Anxiety UK
Mission: “Anxiety UK was established to promote the relief and rehabilitation of persons suffering from agoraphobia and associated anxiety disorders, phobias and conditions, in particular, but not exclusively, by raising awareness in such topics.”
AnxietyUK is a charity that believes anxiety, stress and anxiety based depression are treatable and manageable. They have over 40 years’ experience in supporting individuals by offering high quality services delivered by professionals whom are supported by staff and volunteers with personal experience of anxiety, stress and anxiety based depression.
Phone: 08444 775 774
Text Service: 07537416905
Email: support@anxietyuk.org.uk
Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Bipolar UK
About: Bipolar UK is the national charity dedicated to supporting individuals with the much misunderstood and devastating condition of bipolar, their families and carers. Each year we reach out to and support over 80,000 individuals through our range of services.
Phone: 0333 323 3880
Email: info@bipolaruk.org
Website: http://www.bipolaruk.org.uk
CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
About: “The Campaign against Living Miserably (CALM) is an award-winning charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. In 2015, 75% of all UK suicides were male.”
Phone: 0800 58 58 58
Website: http://www.thecalmzone.net
Cambridge Pringle Group
Charity objective: “Is to provide relief and support of sufferers from schizophrenia and other related conditions and their families. The objective was expanded in 2011 to include other adults that have support needs.”
Cambridge Phone: 01223 223822
Haverhill Phone: 01440 713133
Men’s Health Forum – “Beat stress”
Statement: “One man in five dies before the age of 65.
TOGETHER we can change that. “
Phone: 020 7922 7908
Email: https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/contact
Website: http://www.menshealthforum.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation
Vision: “Our vision is for a world with good mental health for all. Our mission is to help people understand, protect and sustain their mental health. Prevention is at the heart of what we do, because the best way to deal with a crisis is to prevent it from happening in the first place”
Email: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/contact
Website: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Mind
Statement: “We Won’t Give Up Until Everyone Experiencing a Mental Health Problem Gets Support and Respect”
Mind can help you make choices about treatment, understand your rights and help you reach out to sources of support. The support provided to empower mental health sufferers.
140 Local Mind Charities in England and Wales
Area Supporting: England and Wales
Phone: 0300 123 3393
Email: supporterservices@mind.org.uk
Website: http://www.mind.org.uk
No Panic
Aim: “No Panic is a totally voluntary charity, whose aims are to aid the relief and rehabilitation of those people suffering from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, related Anxiety Disorders, including Tranquilizer Withdrawal, and to provide support to sufferers and their families.”
No Panic is a registered charity who helps sufferers of Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and other anxiety related disorders. They also provide support to carers of people who suffer from anxiety disorders. About 75% of anxiety sufferers do not get any professional help of any kind.
Support services are provided over the telephone to ensure anyone no matter how isolated they are can get help.
Phone: 0844 967 4848
Website: http://www.nopanic.org.uk
OCD UK
About: “OCD-UK is the charity dedicated to improving the mental health and well-being of almost one million people in the UK whose lives are affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.”
Vision: “It is our belief that everyone affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder should receive the most appropriate and the highest quality standards of care, support and treatment.”
OCD UK is unique in that it is completely service user led for children and adults with OCD and run by sufferers of OCD.
Phone: 0845 120 3778 or 0345 120 3778.
Email: support@ocduk.org
Website: http://www.ocduk.org
OCD Action
Vision: “OCD Action works for a society where OCD is better understood and diagnosed quickly, where appropriate treatment options are open and accessible, where support and information is readily available and where nobody feels ashamed to ask for help.
We are here because OCD tears families apart and leaves people isolated and exhausted. OCD ruins lives. It is a sad fact that many people with OCD delay seeking help. They put up with it for too long, perhaps thinking that nothing can be done or just not knowing where to turn. OCD Action believes in taking action. We want people affected by OCD to seek help, to understand their treatment options and find the support and motivation they need to fight back. OCD is treatable, it can get better.”
Phone: 0845 390 6232
Email: support@ocdaction.org.uk
Website: http://www.ocdaction.org.uk
Papyrus
Statement: “We exist to reduce the number of young people who take their own lives by shattering the stigma around suicide and equipping young people and their communities with the skills to recognize and respond to suicidal behavior.”
Young suicide prevention society.
Phone: 01925 572 444
Email: admin@papyrus-uk.org
Website: http://www.papyrus-uk.org
Rethink Mental Illness
Charity Goal: “Our goal is a better life for everyone affected by mental illness.”
A letter to the Times newspaper about schizophrenia by (John Pringle who originally started Rethink Mental illness as the “National Schizophrenia Fellowship”) brought together hundreds of people to discuss mental health issues and help support each other. That was 40 years ago and today “Rethink Mental Illness” supports over 60,000 people in England to get through their crisis and to help them realize they are not alone.
Area Supporting: England
Phone: 0300 5000 927
Email: info@rethink.org
Website: http://www.rethink.org
Samaritans
Vision, Mission and Values: “Samaritans Vision is that fewer people die by suicide.
We work to achieve this vision by making it our mission to alleviate emotional distress and reduce the incidence of suicide feelings and suicidal behavior.”
“We are committed to the following values:
- Listening, because exploring feelings alleviates distress and helps people to reach a better understanding of their situation and the options open to them
- Confidentiality, because if people feel safe, they are more likely to be open about their feelings
- People making their own decisions wherever possible, because we believe that people have the right to find their own solution and telling people what to do takes responsibility away from them
- Being non-judgmental, because we want people to be able to talk to us without fear of prejudice or rejection
- Human contact, because giving people time, undivided attention and empathy meets a fundamental emotional need and reduces distress and despair.”
The Samaritans was founded in 1953 and has 201 branches in the UK and Republic of Ireland. At over 60 years old the Samaritans was the first telephone support service and has over 20,000 volunteers.
The Samaritans provides emotional support 24 hours a day to for people who are struggling to cope, including those who have had thoughts of suicide.
Area Supporting: UK and Republic of Ireland
Tel: 116 123
Email: jo@ Samaritans.org
Sane
Vision: “To raise public awareness, excite research, and bring more effective professional treatment and compassionate care to everyone affected by mental illness”
Objectives:
- To raise awareness and combat stigma about mental illness, educating and campaigning to improve mental health services
- To provide care and emotional support for people with mental health problems, their families and carers as well as information for other organizations and the public
- To initiate research into the causes and treatments of serious mental illness such as schizophrenia and depression and the psychological and social impact of mental illness
SANE offers emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental health through services provided by over 130 volunteers who give hundreds of hours of their free time each year.
SANE also supports neuroscience research alongside studies into treatments and therapies.
Phone: 03003047000
SANEmail: sanemail@org.uk
Website: http://www.sane.org.uk
St. Andrews Healthcare
Statement: “To provide the best possible care to as many people as possible. Every day we aim to change the lives of individuals and help to build a better life for those experiencing mental illness”
Area Supporting: Northampton, Birmingham, Essex and Nottinghamshire
Email: enquiries@standrew.co.uk
Suicide or Survive
Statement: “To create and deliver innovative approaches that educate, inform and inspire people to cultivate good mental health and reduce stigma leading to less death by suicide”
Suicide or Survive (SOS) is an Irish charity whose main goal is to break down the stigma associated with mental health issues and helping those affected by giving access to recovery services.
Area Supporting: Republic of Ireland
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
Statement: “We exist to meet the needs and overcome the isolation experienced by people over 18 who have been bereaved by suicide”
Phone: 0300 111 5065
Wellbeing: Suffolk and Norfolk/ Waveney
Statement: “Helping you live your life“
Services for Wellbeing: Suffolk and Norfolk/ Waveney are provided by:
Norfolk and Waveney
Norwich and Central Norfolk MIND, West Norfolk MIND and Great Yarmouth & Waveney MIND, Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and Relate.
Suffolk
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT, MTCIC, Noise Solution, Relate in Suffolk, Shaw Trust, Suffolk Family Carers , Suffolk Young People’s Health Project, Survivors in Transition, VoiceAbility
Norfolk & Waveney Phone: 0300 123 1503
Suffolk Phone: 0300 123 1781
Self-Referral Form
YoungMinds
Vision and Mission: “We champion children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing across the UK. Driven by their experience we create change so that children and young people can cope with life’s adversities, find help when needed and succeed in life.”
YoungMinds was established in 1993 and is the UK’s leading Charity for commitment to improve the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
Phone: Parents’ helpline 0808 802 5544
Website: http://www.youngminds.org.uk
DrugRehab.com
Vision and Mission: “DrugRehab.com is a web resource provided and funded by Advanced Recovery Systems (ARS). ARS is an integrated behavioral health care management organization dedicated to the treatment of addiction, substance abuse, eating disorders and mental health issues. We provide well-researched, fact-based resources on this site.”
Important Pages
Mental Health See-Saw 