Resources

Below you can find a suite of resources to support your mental wellbeing. If you’re unsure of your condition’s diagnosis, please do reach out to your GP or the professional services below:


General Health Support

The Samaritans
Whatever you’re going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. They are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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MIND
If you’re going through a tough time, you’re not alone. MIND has got lots of information and advice to help.
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CALM
Campaign against living miserably has a helpline for people in the UK who are down or have hit a wall for any reason, and need to talk or find information and support.
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NHS IAPT
If you live in England and are aged 18 or over, you can access NHS psychological therapies (IAPT) services. Website: Read More

SHOUT
Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope. 
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Mental Health.org
A range of content designed to give you more information about mental health and to help you to look after your mental health
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Specific Support Organisations

Anxiety UK
Anxiety is a notional charity run by people with lived experience of anxiety, aiming to support everyone affected by anxiety through information and support.
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Association for Postnatal Illness
APNI provides support for all women who experience postnatal depression. Provide peer support services via phone and email.
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Depression UK
Depression UK is a national self-help organisation that offers support to everyone affected by depression
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Bipolar UK
Bipolar UK is the national charity dedicated to supporting individuals with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, as well as their families and carers.
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Personality disorder
The website for the Department of Health’s National Personality Disorder Programme, which provides a range of resources, including a service finder and details of pilot projects relating to personality disorder.
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OCD Action
OCD Action provides support and information to those affected by OCD, and works to increase awareness of it.
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Bereavement Advice Centre
Supports and advises people after a death in England and Wales. Their website and helpline provides help with the wide range of practical issues that need to be managed after a bereavement.
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MGEDT (Men Get Eating Disorders Too!)
National charity raising awareness of eating disorders in men. Also provides peer support services for men affected by eating disorders.
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Adfam – Families, drugs and alcohol
Adfam provides information and support for families affected by drugs and alcohol. Their website includes listing of helplines and local support groups available across England.
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SMART Recovery
promotes choice in recovery through a national network of mutual-aid meetings and online training programme. The Programme teaches rational, easy to learn and self-empowering skills to help participants abstain from any addictive behaviour and to develop a lifestyle that supports sustained recovery.
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Women’s Aid
Women’s Aid are a grassroots federation working together to provide life-saving services and build a future where domestic violence is not tolerated.
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Survivors UK
Provides help and support for men who have experienced sexual violence or abuse. This includes counseling and online and SMS chat support services run by professionals who specialize in the field of male sexual violence.
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Additional resources

Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Brain Center TMS have created a resource page where people can take a GAD-7 anxiety self-test for self-evaluation. Our resource also provides insight on what GAD is, the physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms to watch for, and ways to treat and manage it
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Solara Mental Health (Anxiety support)
Resources to further educate communities on anxiety disorders, causes and risk factors, and ways to cope. Please see their website for their GAD-7 self-test for those suffering.
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Elemy (Autism & Depression)
This resource explains how to recognize depression in neurodivergent individuals and how to support them from childhood through adulthood.
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Mental Health & Obesity
Renew Bariatrics created this guide to better educate communities on the mental health effects of weight stigma, and how to take control of both your physical and mental health to be able to live your best life!
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Everlast Recovery (Eating disorders)
Very useful resource pages to educate and support individuals and their loved ones who may be struggling with eating disorders.
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