This is page two of our mental health resources, including service descriptions, contact details, and website links.
Simply scroll down to view the resources, use the buttons below to quickly find the support you need, or go to either page one or page three for more options.
NHS overview - OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).
NHS overview - skin picking disorder.
Skin picking disorder is related to obsessive compulsive disorder, where the person cannot stop themselves carrying out a particular action.
The UK's largest OCD charity.
For over 30 years, OCD Action has been delivering frontline services which make a tangible and long-term difference to the lives of people with OCD, their families, carers and friends.
OCD Action Helpline: https://ocdaction.org.uk/i-need-support/helpline/
Panic Disorder - NHS information.
Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and OCD.
Offers a course to overcome your phobia or OCD.
0300 772 9844
PTSD - NHS information.
Charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.
Biploar Disorder - NHS information.
Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects your moods, which can swing from one extreme to another. It used to be known as manic depression.
"The voices in my head" - TED Talk by Eleanor Longden.
Eleanor Longden overcame her diagnosis of schizophrenia to earn a master’s in psychology and demonstrate that the voices in her head were “a sane reaction to insane circumstances.”
"Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong" - TED talk by Johann Hari.
What really causes addiction - to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail first hand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do - and if there might be a better way.
A free self-help group.
Its 12-step programme involves getting sober with the help of regular face to face and online support groups.
At AA, alcoholics help each other. We will support you. You are not alone. Together, we find strength and hope. You are one step away.
Call free 0800 917 7650 (24 hour) or email help@aamail.org
Free confidential helpline for people worried about their own or someone else’s drinking
Drinkline offers the following services:
(Drinkline doesn’t provide individual medical advice, formal counselling or treatment.)
Call free 0300 123 1110 (Lines open 9am - 8pm on weekdays and 11am - 4pm at weekends.)
Free confidential advice and information for everyone affected by a parent’s drinking, including children, adults, and professionals.
If you would like to talk to someone, their free confidential helpline is here for you.
0800 358 3456
Face to face and online groups help people decide whether they have a problem with alcohol and drugs, build up their motivation to change, and offer a set of proven tools and techniques to support recovery.
0330 053 6022
Free self-help group. 12 step programme involves stopping using cocaine and all other mind altering substances with the help of regular face to face and online support groups.
Email helpline@cauk.org.uk
Call 0800 612 0225
Free, confidential information and advice about drugs, their effects and the law. Also live chat service.
0300 123 6600 (24 hour)
Free self-help group. 12 step programme involves stopping using marijuana with the help of regular face to face and online support groups.
If you need help with marijuana addiction call their helpline on 0300 124 0373 or email them at helpline@marijuana-anonymous.org.uk
Free self-help group. 12 step programme involves stopping using drugs with the help of regular face to face and online support groups.
Helpline: 0300 999 1212 (10.00am - midnight)
Support after the death of someone close.
You can call CRUSE for free on 0808 808 1677.
The opening times for the helpline are:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – 9.30am – 5pm
Tuesday – 1pm – 8pm
Saturday & Sunday – closed
A resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden, traumatic deaths in England and Wales.
SOBS offer UK peer-led support to adults impacted by suicide loss
Call for support 0300 111 5065
Brené Brown on Empathy - Animated RSA short on YouTube.
Empathy and sympathy are often grouped together but are very different. Empathy is a skill to bring people together.
A charity that harnesses the power of sport to promote positive mental health among sportsmen and women, fans, and wider communities, ultimately helping to prevent suicide.
Action for Happiness helps people take action for a happier and kinder world.
A national mental health charity supporting people along their recovery journeys for over 60 years.
Becoming Your Healthy Self is a new, free downloadable resource, promoting positive mental health and wellbeing.
CBT - NHS information.
Self-help books and apps. Other NHS tools.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a type of talking therapy where a therapist helps you to change how you think and act. It can treat many different mental health problems.
Short video on YouTube from Random Acts of Kindness.
Discover the profound power of kindness. In this short video, they explore why simple gestures like a smile, a thoughtful word, or a helping hand can create a ripple effect that transforms lives and communities.
Short video on YouTube from TED-Ed
When faced with a big challenge where potential failure seems to lurk at every corner, you’ve probably heard the advice, “Be more confident!” But where does confidence come from, and how can you get more of it?
Short video on YouTube from Josh Connolly.
If we really want people to feel safe enough to share about their emotional struggles, learning to hold space is key. Find out how.
Black Lives Matter is a global movement advocating for human and civil rights, focusing on combatting violence and systemic racism against the Black community.
Connect with Black, African, Asian and Caribbean heritage counsellors and psychotherapists across the UK.