Mental Health Links

Useful Links Mental Health

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/ - Mental Health Foundation
http://www.info-exchange.org.uk/ - Mental heath service user information resource centre
http://www.mind.org.uk/ - National Association for Mental Health
http://www.mindinfo.co.uk - information resource
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/mental/index.shtml - the easy BBC guide to mental health
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/ - the children’s mental health charity
http://www.at-ease.nsf.org.uk - information and coping strategies for young people's mental health
http://www.mental-health-matters.com - magazine site for the voluntary organisation
http://www.samaritans.org/ - The Samaritans
http://www.scmh.org.uk - the Sainsbury Centre for mental health
http://www.mentality.org.uk/ - a national charity dedicated to promoting mental health

http://www.emental-health.com - online information resource

http://www.mhac.trent.nhs.uk - the Mental Health Act Commission

http://www.hyperguide.co.uk/mha/ - the hyper guide to the Mental Health Act

http://www.psych.org.uk - the psychiatric care site with leaflets to download

http://www.cebmh.com - Centre for Evidence Based Mental Health

http://www.anxietycare.org.uk - a site full of information and leaflets to download

http://www.depression.org.uk - information on how to overcome depression

http://www.alzheimers.org.uk - Alzheimer's Society
http://www.psychnet-uk.com/ - a resource site for mental health and psychology
http://www.ukmentalhealth.org.uk/ - user resource for mental health and social care

Health Related Sites

http://www.nelh.nhs.uk - National Electronic Library for Health
http://www.doh.gov.uk/ - Department of Health
http://www.nih.gov.uk/ - National Institute of Health
http://www.who.ch/ - World Health Organisation. contains statistical databases, reports and newsletters

Local Councils

http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/ - Hartlepool Borough Council

http://www.stockton-bc.gov.uk/ - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/ - Middlesbrough Borough Council

http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/ - Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

http://www.darlington.org.uk/ - Darlington Borough Council

Health Services

http://www.peoplelikeus.nhs.uk Tees and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/ - NHS direct on-line (NHS Direct is a telephone service staffed by nurses, giving confidential healthcare advice and information 24 hours a day)

http://www.hartlepoolpct.co.uk/ Hartlepool Primary Care Trust

http://www.hpe.org.uk/ - Health Promotion England – this site holds links on alcohol, children & families, drugs, immunisation, older people, sexual health, general health, smoking and some other general links

Carers

http://www.carers.gov.uk/ - Government Information for Carers

http://www.carersuk.demon.co.uk/ - Carers National Association

http://www.carersnorth.demon.co.uk/ - Carers National Association (Northern)

Benefits

http://www.dss.gov.uk/ - Benefits information including: Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Constant Attendance Allowance, Invalid Care Allowance