Helpful Links

Whether you help look after someone or are simply interested in finding out more about caring and the support available for those who care for a family member or friend.

www.anguscarers.org.uk

AIA ethos is based on their core principles and standards that enshrine a person's right to be involved and consulted about their care and treatment options, involved in any decisions affecting their life and be treated with dignity and respect.

www.angusindadvocacy.org

By working together we can help you to access a number of agencies that can help you get closer to reaching your personal employment goals.

www.angusahead.com

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beat is the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. beat is the working name of the Eating Disorders Association.

www.b-eat.co.uk

Beating The Blues is a program for the treatment of depression and anxiety using congnitive behavioural therapy.

www.beatingtheblues.co.uk

To provide information, support and advice for people affected by bipolar disorder/manic depression and all who care; To promote Self-Help throughout Scotland; To inform and educate about the illness and the organisation.

www.bipolarscotland.org.uk

Anyone can feel down or depressed from time to time. It helps to get some Breathing Space. You are not alone and talking about how you feel is a positive first step in getting help.

www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk

Chipmunkapublishing is the Mental Health Publisher. Our mental health books give a voice to writers with mental illness around the world. We raise awareness of mental health and the stigma surrounding mental health problems encouraging society to listen.

www.chipmunkapublishing.com

Depression Alliance can assist people affected by depression.

www.depressionalliance.org

An independent, UK-wide charity, who are supported by voluntary donations from across the drinks industry to equip people with the knowledge they need to make decisions about how much they drink.

www.drinkaware.co.uk

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness characterized by extreme mood swings, from mania to depression. It affects about 5.7 million adults in the United States every year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Knowing more about the causes,

www.healthline.com

Our main aim is to improve the way in which we, as users of mental health services, are treated by campaigning to improve the rights, services and treatments of people with mental health problems.

www.hug.uk.net

A forum created by medical doctors to discuss, critique, and publicise opinions, practices, literature, and events that support critical thinking and alternative approaches to psychiatry.

www.criticalpsychiatry.net

The website has been designed as a source of information, help and guidance and is designed to promote wellbeing in Kent and Medway for all and to help people connect with their local communities.

www.liveitwell.org.uk

A website to serve as a resource and a community for those interested in rethinking psychiatric care in the United States and abroad.

www.madinamerica.com

The website of the Mental Health Foundation outlines the charitys work in research, policy, service development and service user involvement. The site offers information and publications to download on research, good practice in services.

www.mentalhealth.org.uk

There main focus is to reform people's concepts and ideas about what it means to have a mental health problem.

www.mentalhealthintheuk.co.uk

A website with mental health information, guides, features, experts, news and community in one place.

www.mentalhealthy.co.uk

Mind helps people take control of their mental health. We do this by providing high-quality information and advice, and campaigning to promote and protect good mental health for everyone.

www.mind.org.uk

A site about human rights issues in mental health.

mindfreedom.org

This gives you a study of Stress reduction techniques.

www.mindout.net

Moodjuice is an Internet site developed by Choose Life Falkirk and the Adult Clinical Psychology Service, NHS Forth Valley. The site is designed to offer information, advice to those experiencing troublesome thoughts, feelings and actions.

www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk

A website about eating disorders treatment, information and professional training in the help & treatment of eating disorders.

www.eating-disorders.org.uk

As well as its role as a membership organisation and service provider, NSF (Scotland) is closely involved in a number of activities which promote greater wellbeing and quality of life for people affected by schizophrenia and other mental illness.

www.nsfscot.org.uk

SAMH campaigns for the development of legislation, policy and practice that is based on the real life experiences of people with mental health and related problems.

www.samh.org.uk

SDC works with others to create the conditions and opportunities for everyone to enjoy mental health and wellbeing, to draw attention to inequalities in mental health and to seek to address these inequalities

www.sdcmh.org.uk

Scottish Drugs Forum is the national non-government drugs policy and information agency working in partnership with others to co-ordinate effective responses to drug use in Scotland.

www.sdf.org.uk

The Government aims to help people to sustain and improve their health, especially in disadvantaged communities, ensuring better, local and faster access to health care.

www.scotland.gov.uk

see me is Scotlands national campaign to end stigma and discrimination of mental ill health. We know that minds are changed with pictures as much as words. Our annual photo competition brings together your pictures alongside your thoughts about mental

www.seemescotland.org

See Me is Scotlands national campaign to end the stigma and discrimination of mental ill-health. We are an alliance of five mental health organisations and fully funded by the Scottish Government.

www.seemescotland.org.uk

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) has been proven to help mental health problems. This website offers CBT self-help information, resources and tools, including therapy worksheets.

www.getselfhelp.co.uk

People who experience mental health problems and those around them should expect recovery. The values and principles which underpin the recovery experience should form the basis of how, as a society, we approach mental health issues.

www.scottishrecovery.net

They take action nationally and locally to build skills, improve knowledge and awareness of 'what works' to prevent suicide, improve opportunities to prevent premature loss of life and provide hope and optimism for the future.

www.chooselife.net

This gives you information on different Mental Health challenges.

www.rcpsych.ac.uk

Together is a national charity working alongside people with mental health issues on their journey towards independent and fulfilling lives.

www.together-uk.org

They work in partnership with mental health and related services to ensure that service users get every opportunity to contribute positively to changes in the services that serve them and wider society.

www.voxscotland.org.uk

A Scottish Government website promoting mental health improvement.

www.wellscotland.info

A friendly forum for sharing innovative practice, promoting user involvement and supporting individuals who are trying to make a difference.

www.workingtogetherforrecovery.co.uk