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An award winner, Act Up for Mental Health is a theatre company made up of mental health service users, their carers and volunteers from the community. The group create a range of theatre pieces based on their experiences.
Anxiety Care is a registered charity based in East London that specialises in helping people to recover from anxiety disorders and to maintain that recovery. This involves helping to plan, initiate and carry through personal recovery programmes.
Premier purveyors of quality mental health service information and creativity to the people of western Surrey, North East Hampshire, the rest of the UK and beyond.
Bolton Association and Network Of Drop-ins For Community Mental Health
Advocacy project. People often need an independent individual to speak up on their behalf and to give advice, friendship and support. BCA provides an independent advocacy service ensuring that loyalty is solely to the person/people we support.
Bristol Crisis Service for Women
Our aims are to offer support to women in emotional distress, particularly to those who self injure. To develop services and raise awareness of self injury and mental health issues through training and providing information.
Bucks Association for Mental Health
A registered charity, working with mental health users and carers.
BUDDIES Support Network and Befriending Scheme
A self-help group run by and for the black community in Bradford.
Ceredigion Advocacy Network Based in Aberystwyth, CAN is a peer advocacy scheme defined and organised by users and survivors of the mental health system.It supplies independent advocacy and information. CAN also provides an office administrative base for US - The All Wales User Network and for Survivors' Arts (Wales). Telephone 01970-626-229.
Provides new and innovative crisis service - crisis house (user-run) and crisis sponsor homes in the process of being developed.
Charity dedicated to increasing and improving child psychotherapy services for children in need.
Community Mental Health Development Project - site currently not available
Voluntary sector user empowerment service. We are part of Winchester Area Community Action, the local CVS.
Distress Awareness Training Agency provides training, research and consultancy services. We work in the field of mental health. All of us at DATA have personal experience of mental distress. We have been established since 1988 and are based in the north west of England.
Eating Disorders Association - site currently not available
National charity offering help and information to those affected by eating disorders.
A group of electric shock survivors and carers.based in Yorkshire who provide 1) Information about electric shock treatment 2) Access to named solicitors who give free advice 3) Help in setting up support groups 4) Campaign to raise public awareness and to give truthful information about ECT.
Gloucester Association for Mental Health
Mental health charity offering support and information for those experiencing mental health problems and for their families.
Self advocacy and user involvement project, working in North and East Manchester with mental health service user groups.
The Institute of Psychiatry and Social Services
Psychotherapy institute, accredited by the UK Council for Psychotherapy. Ethos is to train therapists and provide therapy with an awareness of people's social and political contexts. Four year psychotherapy training (diploma); one year introductory course (certificate); referrals for therapy, including low-cost; conferences on therapy and social issues.
Kent User Forum - site currently not available
We are a network for users and carers of mental health services and user groups across Kent
Lewisham Mental Health Foundation
Local mental health charity, providing advocacy, advice, support and crisis card scheme to Lewisham residents
The Founder of the Federation, and a national charity based in Fulham specialising in the care of the mentally ill offender
Independent, voluntary organisation open to all with an interest in mental health.
Based in Maidstone, we are part of a national charity, supporting people with severe mental illness and their families.
MHIST is a voluntary group which exists to support those coping with mental ill health, those recovering and those who care.
Merseyside Fellowship of Depressives Anonymous
FDA is a self-help group run by and for people who suffer (or have suffered previously) from depressive illness and/or anxiety disorders.
National registered charity, established in 1970 to support anyone affected by anxiety disorders.Telephone helpline; fact sheets; newsletters; contacts lists; one-to-one counselling; self-help groups; personal letters and email; clinical hypnotherapy; spiritual healing; support.
A totally voluntary charity, whose aims are to aid the relief and rehabilitation of those people suffering from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive/Compulsive Disorders, other related anxiety Disorders, including Tranquilliser withdrawal, and to provide support to sufferers and their families and or carers.
Art studio for people with mental health and/or addiction problems. Resident artist works alongside studio users.
Accommodation; outreach; day programmes; advocacy; information and support, well being service.
Off The Record - site currently not available
Charity, offering free and confidential counselling to all ages but primarily for young people aged 13-25.
The Parkview Society, through a caring, motivated and appropriately trained staff team, tailors its services to suit the needs of individuals suffering from a mental health problem or with a learning disability
People Power Mental Health Advocacy Project
We provide an advocacy service to in-patients on the psychiatric ward. The project employs trained volunteers, who support service users in ensuring that their rights and needs are met.
An independent charity in London, concerned with people in the criminal justice system with mental health problems.
Patient support organisation formed to advise and support people with SAD (winter depression) and to inform the public and health professions
South Essex Rape and Incest Centre
Counselling and support for women and girls who have suffered or are suffering sexual violence and/or are worried about being HIV positive;
A Community Arts project in the North East with a priority service for people with mental or emotional distress
Work to support women who are experiencing/have experienced mental and or emotional distress.
TOGETHER is a community group based in Sunderland, England.
Our members are users of mental health services and informal carers of users. Read our booklet, look at our cartoons!
Wokingham and West Berkshire Mind
A self help group, run by users, with a sanctuary and drop-in centre
Youth Action Bedford - site currently not available
is a voluntary organisation for young people aged 13-25, specialising in peer-led work. It aims to contribute to the personal development of young people through involvement in positive, practical and self-determined voluntary work