RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
USEFUL ARTICLES, BOOKS & LINKS
Mental health online support directory
- Anxiety UK: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
- Bipolar UK: www.bipolaruk.org
CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15 to 35.
- Men’s Health Forum: www.menshealthforum.org.uk
- Mental Health Foundation: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Men’s mental health: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/m/men-and-mental-health
- Mind: www.mind.org.uk Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm)
Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
- OCD Action: www.ocdaction.org.uk Phone: 0845 390 6232 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider’s Access Charge
- OCD UK: www.ocduk.org Phone: 0333 212 7890 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Young suicide prevention society.
- Rethink Mental Illness: www.rethink.org Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)
- Samaritans: www.samaritans.org.uk Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)
- SANE: www.sane.org.uk/support SANEline: 0300 304 7000 (daily, 4.30pm to 10.30pm)
Textcare: comfort and care via text message, sent when the person needs it most
- YoungMinds: www.youngminds.org.uk Phone: Parents’ helpline 0808 802 5544 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)
Stopping the stigma of mental health
- The Mix: www.themix.org.uk/get-support Telephone: 0808 808 4994 (11am-11pm, free to call) Email: Helpline email form Crisis Support: Text ‘THEMIX’ to 85258.
- ChildLine: www.childline.org.uk Telephone: 0800 1111
- Side by Side: https://sidebyside.mind.org.uk
- SHOUT: https://www.giveusashout.org Text: 85258
- With You: https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk
Provides support to children and adults addicted to alcohol or drugs and gives advice on improving mental health and wellbeing.
Grief online support directory
Grief Encounter: https://www.griefencounter.org.uk/about-us/about/cgaw/
The Good Grief Trust: https://www.thegoodgrieftrust.org/
Cruse: https://www.cruse.org.uk/ or call 0808 8081677
Bereavement Advice Centre: https://www.bereavementadvice.org/ or call 0800 6349494
The Lullaby Trust: https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/bereavement-support/how-we-can-support-you/bereavement-support-helpline/
Parenting online support directory
OPFS Lone Parent Helpline: https://opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/lone-parent-helpline or call 0808 801 0323
Family Action: https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/children-families/familyline 0808 802 6666
Relate: https://www.relate.org.uk/relationship-help/help-family-life-and-parenting
YoungMinds: https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/parents-helpline
Family Live: https://www.familylives.org.uk/how-we-can-help/confidential-helpline/