Help in a crisis

If you need mental health support in a crisis, there are places you can go and people you can talk to.

• If you need emergency help call 999
• For someone to talk to right now, call the Samaritans on 116 123
• You can text SHOUT to 85258 if you are unable to make a phone call
• Call your local crisis team, if you have a number for them
• Help for suicidal thoughts | NHS

General mental health information

• Mental health information | World Health Organization (WHO
• Different types of mental health problems | Mind Charity
• A-Z of mental health | Mind Charity
• Guide to different mental health conditions | Rethink Mental Illness
• Improving mental wellbeing | NHS
• Different types of talking therapies | NHS
• Chronic illness and mental health | NIMH
• “What is Mental Health?” | US government website
• Public Mental Health | UK government website
• Understanding mental health medications | NIMH
• Suicide prevention | Papyrus
• Understanding mental health discrimination | See Me Scotland
• Top 10 Mental Health Apps | Psychiatry Advisor

Living with stress, depression and anxiety

• Mood self assessment test for depression and anxiety | NHS
• Information on depression | NIMH
• Guide to anxiety disorders | NIMH
• 5 things you should know about stress PDF | NIMH
• Penfriend scheme for peer support | Depression UK
• What is depression? | Depression UK
• Free online Clinical depression recovery program | Clinical-Depression
• Monitoring your own mood | Overcome Depression
• Understanding panic, fear and anxiety | NHS
• Black Dog awareness campaigns | SANE
• A-Z of antidepressants | Mind Charity
• Coping strategies and advice for managing anxiety | Sleep Station
• What is Agoraphobia and what are the symptoms? | Pigletish
• Read this if you’re having a panic attack | Pigletish
• What is a panic attack? | Mind Charity

Living with OCD

• Living with OCD | Mind Charity
• Types of OCD | OCDUK
• An overview of OCD treatment | OCDUK
• Tips for OCD self care | WebMD
• Personal story of living with OCD | ADAA
• How I learned to live with OCD | Young Minds
• Tips for living with OCD | VeryWellMind
• Obsessions and compulsions checklist and workbook (printable) | Mood Juice
• Managing your OCD PDF | Anxiety Canada
• Self Help for OCD | Mind Charity
• OCD and Self-Help resources | OCDUK

Living with BPD

• Information on Borderline Personality Disorder | Mind Charity
• Art groups, awareness and events for those living with BPD | Borderline Arts
• Kayla’s story: living with BPD | Mental Health Org
• Resource for people who are struggling with self harm and their loved ones | Harmless
• 7 Things people with Borderline Personality Disorder want you to know | Healthline
• “A brief look at my life with BPD” Personal story | NAMI
• Coping Skills for people living with BPD | Very Well Mind
• What is splitting | Healthline
• BPD diagnosis | NHS

Living with PTSD

• Coping with flashbacks including grounding techniques | NAPAC
• About Trauma| Mind Charity
• The effects of trauma | Mind Charity
• What is PTSD? | Mind Charity
• Information about Complex PTSD | Mind Charity
• What are the signs and symptoms of PTSD? | Rethink
• PTSD treatments |WebMD
• information on PTSD | NHS
• Self care for PTSD | Mind Charity
• Coping with PTSD | Very Well Mind
• Helping someone with PTSD | Help Guide
• Articles about PTSD | Pigletish
• PTSD information | Time to Change

Living with an Eating Disorder

• Types of eating disorders | Mind Charity
• Eating disorder information and resources | Beat
• support services and helpline | Beat
• downloads and resources | Beat
• Do I have an Eating Disorder? | Beat
• Warning signs and symptoms of Eating Disorders | NEDA
• information on Eating Disorders | NHS
• How to support someone with an eating disorder | Cara’s Corner
• #DumptheScales | Hope Virgo
• Reflecting on Binge Eating Disorder | SANE Australia
• Best Eating Disorder blogs | Healthline
• Eating Disorder advice for parents | NHS
• Rise Up App | Recovery Warriors

Living with Bipolar disorder

• Bipolar Scotland | Bipolar Scotland
• What is Bipolar Disorder? | Mind Charity
• Bipolar Disorder symptoms | NHS
• Understanding what Bipolar feels like | Healthline
• Coping with Mania | Healthline
• Hypomania and Mania symptoms | WebMD
• How can I help myself cope? | Mind Charity
• Bipolar medication guide | Help Guide
• Living with Bipolar Disorder (7 people share what it feels like) | Self.com
• Mood Tracker Apps | Medical News Today
• 5 Useful apps that can assist in the treatment for Bipolar Disorder | Interesting Engineering

Living with ADHD/ADD

• Living with ADHD | NHS
• Strategies for living well with ADHD | Very Well Mind
• What the ups and downs of ADHD can look like in a day | Healthline
• ADHD symptoms checklist | Additude mag
• ADHD test for children | Additude mag
• Information and resources about ADHD | Living with ADHD
• How ADHD can affect the many areas of your life | WebMD
• ADHD and mental health | Mind Charity
• Resources for teens children and parents | ADHD Foundation
• The UK Adult ADHD network website | UKAAN
• Support groups for those with ADHD | UKAAN

Dissociative Disorders

• Dissociative disorders | NHS
• Symptoms and causes of dissociative disorders | Mayo Clinic
• What are dissociative disorders? | Psychiatry.org
• Dissociative disorders information | the Cleveland Clinic
• Help with dissociative disorders | Psychiatry.org
• Dissociation and dissociative disorders | Mind Charity
• My life with dissociative identity disorder | Sane.org
• Living with dissociative identity disorder | Recovery Village
• Coping strategies for living with DID | Sane Australia
• Self Help Articles | didselfhelp.com
• Dissociative Identity Disorder Self-Care: Meeting Basic Needs | Healthy Place

Living with psychosis

• What is psychosis? | Mind Charity
• Psychosis symptoms and risk factors | Healthline
• What is psychosis? | My Stumbling Mind
• Tactile Hallucinations | My Stumbling Mind
• Ideas to help someone with psychosis | My Stumbling Mind
• What not to say to someone with psychosis | My Stumbling Mind
• Self Care for psychosis | Mind Charity
• What are the signs and symptoms of psychosis | Rethink Mental Illness
• Psychosis Treatment | NHS
• Treatments for chronic psychosis | US National Library of Medicine

Coping with self harm

• About self-harm | Mind Charity
• Self-harm | Young Minds
• Coping with self harm | Childline
• Alternatives to self harm | First Person Plural
• Self harm coping techniques and distractions | The Mix
• What is self harm? | Help Guide
• Self harm coping strategies | Rethink Mental Illness
• My story of self harm recovery | Young Minds
• The truth about self harm | Mental Health Foundation

Mental health and Autism

• Autism and Mental Health information | Young Minds
• Mental health of people with autism | Mind Charity
• Mental health resources for autism | National Autistic Society
• Autism Spectrum Disorder | Mental Health Foundation
• Understanding Neurodiversity | Understood.org

Sleep disorders

• How to get to sleep | NHS
• Information on sleep disorders as an epidemic | Sleep Station
• How Nicotine affects your sleep | Sleep Station
• How negative thinking impacts your sleep | Sleep Station
• Insomnia symptoms, causes and treatments | Healthline
• Information on Narcolepsy types, symptoms and treatments | Healthline
• Narcolepsy overview | Mayo Clinic
• 10 tips to beat insomnia | NHS
• Help with meditation and sleep | Calm App
• What you should know about sleep paralysis | Sleep Foundation

Support for disabled people

• Health information and guidance for deaf people | Sign Health
• Health and social care services for those living with a learning disability in England | Turning Point
• Disabled Stories | The Unwritten magazine
• Disability information | Mind Charity
• Looking after your mental health while living with a disability | Beyond Blue
• Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities | National Elf Service
• How we can help | Disability Rights UK
• Equality for disabled people | Scope
• Discrimination and mental health | Rethink Mental Illness

LGBTQ+ specific support

• Mental Health Charity for LGBTQ Community | Mind Out
• Talking therapies for LGBT Community | LGBT Foundation
• LBGTIQ+ Information | Mind Charity
• Support and forum for LGBTQ Muslims | Imaan
• Therapy organisation working with gender and sexual diversity clients | Pink Therapy
• Improving LGBT young people’s mental health and wellbeing | Stonewall
• Coming out and my mental health | Stonewall
• LGBT+ Helpline | Switchboard
• Emotional support, signposting and helpline for anyone who identifies as transgender, nonbinary or gender fluid | Mindline Trans+
• Members directory of local LGBTQ+ services | Consortium
• LGBT+ mental health | Rethink Mental Illness

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) specific resources

• Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic mental health | Rethink Mental Illness
• BAME communities mental health | Mental Health Foundation
• The Black, African and Asian therapy network | BAATN
• Black thoughts matter | Black Minds Matter
• Young Black men | Mind Charity
• Rethink Sahayak Asian mental health helpline | Rethink Mental Illness
• Black mental health matters | Black Thrive
• Our work on race, ethnicity and mental health | Mind Charity
• Perceived barriers to accessing mental health services | BMJ Journals
• Working with Punjabi communities to reshape approaches to mental health | Taraki
• South Asian Therapists | South Asian Therapists.org
• Let’s talk about mental health in the BAME communities | the Food Medic
• Mental health and race toolkit | City Mental Health Alliance UK

Coping with bereavement

• Grief after bereavement or loss | NHS
• Coping with grief and loss | Help Guide
• Coping with bereavement | Age UK
• Support with grief | Macmillan
• Coping with bereavement | Family Lives
• How suicide bereavement is different | UKSOBS
• Coping when someone dies by suicide | Cruse Bereavement
• Traumatic bereavement | Cruse Bereavement
• How to support someone who is grieving | Cruse Bereavement
• Losing a parent | Cruse Bereavement
• Coping with the death of a partner | Cruse Bereavement

Help for abuse victims

• Help for victim’s of abuse and other crimes | Victim Support Website
• Support for recovery from childhood abuse | NAPAC
• Crime information on domestic abuse | CPS
• Dynamics of abuse | NCADV
• Supporting a loved one through domestic abuse | Pigletish
• Ending domestic abuse | Safe Lives
• How to get back to yourself after emotional abuse | Betrayal Trauma Recovery
• What are the short term and long term effects of abuse? | Healthline
• Tips for narcissistic abuse recovery | Healthline
• After abuse had ended | Mental Help
• Stages of recovery after trauma | Domestic Shelters

Help for sexual assault survivors

• Information for survivors of rape and sexual assault | Victim Support
• Help after rape and sexual assault | NHS
• Find support in your area | the Survivor’s Trust
• Sexual assault and post traumatic stress disorder | NCBI
• Recovery from rape and sexual trauma | Help Guide
• A guide for friends and family of sexual violence survivors | PCAR
• Going for your smear test after sexual abuse | Pigletish
• Cervical screening after sexual violence | Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust

Help with addiction

• Help for addiction | Breathing Space London
• Understanding drug abuse and addiction | Helpguide
• Expert advice on overcoming addiction | Beating Addictions
• Online advice and support for people struggling with alcohol dependency and addiction | We are with you
• Help for the families and loved ones of those living with addiction and dependency issues during COVID-19 | ADFAM
• Resourses and information for those living with alcohol addiction | Alcoholics Anonymous
• Honest information about drugs | Talk to Frank
• Helpline and resources for those living with a gambling addiction | Gamblers Anonymous
• Self help resources for gambling addiction | GamCare
• Help for those affected by a parent’s drinking | NACOA
• Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous | SLAAUK
• Help to quit smoking | NHS
• Getting help for drug addiction | NHS
• Understanding drug use and addiction | NIMH
• Myths and facts about drug abuse and addiction | Help Guide

Anger management

• How to cope with Anger | Mind Charity
• Control anger before it controls you | American Psychological Association
• Get help with anger | NHS
• Anger Management | Help Guide
• Ways to release anger | Healthline
• 7 Creative ways to express hot anger | Psychology Today

Support for parents

• Depression in pregnancy | Overcome Depression website
• Supporting a child who is self harming | Young Minds
• Coping with self harm: a guide for parents and carers | Social workers toolkit
• Self harm: Parents’ experiences | Health Talk
• Worried about your teenager? | NHS
• Talking to children about feelings | NHS
• Talking to children about death | Marie Curie
• A-Z Parents guide to support | Young Minds
• Parenting with a mental health problem | Mind Charity
• Information and support for someone caring for someone else | Carers.org
• Practical support for single parent families | Gingerbread
• Postnatal depression overview | NHS

Self Care Guides

• Mental wellbeing audio guides | NHS
• Raising low self esteem | NHS
• How to improve your self esteem | Overcome Depression
• Peer support | Togetherall website
• Articles on self care | Pigletish
• About arts and creative therapies | Mind Charity
• Workplace: how to be mentally well at work | Mind Charity

Other helpful services

• Equality Advisory and Support Services | EASS
• Interpretation Services | Language Line
• Benefits calculator | Entitled To
• Get help and advice | Citizens Advice Bureau
• Help for victims of crime | Victim Support
• Employee Rights | ACAS