Mental Health Resources
We hope you find this 'Mental Health Resources' section useful. We may add to it in due course but if you live in Ireland or the UK you will find more websites and points of contact by going to the page for your region.
Note: The links are provided as a convenience only and should not be taken as an endorsement of any website, content, product or
service. Visits to linked websites are at your own risk.
Self-help websites
www.livinglifetothefull.com:
this is a free online life skills resource. It aims to help users change the
ways in which they think, and to respond in new ways to the challenges faced in
life.
Please note:
the website is not an appropriate substitute to seeing a practitioner if you
feel very distressed or are actively suicidal.
www.moodgym.anu.edu.au:
free online self-help designed to teach cognitive behaviour therapy skills to
people vulnerable to depression and anxiety.
Please note:
the website is not an appropriate substitute to seeing a practitioner if you
feel very distressed or are actively suicidal.
Websites and points of contact
www.mentalhealth.org.uk:
the website of the Mental Health Foundation outlines the charity’s work in research, policy, service development and service user involvement. The site offers information and publications to download on research, good practice in services and on mental health problems and key issues. It provides a daily mental health news service and directories of organisations, websites and
events. Website visitors can use forums and bulletin boards, join a mailing
list and find out how to support the organisation.
www.ukselfhelp.info: this website provides links to many self-help and support groups across the UK.
Mainly for younger people
www.getconnected.org.uk: free confidential help for young people.
www.youth2youth.co.uk: Youth2Youth – The UK’s first National Young Person’s helpline, run by young people, for young people.
www.youngminds.org.uk: YoungMinds promotes child and adolescent mental health and mental health services and has information for children, young people and parents.
Organisations in your area
If you are based in the UK or Ireland we have listed some organisations by area. Why not take a look at the menu on the side and select a location?
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Mental health resources