Useful Links
Advice
Web based information covering a wide range of topics from debt to employment. Contact details of your local CAB centres.
Anxiety
Advice and information for people with anxiety and phobias including email support services.
Arts
Sites about art in the UK and information about the importance of art therapies and creativity for mental health.
Bereavement
Coping with bereavement including a helpline. Information for those helping children cope with bereavement.
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
BME communities
Policy and good practice for black and minority ethnic people with mental health problems and their carers.
Carers
Information about the rights of carers.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/campaigns/partnersincare.aspx
Complementary therapies
Up-to-date information about the use of complementary therapies.
Debt/financial concerns
Debt advice from Citizen's Advice Bureau.
Depression
Details of local support networks, information packs and publications for people with depression.
Diet
Healthy eating to maintain physical, emotional and mental health.
Domestic abuse
Information for people suffering from domestic abuse including details of 24-hour help and support.
Drugs/alcohol abuse
Information for users of drugs or alcohol and their families and carers.
Exercise
Benefits of exercise on mental health.
General
General information on physical and mental health including assessment tools and self-help advice.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual communities
Services and information for Northamptonshire's LGB community
Medication
Useful information about antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs.
www.mind.org.uk/antidepressants
www.mind.org.uk/antipsychotics
Mental health
Information about mental health including contact details and helplines.
Older people
Health and wellbeing information for older people
Panic
Literature and advice for sufferers of panic and anxiety disorders. Confidential helpline and telephone recovery support groups.
Parents
Information about children's health and wellbeing
www/direct.gov.uk/yourchildshealth
Phobias
Advice and information for people with anxiety and phobias, includes email support service.
Post-natal depression
Leaflets, information and self-help material including support forums and chat rooms.
Relaxation
Online audio and visual relaxation
Self-help
Free web-based self-help courses which will help you assess you mood and teach you key life skills.
Shyness and social anxiety
Information about shyness and social anxiety including a member's chat room
Stress
Online stress test and advice about ways of coping
Wellbeing
Healthy living, physical, emotional and mental health
www.direct.gov.uk/healthandwellbeing
Young people
Information, advice and self-help for young people, parents and teachers