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Useful Websites
- A-Z list of Neurological conditions
- Active Newcastle
information for people of all ages and backgrounds who want to become more physically active in Newcastle; including details of the range of venues, how to get there and what is involved in a variety of different activities. - American Psychological Association
A scientific and professional organisation that represents psychology in the United States. - Carers Direct
Welcome to Carers Direct: information, advice and support for carers - Childline
Free and confidential helpline for children and young adults in the UK. - Community Action on Health - Health Signpost Directory
The Health Signpost Directory provides people living and working in Newcastle with a quick introduction to local groups and services that offer a wide range of support, advice and activities which aim to improve the well being of people in the city. - Community Development Workers - County Durham and Darlington
CDWs work to implement Delivering Race Equality (DRE) within social and mental health services in order to improve the mental health and wellbeing of ethnic minority groups. - Community Development Workers - Gateshead (Tyneside Women's Health)
CDWs work to implement Delivering Race Equality (DRE) within social and mental health services in order to improve the mental health and wellbeing of ethnic minority groups. - Community Development Workers - Gateshead (GVOC)
CDWs work to implement Delivering Race Equality (DRE) within social and mental health services in order to improve the mental health and wellbeing of ethnic minority groups. - Counsellors Directory
Provides the UK with a huge counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service that will hopefully encourage those in distress to seek help - Counsellors in Northumberland
Database of Counsellors in Northumberland. Offers a free, confidential service for those in need. - Counsellors in Tyne and Wear
Database of Counsellors in Tyne and Wear. Offers a free confidential service to those in need. - Depression Alliance - UK Charity
Website offering help and information about depression. - Durham Information Guide
DIG is an online database which allows you to search for information on adult social care services, health groups and other community information on a countywide, regional and national basis. - Easy Health
A website that it is easier for people to find health information that is easy to understand. - Families Information Service
Information, advice and assistance for families in Newcastle - Freedom from Torture
Assists, protects and promotes the rights of victims of torture living in the UK - HandsOnScotland
A Toolkit of helpful responses to encourage children and young people's emotional wellbeing. - Headway
Charity that works to improve life after brain injury. - Health Protection Agency
Key publications including information about MRSA, CDif, swine flu. - Healthwatch
Healthwatch England will be part of a new Healthwatch network from April 2013, giving people who use health and social care services a powerful voice locally and nationally. - Information NOW
Information to help local older people, their families and their carers to make choices, retain their independence and have better access to opportunities - Internet Mental Health
Free encyclopedia of mental health information. - Lifecoach Directory
The purpose of the site is ultimately to provide the UK with a huge life coach support network, enabling individuals to find a life coach close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service that will help those seeking a new direction in their life to find the encouragement they need. Every life coach on the site who has a full profile has either sent a copy of their qualifications and insurance cover to us, or is registered with a professional body with recognised codes of ethics and practice, this way we can be assured of their professionalism. - Look Up
Information on eye care and vision for people with learning disabilities. - Manchester Public Health
Promoting mental health in Manchester. - Manic Depression Fellowship
MDF, The BiPolar Organisation works to enable people affected by bipolar disorder / manic depression to take control of their lives. - Medicine Guides
Medicine Guides provide members of the public with up to date, reliable and understandable information about medicines - Mens Aid
Practical advice and support to men who have been abused. - Mental Health Care
This evidence-based website aims to help people in their caring role and is created by researchers and mental health professionals who work at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The site provides information about different aspects of psychosis, treatment and care. Short, filmed interviews with health professionals and researches complement the text and there are downloadable summaries of research about psychosis, written in plain English. There are also pages where visitors can submit questions to a pharmacist, a psychologist, a psychiatrist and a social worker. - Mental Health Foundation
A leading UK charity that provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems, whatever their age and wherever they live. - Mental Health Net
Website to promote mental health and wellness education and advocacy. - MIND - The Mental Health Charity
Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales working to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress - Multiple Sclerosis Society
Information on services that can help you live with MS. - Multiple Sclerosis Society North of England’s regional website
Regional newsletter and details of local branches. - Multiple Sclerosis Trust
Information, education, research and support. - My Signpost
MySignpost - a new way to access your community. Mysignpost is here to help you find the equipment or services you need. - National Mental Health Development Unit
Provide national support for implementing mental health policy by advising on national and international best practice to improve mental health and mental health services. - Newcastle Libraries
Offers a range of resources, information and partnerships which aim to help people improve their health and wellbeing and which are freely available for everyone to use. - NHS Choices
NHS Choices is the online 'front door' to the NHS. It is the country's biggest health website and gives all the information you need to make choices about your health. - NHS Evidence - Mental Health (formerly a Specialist Library of the National Library for Health)
Specialist Library of electronic health resources intended to act as a source of authoritative evidence and best practice to support health care in the NHS. - Nigel Turner's HyperGUIDE to the Mental Health Act
A basic guide to the Mental Health Act 1983. The WebLinks page will give you some links to more up to date information, including recent case law, etc. - North of England Refugee Service (NERS)
Providing support and information for all asylum seekers and refugees in the North of England - PsychNet-UK
A major mental health, mental health care, psychology and psychiatry resource directory containing links, articles on mental illness, fact sheets, articles,forums, software downloads and research sources. Designed for professionals, students and the layperson. - RCP Publications
Readable, user friendly and accurate information about mental health problems. - Rethink Severe Mental Illness
The leading national mental health membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life. - Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. - Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health works to improve the quality of life for people with mental health problems. - Starting Point
Starting Point is provided by Sunderland City Council’s Health Housing and Adult Services and gives on-line signposting to up to date information on the services and support available to help stay active, independent and healthy. - Surgery Door
Provides information on services for NHS and private healthcare. - The Schizophrenia Homepage
A non-profit community providing in-depth information, support and education related to schizophrenia, a disorder of the brain and mind. - The UN Refugee Agency - UNHCR
UNHCR's primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country. It also has a mandate to help stateless people. - Welfare Rights
Newcastle Welfare Rights Service gives independent information and advice on benefits and debt. - West End Refugee Service
West End Refugee Service (WERS) is a registered charity working with refugees and asylum seekers living in the West End of Newcastle. - Youngminds
YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
