Our Partners include Newcastle Hospitals Trust and Launchpad,

Below is a list of useful websites of local and national organisations which you may find helpful.

• http://www.aimmentalhealth.org.uk/- The object of the charity is to educate the public around the stigma and the discrimination experienced by people with mental health problems.
• http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/ – Citizens Advice Bureau.
• http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/– The Alzheimer’s Society.
• http://www.anxietycare.org.uk/ – To promote the reality of anxiety disorders, obsessions and phobias and encourage those affected to use their strengths to work towards recovery and to maintain their recovery.
• http://www.anxietynetwork.com/ – provides information and help for social anxiety, panic and generalized anxiety.

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• http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/emotional_health/ - BBC guide to mental health.
• http://www.b-eat.co.uk/Home–  Beating Eating Disorders (part of the Eating Disorders Association) – directing you to support in your area.

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• http://www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/ – works to build motivation, create opportunities and provide support for learning in families and communities, workplaces and schools.
• http://www.carersuk.org/ – Voice of Carers – fighting to end the injustice of carers experiencing ill health, poverty and discrimination as a result of caring.
• http://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/- The Centre for Mental Health – work to improve quality of life for people with mental health problems by influencing policy and practice in mental health and related services.
• http://www.cmha.org.uk/ – Chinese Mental Health Association – specializes in providing community based mental health assistance and support to the ever growing Chinese community in the United Kingdom.
• http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/consumers.cfm  – Range of self-help support guides including modules on assertiveness, low mood, improving self-esteem, perfectionism and worry.

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• http://www.depressionalliance.org/ – work to relieve and prevent depression by providing information and support services to those who are affected – publications, supporter services and network of self-help groups.
• http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm – public services all in one place.
• http://www.do-it.org/- volunteering website.
• http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/ – information about dyslexia, assessments and learning.

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• http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/ – champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.

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• http://www.fiveareas.com/ – CBT Self-help resources.
• http://www.freshne.com.  This website is based in the North East of England and is packed with information, advice and support to help you to quit smoking. 

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• http://www.glasgowsteps.com/ – information on common stress problem and how to tackle them.
• http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/ - self help information.

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• http://www.hearing-voices.org/– Hearing Voices Network – information, support and understanding to people who hear voices and those who support them.
• http://www.healthtalkonline.org/- Healthtalkonline lets you share in more than 2,000 people’s experiences of health and illness. You can watch or listen to videos of the interviews, read about people’s experiences and find reliable information about conditions, treatment choices and support.

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•  http://ifucareshare.co.uk/ - If You Care Share, Raising Awareness and Suicide Prevention.

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• http://www.jamiuk.org/ – The Jewish Association for the Mentally Ill.
• http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/ – aims to support people to find the right kind of jobs for them, and includes detail of local Jobcentre Plus.

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• http://www.learndirect.co.uk/– information and advice about local and distance learning opportunities.  Learndirect also have a team of bilingual advisors.
• http://www.llttf.com/ – Living Life to the Full, Self Help Website; specific online courses.
• http://www.launchpadncl.org.uk/ – Get active in your mental health services.  Agitate, educate and organise, be involved in the design, delivery and scrutiny of services in Newcastle.

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• http://www.mentalhealth.com/ -  free encyclopedia of mental health information.
• http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/- provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems.
• www.mentalhealth.org.uk/feedingminds – advice about how changes in diet can help improve mental health.
• http://www.mentalhelp.net/ – promoting mental health and wellness education and advocacy.
• http://www.mind.org.uk/– MIND – national association for mental health.
• http://www.moodgym.anu.edu.au/welcome– CBT for preventing and coping with depression.
• http://www.mhne.co.uk/- MHNE is a consortium of Voluntary Community Sector organisations working to improve service provision for people suffering mental distress.

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• http://www.neca.co.uk/ – North East Council of Addictions for substance use/misuse.
• http://www.nextstep.org.uk/ – free, face-to-face service, offering advice on learning and careers.
• www.nhs.uk/gosmokefree – NHS stop smoking support.
• http://www.niwe.org.uk/ – Northern Initiative on Women and Eating – Eating Distress Service
• http://www.nshn.co.uk/– The National Self Harm Network – supporting people who self-harm.
• http://www.ntw.nhs.uk/pic/leaflet.php?s=selfhelp– Self-help leaflets.
• www.newcastlementalhealthday.org.uk/– loads of information about the day itself and the wide ranging types of mental health services available in Newcastle.

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• http://www.overcoming.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=4795 – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in book form – self-help books.
• http://www.open-up.org.uk/  - networking site for people with mental health problems.

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• http://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/- United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy – promoting psychotherapy for the public’s benefit.

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• http://www.quit.org.uk/ – advice and support to help people quit smoking.

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• http://www.rethink.org/ – Voluntary mental health service.  Services include advocacy, carer support, community support, employment and training, helplines, housing, nursing and residential care and services dedicated to black and minority ethnic communities.

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• http://www.samaritans.org/– confidential non-judgmental emotional support, 24-hours a day, for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.
• http://www.sane.org.uk/- improving the quality of life for people affected by mental illness.
• http://www.signhealth.org.uk/ – SignHealth has been working for over 20 years to improve the health of deaf people  – initially in mental health and now more generally.
• http://www.socialinclusion.org.uk/home/index.php – The National Social Inclusion Programme – challenging attitudes, to enable people to fulfill their aspirations and to significantly improve opportunities and outcomes for people with mental health problems.
• http://www.simhne.co.uk   - Spirituality in Mental Health North East.
• http://www.streetwisenorth.org.uk/ Free and Confidential advice, counselling, sexual health and support services for young people aged 13 – 25.
• Sleep Booklet – http://www.newcastlehealthyminds.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/Sleep-Booklet-August-2011.pdf- Improving Sleep booklet

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• http://www.talktofrank.com/ – information and advice about drugs.

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• http://www.volunteering.org.uk/– Volunteering England – works to promote volunteering as a powerful force for change.

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• http://www.youngminds.org.uk/ – national charity for improving mental health in under 25s – advice, training, campaigning, distributing publications.

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