jane Welsh
Carlyle. This is a new psychiatric assessment of his health and
personality.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
Warneford Hospital
Oxford, OX3 7JX
Tel: 01865 226476
email:
enquiries@cebmh.com
Provides information on recent research in evidence based mental
health. Also offers training and continuing professional
development courses of interest to people in the field.
The site has links to useful websites, resources and publications,
training events and checklists for critical appraisal and journal
clubs.
The Inquiry is funded by the National Patient Safety Agency
(for England and Wales), the Scottish Government (for Scotland) and
the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (for
Northern Ireland) to collect UK-wide data on cases of suicide and
homicide by people in the recent care of mental health services and
also the sudden unexplained death of psychiatric in-patients. The
Inquiry has collected data since 1996 and regularly publishes
reports and academic papers on its findings. The Inquiry aims to be
a national resource for information on suicide, homicide and sudden
unexplained death of in-patients and to make recommendations for
service development to reduce the likelihood of these tragedies
occuring in the future.
Contact: Alyson Williams 0161 275 0702
Information and support helpline: 0845 357 1000
Works to help bereaved families where a baby or child has died,
or where children are bereaved of someone important in their
lives.
It trains and supports those who come into contact with child
bereavement in the course of their work within healthcare,
education, social care, the emergency services and the voluntary
sector.
Offers a confidential information and support service for
professionals and families, providing a listening ear and
signposting to further local and national sources of support.
Tel: 0800 1111
Childline is a registered UK charity that aims to help children and
young people in trouble or danger. Resources are provided for both
adults and children. A variety of comprehensive factsheets are
available on varying aspects of child well being for example
bereavement, bullying, child abuse, eating disorders, exam stress
and stepfamilies. Information is also provided on how to obtain
help for these various problems.
209-211 City Road
London EC1V 1JN
Tel: 0808 808 3555
email:
info@cafamily.org.uk
Contact a Family is a UK charity which helps families who care for
children with any disability or special need. They are a main
source of information about rare disorders and are able to assist
affected adults as well as children. The site is easily searchable,
and information on a wide range of conditions is easily accessible
to parents, carers and professionals, with the option of ordering
further items.
Counsel and
Care
Twyman House
16 Bonny Street
London. NW1 9PG
Tel: 0845 300 7585
email:
advice@counselandcare.org.uk
Counsel and Care helps older people with a wide range of issues.
Their work is mainly advice given largely by telephone, letter and
advice sheets. The organisation also carries out studies on the
quality of care of older people including elder abuse dementia
depression user participation restraint and risk taking and the
difficulties of looking for a care home.
The Critical Psychiatry Website provides resources to other
sites and a selection of articles critical of psychiatry. It also
gives information about e-groups and bulletin boards. There are
links to a selection of psychiatric system survivor sites.
Crossroads Association
10 Regent Place
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 2PN
Tel: 0845 450 0350
email:
communications@crossroads.org.uk
Crossroads for Carers is a charity providing ‘in home care’ and
support to carers in the UK. They provide volunteer carers to give
the regular carer time off to do things on their own and have a
break. There is a scheme finder for people to find services in
their area.
126 Sheen Road
Richmond
Surrey TW9 1UR
Tel: 0870 167 1677
email:
helpline@crusebereavementcare.org.uk
Offers a service of counselling, advice and opportunities for
social contact to all bereaved people. Information on the grieving
process, and how to help children grieve are included.
London WC1N 3XX.
Tel: 020 7404 5011
email:
info@cry-sis.org.uk
This organisation provides support for families of babies who cry
excessively. There is some advice for soothing the child, a
helpline, and a book list of relevant publications.
Current Opinion in
Psychiatry
Current Opinion in Psychiatry is published as a full electronic
version from the BioMedNet service. Table of contents and abstracts
are available free of charge to any registered BioMedNet user and
full text (in pdf format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) of
articles for a fee. Current Opinion updates readers on clinical and
research advances in Psychiatry and includes a yearly review of the
field. The site is comprehensive and part of the larger current
opinion series covering other areas of medicine.
Deafinfo is a
central place for information about deaf mental health. You will
find information about mental health, about deafness, and about the
special services available to support deaf people who experience
mental distress.
Dental Fear
Central
Useful site full of information for anyone with: an extreme
phobia of dentists, with specific dental fears, or for dental
professionals and dental students with an interest in dental
anxiety management.
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London SW1A 2NL
Tel: 0207 210 4850
email:
dhmail@dh.gsi.gov.uk
The Department of Health’s aim is to improve health and well being
and to promote effective care for those who need it. Information on
publications, press releases, research and links to the Public
Health Group, the NHS Executive and the Social Care Group. The site
also provides information on statistics and surveys, including
links to the Government Statistics Service ‘StatBase’, through
which national statistics can be accessed on-line.
This site aims to provide up to date information from the
Government for professionals in the field, and is working on being
accessible to learning disabled people themselves. Content is
comprehensive, navigation easy and there are an impressive number
of links and essential downloadable pdf documents.
England Office
Depression Alliance
212 Spitfire Studios
63 - 71 Collier Street
London N1 9BE
Email:
information@depressionalliance.org
For an information pack, tel: 0845
123 23 20 to leave your name and
address,
Information, support and understanding for
people who suffer with depression and for relatives who want to
help. Self help groups, information, and awareness raising for
depression.
Self-help Nottingham, Ormiston House, 32-36 Pelham Street,
Nottingham NG1 2EG
Organisation run as a source of support for sufferers,
complementary to professional care. Offers some basic information
about depression and its treatment, as well as running a
helpline.
Direct
Government
The government’s website, providing information about all aspects
of legislation and opportunities.
The site boasts of access to over 1000 peer reviewed journals,
medical news and a wide range of condition-specific channels. It
provides links to Medline, free email: updates in your area of
interest and a handy list of conferences and meetings in the
medical world.
Doctor’s Support
Network
38 Harwood Road
Fulham
London SW6 4PH
Tel: 0870 321 0642
email:
lizzie@dsn.org.uk
The Doctor's Support Network (DSN) is a self-help group for doctors
who have been troubled at some stage in their lives.
Down's Syndrome
Association
Langdon Down Centre
2a Langdon Park
Teddington, TW11 9PS
Tel: 0845 230 0372
email:
info@downs-syndrome.org.uk
Information for living successfully with Down’s Syndrome. Facts and
reassurance for parents, a members group with news, literature and
research. There is also an online magazine for people with Down’s
Syndrome.
Tel:0845 166
8061
email: info@dhg.org.uk
A charity
offering support and information relating to heart conditions
associated with Down's Syndrome
.
Drinkline
Helpline: 0800 917 8282
Best time to telephone: 9am - 11pm, Monday to Friday
Drinkline offers information and self-help materials; help to
callers worried about their own drinking; support to the family and
friends of people who are drinking; Advice to callers on where to
go for help.
Drinkline is confidential and no names need be given. Callers to
the above number have the option of listening to recorded
information about alcohol or talking to an adviser
79a Eastfield Road
Peterborough PE1 4AS
Tel: 01733 347105
email:
drinksense@netcom.co.uk
Drinksense provides counselling, information, and support for
individuals with alcohol related problems and their families. There
are factsheets, links to related bodies, and a telephone helpline,
as well as information for families.
Eating Disorders
Unit—Research and Information
This site is the website of the Eating Disorders Unit at the
Institute of Psychiatry. There are sections for service users,
carers, and health care providers offering information and on-line
resources on a broad range of topics, including early recognition
of eating disorders, evidence-based treatments of eating disorders,
risk assessment and management, confidentiality, eating disorders
and the mental health act and many other topics. There are also
research sections giving an overview of current studies the unit is
involved in with links to more detailed information about each.
Epilepsy Action
New Anstey House
Gate Way Drive
Yeadon
LEEDS
LS19 7XY
Tel: 0808 800 5050
email:
epilepsy@epilepsy.org.uk
This site provides information to epileptics of all ages and those
working with them. Interesting features include chat facility and
online shop. Smart and easy to navigate, site search available. Up
to date news, and many contact points.
34 Old School House
Britannia Road
Kingswood
Bristol BS15 8DB
Tel: 0117 960 3060
email:
info@eric.org.uk
ERIC offers advice and support for children with incontinence. The
site includes sections for various age groups, parents, and
professionals, as well as an online shop for specialty items.
Thorough review of evidence on various aspects of the
management of people with LD. Scientific overviews of many aspects
of LD. Feedback can be given by email: or online form.
Part of the BBC website, this site consists of an interactive
‘virtual clubber’ who will ‘take the drugs for you’. Highlights the
effects of each drug or combination on the body.
Facts for Families is a series of over 60 brief factsheets
from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry.
Tel: 01423 714900
Leaders in the industry providing free newsletters, website help
and courses from 10 UK airports to help overcome fears of
flying.
This informative site is filled with useful tips to help
anyone overcome the debilitating fear of airline travel.
Research organisation working with people with Learning
Disabilities to improve their quality of life. Site has variety of
information and research findings, mainly on services and support
systems. Very professionally laid out for fast loading and
navigation. guestbook, gallery, bulletin boards and forums
encouraging contributions from all.
Foundation for the Study of
Infant Deaths
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT
Tel: 0870 787 0554
email:
fsid@sids.org.uk
This charity is devoted to preventing infant deaths, and promoting
baby health. They provide support services to those who have lost
an infant, as well as information on cot death and advice on
avoiding potentially dangerous situations.
PO Box 3192
Brighton BN1 3WR
United Kingdom
Tel : 01273 234024
email:
info@gendertrust.org.uk
The Gender Trust offers information and support to Transsexual,
Gender Dysphoric and Transgender people. It also offers information
and support for their families, partners and friends.
General Medical Council
Regent’s Place
350 Euston Road
London NW1 3JN
Tel: 0845 357 8001
email:
gmc@gmc-uk.org
The GMC sets and enforces standards for medical doctors within the
UK. It provides both standards which must be followed, and
guidelines for good and ethical practice. It is also the regulatory
body for medicine in the UK, and handles complaints against doctors
or health professionals once other forms of regulation have been
exhausted.
50 Ways To Leave Your Lager
Change your drinking, improve your
life
If you believe you’re drinking too much, or you know alcohol is
having a detrimental effect on your life, this website can
help.
Great
Ormond Street Hospital
Aimed at teenagers, this website acts as a one-stop educational
resource, signposting users to further sources of specialist help
and information. The content, which has all been clinically
approved by Great Ormond Street Hospital, in collaboration with
other organisations, covers many aspects of mental health related
conditions, treatments and therapies.
Westcotes House
Westcotes Drive
Leicester LE3 0QU
UK
Tel: 0116 2252885
Information is provided on current research activity, selected
publications from the Institute and links to other relevant
information sources.
HandsOnScotland
The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody
working with children and young people. This website is designed to
help you make a difference to children and young people's lives, by
giving you tools to respond helpfully when they are troubled.
It is a one-stop shop for practical information and techniques
on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's
troubling behaviour, build up their self-esteem and promote their
positive mental wellbeing.
This site offers a information on a large range of health
topics, including mental health. Most of these consist of a
definition of the topic and a number of associated links, if
available.
Health and Safety
Executive
Tel: 08701 545500
The Health and Safety Executive regulates almost all of the risks
to health and safety in the workplace in the UK. The website covers
the Executive’s reports, research, and other information about
health and safety regulations.
Health Services Management Centre
(HSMC) University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham
Park House
40 Edgbaston Park Road
Birmingham B15 2RT
Tel: 0121 414 7050
The HSMC aims to promote better health and to strengthen the
management of health care services, including those relevant to
child and adolescent mental health services. Information about
news, research and consultancy, publications and educational
programmes. Recent publications include assessment of potential
indicators of clinical effectiveness and international approaches
to priority setting in healthcare.
Help is at
Hand
The Royal College of Psychiatrists series of leaflets were first
published on the web over three years ago and have been read by
tens of thousands of people. The leaflets can be printed out from
this site.
Help The Aged
207-221 Pentonville Road
London N1 9UZ
Tel: (020) 7278 1114
email:
info@helptheaged.org.uk
Provides information and support to improve the quality of life of
elderly people. Advice is given, including an ‘ask the expert’
feature. Links to organisations that help with independent living
are given, as well as leaflets on topics such as benefits
claims.
This site produces 213 sites online accessing 175,217 free
full text articles. Its approach is not simply to mount electronic
images of printed pages but rather, by adding links among authors,
articles and citations it allows advanced searching capabilities,
high-resolution images and multimedia. The electronic versions
provide interaction with the information provided in the printed
journals.
Hitchcock,
Alfred
A detailed account of the film director's 'Personality, Pathology
and the Act of Creation'.
Ingenta
Offers a large selection of academic and medical journals,
including online access to the British Journal of Psychiatry,
Psychiatric Bulletin, and Advances in Psychiatric Treatment.
Articles can be purchased individually, or a subscription can be
obtained.
Institute of Alcohol
Studies
Alliance House
12 Caxton Street
London
SW1H 0QS
Tel: 0207 222 4001
email:
info@ias.org.uk
The IAS is a charity aimed at improving education about alcohol in
the UK. The site provides publications on alcohol, as well as news.
There are a large number of factsheets dealing with all aspects of
alcohol in society, complete with facts and figures.
Institute of Mental Health
Law
P.O. Box 5721
Belper
Derbyshire, DE56 2YU
Tel: 01773 550 900
email:
imhl@imhl.com
This organisation was set up to ensure that its members are kept
fully up to date with mental health law. They run training courses
and send out newsletters to members.
The Institute of
Psychiatry
Institute of Psychiatry
King's College London
De Crespigny Park
London SE5 8AF
Tel: 020 7836 5454
The Institute of Psychiatry is part of King’s College London. It
offers postgraduate courses in psychiatry and related areas, as
well as conducting research in these fields. There are some links
to various help organisations, but this site is primarily for
people interested in studying psychiatry.
International Review of Psychiatry is published from the
Institute of Psychiatry, University of London and the Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, John Hopkins University School
of Medicine. Table of contents are available from March 1996 to the
present. The full text electronic format of this journal is
available free to subscribers of the print version. Subscription
details are provided on this site. Each article provides 'a
comprehensive, topical accounts of a particular subject and is
edited by a distinguished guest Editor, recognised as an
international authority in the speciality under review'.
International
Stress Management Association
PO Box 348
Waltham Cross EN8 8ZL
Tel: 07000 780430
An easy-to-use site offering information pages about various types
of stress, as well as stress-relief tips and a referral service for
stress counsellors. Lists of conferences and events, as well as a
very extensive links section.
Internet Mental
Health
Internet Mental Health is an award-winning site that provides a
wealth of information on mental and emotional disorders and their
treatment. There is a large section on medication and side effects.
There is information on 52 types of mental disorder which includes
descriptions, diagnosis, treatment, and research findings. The site
includes an "online diagnosis" feature that, as the site notes, is
not a substitute for seeing a trained mental health
professional.
Research forum and list of about 40 discussion groups, most of
which are concerned with psychotherapy. Information about how to
subscribe, and the nature and frequency of discussion is given for
each group.
IPSEA (independent panel for special
education advice)
6 Carlow Mews
Woodbridge
Suffolk IP12 1EA
Tel: 0800 0184 016
IPSEA exists to ensure that children with special education needs
are given the benefits to which they are entitled. They provide
free, independent advice on local authorities’ legal
responsibilities, in an attempt to see that all of these children
are diagnosed and provided for.
JAMI has been funded by the Department of Health to produce a
directory informing doctors, carers and service users about
culturally specific mental health services for Jewish people in
Greater London. It is intended to improve choice and access to
services. It is important that culturally specific help is
available because without sensitivity to dietary matters, the cycle
of religious festivals, and even an understanding of the impact of
holocaust experiences on survivors and their children, many
mentally ill Jewish people would feel unable to take up the
assistance they so badly needed.
We also have a website http://www.jewishmentalhealth.info/
from which this information is extracted.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery
and Psychiatry
Covers the field of clinical neurological practice. Articles are
included on common diseases such as cerebrovascular disease,
multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, epilepsy and peripheral
neuropathy. Tables of contents are provided from January 1996 to
the present. It is published by the BMJ Publishing Group.
Journal of Pediatric
Psychology
Information is provided about the journal including aims and scope,
editorial information and details on how to subscribe. In addition,
the user has access to the abstracts of articles published in older
issues of the journal In order to obtain access to full-text
articles on-line however, the user has to be a subscriber and is
required to register.
Journal of Pediatrics and
Adolescent Medicine
A list of contents of, and access to, the current issue of the
journal. It also allows the user to search the medical library and
previous issues of the journal. In order to gain full access to
this site users do need to subscribe however, which is not free of
charge.
Journal of Psychiatry
Online This site provides contents for the current
issue of the journal of Psychiatry Online, a peer reviewed digest
of current psychiatric management. Some full text articles are
available free of charge; some are only available to subscribers.
Previous issues are available only to subscribers. Review articles
are listed on psychotic and affective disorders, anxiety disorders,
personality disorders as well as original contributions and
information on continuing medical education. It is published by
Current Clinical Strategies Publishing for health
professionals.
Kidscape
2 Grosvenor Gardens
London SW1W 0DH
Tel: 08451 205 204
Kidscape is the registered national children’s charity committed to
keeping children safe from harm or abuse. Practical information for
children and parents on bullying, including leaflets and
information booklets on abuse, bullying and abduction.
The King’s Fund
11 - 13 Cavendish Square
London W1G 0AN
Tel: 020 7307 2400
email:
sales&infopoint@kingsfund.org.uk
The King´s Fund is an independent health care charity, which
carries out research and development work to bring about better
health policies and services. Information on health systems, public
health, community care, primary care, effective practice, including
access to the abstracts of a number of King’s Fund
publications.
Learning about
Intellectual Disabilities and Health
A website presenting commissioned information about various aspects
of Learning Disabilities, for all people. Provides a wealth of
information on many aspects of learning disability, in the form of
articles. The site is somewhat skewed towards Down’s Syndrome.
There is also a ‘walking tour’ of learning disability psychiatry
for people interested in studying it as part of their psychiatric
training.
Liaison
Psychiatry Listserv
An email: discussion group with mostly UK and some international
members This is an excellent forum for posing questions and
dilemmas, with participation from some top academics. The site also
contains an archive of previous discussions.
Provides information about self-injury to those who
self-injure, their family/friends, schools, and healthcare
professionals (they regularly provide training for the NHS).
Lucy Serpell’s Eating Disorders
Resources Page
This is a site written by a British academic and updated on a
regular basis. It provides useful resources for those seeking
information about eating disorders including links to journals,
other academic sources, conferences and information about national
and international treatment centres. It is a good first line source
for academics and clinicians.
MAMH - European Association of Intellectual
Disability Medicine
A European group organised to promote all aspects of the study of
the medical (including psychiatric) needs of people with Learning
Disabilities. Includes a description of services in various
countries and long list of links. This group seem to be doing an
interesting and important service.
Medic8 is a non-profit organisation, set up by UK doctors. It
starts with an alphabetic directory of medical specialities and for
each one it provides a set of links to journals, textbooks,
databases and job adverts. The psychiatric links are quite
comprehensive. There is also a free web based email: and a free
newsletter for registered users.
7 Southcourt Rd
Linslade
Leighton Buzzard
Beds, LU7 2QF
Tel: 020 8768 0123
email:
meet-a-mum.assoc@blueyonder.co.uk
Provides support for all new mothers, but especially those
experiencing post natal depression. There are some publications
about post natal illness, but the main focus is on the regional
support groups for new mothers.
Mendelian
Inheritance in Man
Vast catalogue of genetic conditions with up-to-date medical
reviews on each. Kept well up to date. The site is searchable and
easy to navigate and there is a useful list of allied
resources.
123 Golden Lane
London EC1Y 0RT
Tel: 0808 808 1111
email:
help@mencap.org.uk
Provides support services for people with disabilities. The site
has pages that are designed to be easy to use for people with
disability. There are also audio functions for those who cannot
read. Information on housing, jobs, education, and leisure
pursuits.
Mental Health
Care
Mental health information and the latest research from the
Institute of
Psychiatry and the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. This site
is particularly suited to the friends, family and carers of anyone
with a
mental illness.
Mental Health
Forum
A community where members can get mutual support, and
discuss mental health policy and service development issues. This
forum serves people experiencing mental health issues, their
friends or relatives, and people working in the mental health field
(from support worker to service manager and from nurses to
psychologists and psychiatrists).
The Mental Health
Foundation
Sea Containers House
20 Upper Ground
London
SE1 9QB
Tel: 020 7803 1100
email:
mhf@mhf.org.uk
The Mental Health Foundation aims to help people dealing with any
aspect of mental health. Their site offers information on different
mental health problems, as well as news and treatments/coping
strategies.
Granta House
15-19 Broadway
London E15 4BQ.
Tel: 0845 766 0163
email:
contact@mind.org.uk
Provides information and advocacy services for people with mental
health problems. Frequently asked questions on both mental health
and legal matters are available. Also information on the MIND CHI
project to evaluate mental health care in the NHS.
3rd Floor,
Quebec House,
Castlebridge,
Cowbridge Road East,
Cardiff CF11 9AB,
Freepost LON15335
London SE1 1BR
This is an excellent site which sets out the work of the 'Mind Out
for Mental Health' campaign, co-ordinated by the Department of
Health. They call this an "active campaign to stop the stigma and
discrimination surrounding mental health". This site is an 'active'
site with lots of information for young people, employers, the
media and the general public. There are surveys, messages, images,
masses of information and resources and some personal
stories.
This is a website aimed at sufferers of eating disorders. It
puts a lot of emphasis on the need to deal with emotional issues
but also gives sufferers practical tips about how to begin to eat
more normally and help prevent relapse. There is a useful "myths
and realities" page and a "survivors wall" where people in recovery
can share their thoughts.
Motherisk provides evidence-based information about the safety
of drugs, chemicals, and disease during pregnancy and
breastfeeding. The site addresses issues such as cancer and HIV
during pregnancy, as well as the effects of things such as folic
acid and nicotine.
2nd Floor , 4 Pinchin Street, London, E1 6DB.
Telephone: 020 7709 0505
Helpline: 020 7709 9090
The National Association of Bereavement Services is a membership
body and support organisation for the bereaved. It promotes the
provision of information about services and training, and acts as a
referral agency for the most appropriate local services.
.
National Association For Premenstrual
Syndrome
41 Old Road
East Peckham
Kent, TN12 5AP
Tel: 01732 741 709
Information about PMS, it’s symptoms, causes, and treatments. There
is an ‘ask the expert’ feature, as well as an online forum
National Association of
Widows
3rd Floor, 48 Queens Road, Coventry, CV1
3EH, Tel/fax: 0845 838 2261
Email:mailto:info@nawidows.org.uk
A self-help organisation, run by widows, for widows, that
offers comfort, friendship and a listening ear to widows and
unmarried women who have lost a partner through
bereavement.
National Autistic
Society
393 City Road
London EC1V 1NG
Tel: 020 7833 2299
email:
nas@nas.org.uk
Largest UK charity working for people with autistic spectrum
disorders. Useful list of publications, information and
comprehensive set of links to autism sites. Content for
professionals as well as those with such disorders and their
families. Independently accredited as being accessible. The site
also includes the PARIS database of support groups, schools, and
services for people with autistic spectrum disorders within the
UK.
Tel: 0845 838 2040; email: direct email form available
online
An independent organisation set up to provide solutions for
all eating problems, compulsive or "binge" eating, failed or
"yo-yo" dieting, bulimia and anorexia. Their services include:
counselling, professional training and information. The website
also includes information for men with an eating
disorder.
National Children’s
Bureau
8 Wakley Street
London EC1V 7QE
Tel: 020 7843 6000
The National Children’s Bureau is a registered UK charity that aims
to identify and promote the interests and well being of children
and young people. Information is provided on membership,
conferences and seminars, research, publications and associated
bodies. Links are provided to the Early Childhood Unit, the Policy
Unit and the Children’s Residential Care Unit. In addition the site
hosts forums on children and violence, drug education and sex
education.
National Institute of Clinical Excellence
(NICE)
Mid City Place
71 High Holborn
London WC1V 6NA
Tel: 020 7067 5800
email:
nice@nice.nhs.uk
NICE was developed to provide the NHS with authoritative, robust
and reliable guidance on current best practice. The site provides
information on clinical guidelines, clinical audit, appraisals and
conferences. In addition, it contains a section on frequently asked
questions, provides access to a database for literature on quality
improvement and links to other related Internet sites.
National Schizophrenia Fellowship
Scotland
Claremont House
130 East Claremont Street
Edinburgh, EH7 4LB
Tel: 0131 557 8969
email:
info@nsfscot.org.uk
The NSF offers support for individuals affected (as patients,
carers, or families) by schizophrenia. There are support and
information sections, as well as useful sections on legal matters
and treatments for schizophrenia.
PO Box 7264
Nottingham
NG1 6WJ
email:
info@nshn.co.uk
The NSHN promotes understanding about self-harm, and supports
people who self-harm. Their site provides information about the
condition, and a support service.
National Society for
Epilepsy
Chesham Lane
Chalfont St Peter
Bucks SL9 0RJ
Tel: 01494 601400
This site is mainly geared towards patients, and includes a number
of factsheets on treatments for epilepsy, as well as tips for
living with epilepsy (including information on life stages, such as
pregnancy). There is also a knowledge quiz, forum for users, and a
membership scheme that allows individuals to keep up with the
latest research.
National
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
(NSPCC)
Weston House
42 Curtain Road
London EC2A 3NH.
Tel: 0808 800 5000
The NSPCC is a registered charity that is concerned with child
protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. General
information is provided about the maltreatment of children, news,
campaign details including details on how to obtain support.
UKAN
PO Box 68
Lewes BN7 2UX
Tel: 0845 4500 394
email:
info@narcolepsy.org.uk
Information about narcolepsy including causes, diagnosis, and the
effects on everyday life.
Citations for biomedical articles covering the last 60 years.
Provides a search form to locate relevant articles.
Neuropsychology
Central
Information on neuropsychology in all forms. Includes a discussion
forum and lots of links to related topics, as well as a frequently
asked questions section.
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
University of York
York YO10 5DD
Tel: 01904 321040
email:
crd@york.ac.uk
Information about the dissemination strategy of the CRD,
publications and systematic reviews, including access to completed
reviews and reviews in progress. In addition, Cochrane Library
training is provided and links to other related web sites.
Tel: 0845 46 47
The site provides access to information and advice about healthy
living, healthcare, illness including conditions and treatment, and
health services with an A-Z guide to the NHS. In addition,
frequently asked questions are answered on a variety of issues
relating to health and illness.
NHS Smoking
Helpline
Tel: 0800 169 0169
This site is produced to help individuals stop smoking. It offers
information on the harmful effects of cigarettes, as well as tips
for giving up and not starting again. There is also an ‘ask the
expert’ feature for site users to ask specific questions.
Nijinsky
This site contains details of the life and career of this ballet
dancer, who developed schizophrenia. Like many similar sites, not
specifically psychobiographical, it points the reader to the
relevant literature in print.
Norah Fry Research
Centre
Research centre producing research on services and lives of people
with Learning Disabilities. Has a variety of publications including
online documents and a Strategies For Change section giving advice
on the implementation of "Valuing People". Simple to navigate
through, regular updates, numerous points of contact
OCD
Action
Aberdeen Centre
22 - 24 Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EA
Tel: 207 226 4000
The national charity for OCD and related disorders. OCD action
provides information, advice, and support to those with OCD and
their families, and acts to raise awareness about the condition.
The site offers information about getting help, and where to find
it, as well as providing support groups and space on the website
for individuals to share their experiences.
OCD Ireland is a national organisation for people with
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the related disorders of
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and Trichotillomania.
PO Box 8115
Nottingham
NG7 1YT
Tel: 0870 126 9506
email:
admin@ocduk.org
OCD-UK aims to improve awareness of the condition both amongst the
general public and within the medical community, with the long term
aim of ensuring every sufferer receives the quality of treatment
they deserve. The site offers information for patients and carers
on the condition as well as a location finder service for support
groups.
Office of National
statistics
UK statistics about almost everything. The site is made up of
various sources of data, and highlights interesting trends in
society. There are a number of statistics on medical practice and
mental health.
OMNI
OMNI is a large resource of sources of health information aimed at
students, researchers, academics and practitioners in the health
and medical sciences. It is UK based.
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous is an international charity supporting people
with obesity and compulsive-eating disorders. Support groups meet
around the country to help members deal with underlying issues as
well as weight concerns. Descriptions of compulsive-eating disorder
are provided. The site is mostly aimed at patients.
Rossendale GH
Union Road
Rawtenstall
Lancashire
BB4 6NE
Tel: 01706 214449
email:
admin@papyrus-uk.org
PAPYRUS is a set of UK resources for people dealing with suicide,
depression, or stress. It is aimed at teenagers and young people.
There are sections on help for friends, parents, healthcare
professionals, and schools, as well as bereavement support.
Parentline
Plus
Tel: 0808 800 2222
A charity offering support and advice to anyone parenting a child.
Information is given generally or for specific ages. There are ‘hot
topics’ and news articles in addition to tools for handling
difficult situations and online and telephone support
services.
This site offers information and contact details for a wide
range of health services. There are sections on advice for various
conditions, support groups, information leaflets, and links to
related organisations.
Patient’s
Association
PO Box 935
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 3YJ
Tel: 08456 084455
The Patient’s Association works to be the voice of patients in the
UK. The site provides information on making complaints or changes
in medical care, accessing medical records, and finding support
groups. There are also campaigns for various healthcare
issues.
Pediatric Development Behaviour
Homepage
This site is designed to promote effective treatment and outcome
for children and families affected by learning, developmental and
behavioural problems. The site provides access to clinical and
educational information including short articles for parents, links
to other relevant Internet sites, job and research opportunities
and hosts a developmental and behavioural paediatrics discussion
list for professionals.
Site for information on bipolar disorder and related
disorders. Information about BPD, articles, books, humor, related
disorders, medications, links, and support.
People Who is for people who experience mood swings, fear,
voices and visions. It is produced by Sylia Caras, who is a user
representative on the board of the World Federation for Mental
Health.
This site provides basic facts about a wide range of mental
health disorders. There are also book reviews, a news-blog,
self-assessment quizzes, and information about medicines for mental
health conditions.
Resources available include on-line books, brochures and
journals. In addition, the site provides links to other
psychology-related web sites and a comprehensive list of on-line
psychology journals, many of which are relevant to child and
adolescent mental health. Self-help resources containing
information about psychological disorders, including those relevant
to children and adolescents are also accessible.
Psychiatry24x7
Interesting site offering information about various mental health
issues. Offers ‘self-check’ options, news, and tips for having
successful visits to the doctor.
Psychiatry Online
A peer reviewed online journal of Psychiatry, Appearing monthly. It
contains articles, opinion, letters, reports and a situations
vacant Section. An archive of peer-reviewed articles is being
maintained. A page of links to Psychiatry resources world-wide is
available, although no description of the resources included is
given.
Herbert Gray College
Little Church Street
Rugby CV21 3AP.
Tel: 0845 130 4016
email: enquiries@relate.org.uk
Information on relationships, including counselling. Relate can be
contacted by phone, online, or in person. There are frequently
asked relationship questions. Sections are separated into
relationships, sex problems, and family life.
388 Old Street
London EC1V 9LT
Tel: 0845 4500 215
email:
ask@release.org.uk
Provides drug, legal, and human rights information. The
organisation produces a range of educational literature, including
‘bust cards’ for with information about peoples’ rights upon
arrest. The site also includes extensive information on a number of
illegal drugs.
Rethink Head Office
15th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7TP
Telephone: 0845 456 0455 or email: infor@rethink.org
A national voluntary organisation that helps people with a
severe mental illness, their families and carers. Rethink has 160
members' support groups, produces a variety of publications and
operates a range of services including employment projects, day
care centres, drop-in facilities, training initiatives and
accommodation schemes across England, Wales and Northern
Ireland.
A specialist UK charity dedicated to supporting and
representing road crash victims. They provide emotional
support though their helpline, a network of befrienders, and local
groups.
Helpline: 0845 4500 355, 9am - 9pm, 7 days a week.
14 Princes Gate
Hyde Park
London SW7 1PU
Tel: 020 7581 3232
email:
info@rcgp.org.uk
The professional member body for general practitioners in the UK.
Information on becoming a GP, professional standards, and College
publications.
Royal College of
Physicians
11 St Andrews Place
Regent's Park
London NW1 4LE
Tel: 020 7935 1174
The professional member body for physicians in the UK. Information
on becoming a physician, professional standards, and College
publications.
Royal Society of
Medicine
The Royal Society of Medicine
1 Wimpole Street
London W1G 0AE
Tel: 020 7290 2900
Interdisciplinary organisation for all medical practitioners,
offering continuing professional development, multidisciplinary
viewpoints and conferences for members.
Rural
Minds
c/o South Staffs CVS
1 Stafford Street, Brewood
Staffs ST19 9DX
Tel: 01902 850060
email:
ruralminds@ruralnet.org.uk
Part of Mind, Rural Minds seeks to help people living in rural
areas with mental health issues.
Samaritans
The Upper Mill
Kingston Road
Ewell, Surrey, KT17 2AF
Tel: 08457 90 90 90
email:
jo@samaritans.org
National organisation offering support to those in distress who
feel suicidal or despairing and need someone to talk to. Samaritans
have 204 branches around the country open 24 hours a day, every day
of the year. The telephone number of your local branch can be found
in the telephone directory.
SANE is a national mental health charity
which aims to raise awareness of mental illness and campaign to
improve services and initiate and fund research into the causes of
serious mental illness through its research centre. Information and
emotional support is also provided to anyone affected by mental
illness via the helpline, SANEline and by email, via SANEmail.
Schizophrenia.com
Is probably the best-established "user-centred" site. Provides lots
of information about the condition as well as contact details for
suport groups, online discussion forums, and a large variety of
other materials dealing with schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia
World
An interactive site that offers helpful information including:
forums, chat-rooms, journals and blogs.
Schools Health Education Unit
(SHEU)—University of Exeter
SHEU
Renslade House
Bonhay Road
Exeter EX4 3AY
Tel: 01392 667272
This site offers survey, research and evaluation services to those
concerned with the health and social development of young people.
Information on current publications including issues such as
bullying, weapons and drugs and provides access to a complete
publications list. In addition, details of the survey services
offered by the SHEU, follow-up services for schools and for health
authorities are also provided.
Seasonal Affective Disorders Association
www.sada.org.uk/
P0 Box 989
Steyning BN44 3HS
Aims to inform and educate people about Seasonal Affective Disorder
(SAD). Offers advice and support to members. There is information
about the symptoms and treatments for the disorder.
Sign Health is a
charity set up to help with the needs of deaf people in the
community focusing on mental and physical healthcare.
The Site
YouthNet UK
3rd Floor
2-3 Upper Street
London
N1 0PH
Tel: 020 7226 8008
A health guidance site for young adults, offering factsheets and
information on aspects of health that concern young people. It
includes basic information about mental health, as well as advice
and discussion forums.
Information is provided about sleep disorders, sleep
deprivation, support groups, research centres, organisations and
links to other sites with relevant resources. There are also public
discussion forums and tips for sleeping better.
Information on social anxiety disorder, and tips for living
with the condition. There are also frequently asked questions,
information on getting help, and comments from other
visitors.
A multi-national organisation promoting psychotherapy research
in all forms. Each of the four international divisions produces a
newsletter, and they meet for conferences to exchange ideas. The
site provides a list of special interest topics that may offer some
insight into their particular focus.
This describes itself as a "pro-recovery" site and is compiled
by an American woman recovered from anorexia nervosa and her
husband. Its approach is particularly orientated towards sufferers.
Although there is some factual information about diagnoses, medical
complications and current research the emphasis is on helping
sufferers explore the emotional issues underlying the disorders.
There are practical tips on alternative coping strategies, methods
to help increase motivation, self-esteem and body image. This is
presented in various formats including personal stories, poems and
songs. Medical professionals may find the pages entitled "tips for
doctors" and a "they said what?" (quoting unhelpful comments made
by medical professionals) section.
28 Portland Place
London W1N 4DE.
Tel: 020 7436 5881
‘Support for parents and families whose baby is stillborn or dies
soon after birth’. Largely a support forum and memorial site for
grieving families, there is also some information on medical
research being done. Leaflets are available on a number of
topics.
Tel: 0800 776600
email:
frank@talktofrank.com
Free, confidential drug information, aimed at young people. The
site provides fairly bias-free information on most recreational
drugs, information on getting help, and support for people worried
about friends and relatives. There is also a telephone
helpline.
Teenage
Health Freak
Website primarily aimed at younger teens. Has a large question and
answer section that users can write in to. The main focuses are
alcohol and drugs, weight issues, and teenage body changes. There
is also a blog from a teenager that kids may be able to relate
to.
Terrence Higgins Trust
52-54 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8JU.
Tel: 0845 12 21 200
email:
info@tht.org.uk
The Terrence Higgins Trust was set up to spread information about
HIV and AIDS, and to promote safer sex. There is information about
the disease, as well as testing and living well with
HIV/AIDS.
Together is a leading national charity working for wellbeing:
that means supporting people with mental health needs to get what
they want from life and to feel happier. They run a range of
mental health services across the country, campaign and conduct
research, educate local communities about their own mental health
needs.
Tourettes
Action
TS helpline: 0845 458 1252
help@tourettes-action.org.uk
Tourettes Action is the UK’s leading support and research
charity for people with Tourette Syndrome (TS) and their
families.
National charity for Scotland with members in other parts of
the UK and overseas. They offer information, support and advice and
training packages to help professionals.
Triumph Over
Phobia
TOP UK
PO Box 3760
Bath, BA2 3WY
Tel: 0845 600 9601.
email:
info@triumphoverphobia.org.uk
Triumph Over Phobia runs a series of self-help groups to help
people with phobia learn to overcome their fears through small
interactions with their phobias. Includes some information on
phobias, but the focus is on the self-help groups.
Trust for the Study of
Adolescence (TSA)
23 New Road
Brighton BN1 1W2
Tel: 01273 693311
Information is provided about the trust itself including access to
resources relevant for parents and teenagers on a variety of
adolescent issues. In addition, information is provided on research
carried out and training and professional development programmes
offered by the trust. This site is easy to navigate providing
access to a range of comprehensive information
New Loom House
101 Backchurch lane
London
E1 1LU
Tel: 020 7702 2300
email:
info@turning-point.co.uk
Turning Point is a large national charity helping people with
drink, drug, mental health and learning disabilities. They provide
services as well as a list of services in a given area.
The UK Cochrane
Centre
The UK Cochrane Centre
NHS R&D Programme
Summertown Pavilion
Middle Way
Oxford OX2 7LG
Tel: +44 (0)1865 516300
Email: general doesnotexist@cochrane.org cochrane.co.uk
The UK Cochrane Centre was established at the end of 1992, by
the National Health Service Research and Development Programme. The
Centre hosted the First Cochrane Colloquium in October 1993, at
which the international Cochrane Collaboration was launched.
Following the UK Cochrane Centre's external review in 2003, the
main objectives of the Centre relate to providing training and
support to Cochrane entities and contributors in the UK, Ireland,
Turkey and countries in the Middle East, and conducting a
research/methodology programme.
United Kingdom Council for
Psychotherapy
167-169 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5PF
Tel: 020 7436 3002
email:
ukcp@psychotherapy.org.uk
A voluntary regulatory body for psychotherapy in the UK. Provides
information on using and practicing psychotherapy. The frequently
asked questions section differentiates the different types of
psychotherapy and discusses the merits of each. There is also a
section to help individuals locate an appropriate psychotherapist
in their area.
The UK Statistics Authority is an independent body operating at
arm's length from government as a
non-ministerial department, directly accountable
to Parliament. It was established on 1 April 2008.
The Authority's overall objective is to promote and safeguard
the quality of official statistics that serve the public good. It
is also required to safeguard the comprehensiveness
of official statistics, and ensure good practice in relation
to official statistics.The UK Statistics Authority has three main
functions:
- oversight of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) - its
executive office
- monitoring and reporting on all UK official statistics,
wherever produced, and
- independent assessment of official statistics
Tel: 01423 714900
Leaders in the industry providing free newsletters, website help
and courses from 10 UK airports to help overcome fears of
flying.
The Way
Foundation
PO Box 6767
Brackley
NN13 6YW
Tel: 0870 011 3450
email:
info@wayfoundation.org.uk
An organisation for people who have become widows or widowers at a
young age. The foundation has a support group, and the site has
links to other relevant sites.
Web of Addictions
The site provides factual information about alcohol and other drug
addictions, in order to combat misinformation. The site includes
factsheets and materials relevant to individual drugs, links to
Internet resources related to addictions and places to get
help.
Winston’s Wish
Clara Burgess Centre
Bayshill Rd
Cheltenham
GL50 3AW
Tel: 0845 20 30 40 5
email:
info@winstonswish.org.uk
Winston’s Wish is a charity that helps children deal with
bereavement. There are sections on helping children with the
grieving process, including online activities and a ‘skymap’ of
memories where they can remember their loved ones. The helpline
helps parents and children with the process of loss.
Young
Minds
102-108 Clerkenwell Road
London EC1M 5SA
Tel: 020 7336 8445
YoungMinds is a national charity that promotes the mental health of
children and young people. Resources available include on-line
leaflets, resource sheets, YoungMinds publications, including
details of the contents of the YoungMinds magazine and links to
other relevant Internet sites.
028 90331880
Email: info@youthnet.co.uk
Youthnet is an ‘umbrella agency’ for voluntary youth organisations
in Northern Ireland which provides services, promotion, and help to
the members of its network. Information is provided about Youthnet,
including aims, activities, funding, services offered and access to
an on-line newsletter.d