The links to other useful web sites below have been arranged alphabetically.
If your organisation or group would like to add a link to this list please
send us an email with the address to info@mindinmanchester.org.uk.
We do not take any responsibility for the content of external sites.
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Cry in the Dark - "...a place to speak freely about depression,
suicide, self injury, and anything else along those lines". |
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Adverse Psychiatric
Reactions Information Link - public and medical awareness of the effects
that drugs and medicines may have on mental stability. |
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Age Concern - through
a national network of 1400 local organisations, Age Concern is the leading
campaigner on ageing issues and the major provider of local care services
for all older people. |
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Asylum - the
website of the magazine that has become known as "the bible of the
survivor movement". |
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Benefits and
Work - 'Make the best possible benefits claims and appeals', including
Incapacity Benefit and Disability Living Allowance. Subscription needed
to access the full site. |
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British Psychological
Society - The British Psychological Society (BPS) is the representative
body for psychologist and psychology in the UK. |
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Childline - a service for children and young people. |
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Community Legal Advice - a free and confidential advice service paid for by legal aid. |
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Connect - "aims
to be a worldwide, interactive, personalised forum for the sharing of information
by people whose lives are touched by mental health problems and/or learning
disabilities". |
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Counselling Directory -
"Your Local Guide for confidential support" including search for a counsellor
or psychotherapist facility and information about choosing a counsellor
or therapist. |
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Depresssion Alliance
- UK charity offering help to people with depression, run by sufferers themselves. |
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Depression
Learning Path - "will give you the most revolutionary, up-to-date,
and useful information on depression anywhere on the Net". |
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Depression
Is A Choice - "This web site will put you in touch with some entirely
new thinking about depression" includes Depression Myths and Ten Don'ts
Of Depression. |
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DrugScope -
is the UK's leading drugs charity and centre of expertise on drugs. |
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Drugs search
- searchable databse online of prescribed medication from Norfolk Mental
Health Care NHS Trust Pharmacy web site. |
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Eastserve - online services
for East Manchester, including what's happening, housing, benefits and discussion
forums. |
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ECT - This site is a
comprehensive collection of information about ECT. |
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End the Fear - "If
you live or work in Manchester and are experiencing domestic violence,
or know and care about someone who is experiencing domestic violence, then
this website provides useful information and advice." |
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Hearing
Voices Group - this group is for people who hear, or who have
heard voices. We can share support, strategies for living with voices,
and other ideas. |
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How to Complain
- "is an independent British website aimed at making complaints
work for everyone: consumers, companies and government." |
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Mad Not Bad - "This
site is the realm of the 'Service User'... help illuminate the darkness
that surrounds mental ill health". |
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Mental Health in Manchester for
Manchester people who want to know more about how to look after their emotional
health and wellbeing. |
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Mental Health
Care - mental health information from the Institute of Psychiatry, South
London and Maudsley NHS Trust and Rethink |
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Mind (National website) - Mind helps people take control of their mental health. |
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NHS
Choices - GP Practices and other health services in your area. |
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NHS Direct - Health advice and information. |
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No2ID - ID cards
and NHS database developments have implications for everyone, whatever their
medical history. |
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Open government -
"The easy way to government information and services online". |
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People’s
Voice Media - formerly Manchester Community Information Network,
aims to "give everyone a voice and a platform from which to use
that voice". |
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Psychiatry
Research - "This moderated network facilitates the rapid dissemination
of research news relevant to the study of psychopathology." |
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Radical Psychology Network
- "seeks like-minded psychologists and others to help create a
society better able to meet human needs and bring about social justice". |
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Sainsbury Centre For Mental
Health - "carries out research, development and training work to
influence policy and practice in health and social care." |
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Samaritans - "provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide." |
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Self Injury and Related
Issues - information and support for self injury and suicide. |
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Schizophrenia
or Spiritual Emergence - "A cross-paradigmatic reference for mental
health professionals, people with schizophrenia and individuals experiencing
signs of spiritual emergence." |
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Shift - an initiative
in England to tackle stigma and discrimination surrounding
mental health issues, aiming to create a society
where "people who experience mental health problems enjoy the same rights
as other people". |
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Travel Insurance for pre-existing
health condtitions, including Bipolar Disorder / Manic Depression
and Schizophrenia. |
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Tidal Model of Recovery
- "...focuses on the change process that lies dormant within us all
and which helps reveal the meaning of our experiences, as we reclaim those
aspects of our lives which have been submerged by mental distress." |
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UK Survivors
- for mental health user/survivors in the UK, disabled people and allies/professionals
to debate, receive and give support and to network together. |
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ZapRap - "Here at
ZapRap, you will find rigorous discussion of the issues surrounding electroconvulsive
therapy, along with support and friendship." |
