Mental Health - Links
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| ArtFull - arts, mental health and well-being. | ||
| BBC Health - a good section on Mental Health. | ||
| Breathing Space Scotland - advice on talking and listening. | ||
| Centre for Confidence - The Centre for Confidence and Wellbeing aims to support individual, organisational and cultural change. | ||
| Channel 4 Health - lots of information on physical and mental health. | ||
| Choose Life - an information and education resource on Choose Life - the national suicide prevention programme. | ||
| Delivering for Mental Health - "Delivering for Mental Health" the mental health delivery plan for Scotland. | ||
| Depression Alliance - information and links on depression. | ||
| Depression in Teenagers - this website (also available as CD-ROM) aims to teach teenagers about depression. | ||
| Doing Well - extensive advice and information on depression. | ||
| Eating Disorders Association - Eating Disorders Association website. | ||
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Emotional Freedom Techniques - Gary Craig's website, the founder of Emotional Freedom Technique. Hands on Scotland - 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. |
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| Home-Start - support with families with at least one child under five years. | ||
| Intouch Forth Valley - information specific to the Forth Valley area. | ||
| Living Life to the Full - The Living Life to The Full modules have been devised to help people develop key life skills to help them tackle common problems we all face from time to time in life. They are supported by a range of structured and clearly written self-help materials. | ||
| Mental Health Foundation - The Mental Health Foundation is a leading UK charity that provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems, whatever their age and wherever they live. | ||
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Mental Help.Net - articles on many issues including dealing with anger and depression. |
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| Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland - The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland is an independent organisation working to safeguard the rights and welfare of everyone with a mental illness, learning disability or other mental disorder. It also provides information, advice and guidance to help make sure people being treated under the law get effective care and treatment. | ||
| Mind - information on mental health and related sites. | ||
| Mind, Body & Soul - information on all kinds of issues affecting young people. | ||
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Moodjuice - Information and advice for troublesome thoughts, feelings and actions ...This resource site is designed to provide health professionals with access to self-help guides for common mental health problems. Details of organisations providing support and services to those who have common mental health problem are available at the touch of a button. | |
| New Economics Foundation - The New Economic Foundation's website - check out their section on wellbeing. | ||
| Penumbra - information on mental health. | ||
| Relate - information on couple counselling. | ||
| SAMH - information on mental health and related sites. | ||
| Scotland's Mental Health First Aid - everything about Scotland's Mental Health First Aid. | ||
| Scottish Recovery Network - The Scottish Recovery Network is a national initiative that aims to promote and support recovery from long term mental health problems | ||
| See Me - The 'see me' campaign was launched in October 2002 to challenge stigma and discrimination around mental ill-health in Scotland. | ||
| Stress and Anxiety in Teenagers - this website (also available as cd-rom) aims to teach teenagers about stress and anxiety. | ||
| Talking 2 Ourselves - provides help and information on mental health issues for young people who are either having difficulties or are worried about a friend (aimed at 12-14 years old). | ||
| The Princess Royal Trust for Carers - a wealth of information for people who look after others affected by physical disability or mental illness. | ||
| The Royal College of Psychiatrists - The website of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, some good publications | ||
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TheSite.Org - information on drugs, sex, mental health and more. |
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| Well Scotland.Info - information on the National Programme with links to national and local initiatives. | ||
| World Mental Health Day Project - the official site for the World Mental Health Day Project. | ||
Helplines |
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Go to our main Helplines page to see the helplines listed for the following categories:
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* Please note that NHS Forth Valley Health Promotion Department takes no responsibility for the accuracy or quality of external websites. If you have a query about any of the following links please contact Warda Bucciarelli.
