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Mental Health Organisations

If you are finding it hard to cope with your mental illness or support somebody recovering from mental illness, the following organisations can give help, advice and support.

General

Cloverleaf Advocacy

9 Wellington Road

Dewsbury

WF13 1HF

Tel: 01924 454875

Web: www.cloverleaf-advocacy.co.uk

Providing Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Services in North Yorkshire and York, to help people who are unable to make some decisions for themselves.

Mental Health Matters

Avalon House

St Catherines Court

Sunderland Enterprise Park

Sunderland

SR5 3XJ

Helplines: Middlesbrough: 0800 052 7350 Open: 6pm-6am daily

Newcastle: 0845 601 2457 Open: 6pm-6am daily

Sunderland: 0800 013 0626 Open: 5pm-9am daily

24hr weekends

An out of hours telephone service offering emotional support to anyone callings. Providing information on local and national services specific to Mental Health.

Mind

PO Box 277

Manchester

M60 3XN

Info Line: 0845 766 0163 (Mon-Fri 9.15am-5.15pm)

Email: info@mind.org.uk

Web: www.mind.org.uk

The Mind Information line offers callers help on a range of mental health issues, including a special legal service to the public, lawyers and mental health workers. Local Mind Associations offer supported housing, crisis helplines, drop-in centres, counselling, befriending, advocacy, employment and training schemes and other services. Your local Mind Associations are:

Craven Mind Darlington Mind

33 Coach Street St Hilda’s House

Skipton 11 Borough Road

BD23 1LQ Darlington

DL1 1SQ

Tel: 01756 797639 Tel: 01325 283169

Email: cravenmind@btconnect.com Email: darlingtonmindltd@hotmail.co.uk

Web: www.darlingtonmind.org.uk

Harrogate & Ripon Mind Scarborough, Whitby & Ryedale Mind

The Acorn Centre PO Box 304

Oak House Scarborough

101A Station Parade YO11 3YJ

Harrogate

HG1 1HB

Tel: 01423 503335 (Harrogate) Tel: 01723 588008 or 0845 6034723

Email: harrogatemind@btconnect.com Email: mail@scarboroughmind.fsnet.co.uk

Web: www.harrogatemind.org.uk Web: www.scarboroughmind.co.uk

York & District Mind

11-12 Stonebow House

The Stonebow

York

YO1 7NP

Tel: 01904 647017

Email: office@yorkmind.org.uk

Web: www.yorkmind.org.uk

Rethink

5^th Floor

Royal London House

22-25 Finsbury Square

London

EC2A 1DX

National Advice Service Tel: 020 8974 6814

(Mon, Wed & Fri 10am-3pm, Tues & Thurs 10am-1pm)

Email: advice@rethink.org

General enquires Tel: 0845 456 0455

Email: info@rethink.org

Web: www.rethink.org

Rethink, a mental health membership charity, working to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.

SANEline

Tel: 0845 767 8000

Email: sanemail@sane.org.uk (for non crisis issues)

Web: www.sane.org.uk

Open: 1pm-11pm everyday.

SANEline is a national out-of-hours telephone helpline offering emotional support and information for people affected by mental health problems.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists

17 Belgrave Square

London

SW1Z 8PG

Tel: 020 7235 2351

Email: rcpsych@rcpsych.c.uk

Web: www.rcpsych.ac.uk

The professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Improving the lives of people affected by mental illness.

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Anxiety

First Steps to Freedom

PO Box 476

Newquay

TR7 1WQ

Helpline: 0845 120 2916

E-mail: first.steps@btconnect.com

Web: www.first-steps.org

Aiming to help, in a practical way, those who suffer from phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, general anxiety, panic attacks and those who wish to come off tranquillisers, together with help for their carers.

No Panic

93 Brands Farm Way

Telford

Shropshire

TF3 2JQ

Helpline: 0808 808 0545 (Freephone)

E-mail: ceo@nopanic.org.uk

Web: www.nopanic.org.uk

Open: 10am – 10pm everyday of the year

Relief and rehabilitation for those people suffering from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, other related Anxiety Disorders, including Tranquilliser Withdrawal, and to provide support to sufferers and their families and or carers by the following means

National Phobias Society

(see Phobias)

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Bipolar Disorder

(Manic Depression)

MDF The BiPolar Organisation

Castle Works
21 St. George's Road
London
SE1 6ES

Tel: 08456 340 540

Email: mdf@mdf.org.uk

Web: www.mdf.org.uk

A user-led charity working to enable people affected by bipolar disorder (manic depression) to take control of their lives. Call to find your local self help group.

Mind

(see entry under General)

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Depression

Depression Alliance

212 Spitfire Studios
63 - 71 Collier Street
London

N1 9BE

Tel: 0845 123 23 20

Email: information@depressionalliance.org

Web: www.depressionalliance.org

We work to relieve and to prevent this treatable condition by providing information and support services. Depression Alliance does not currently run a helpline, but an information pack can be requested at the above contact details.

Depression UK

Self Help Nottingham
Ormiston House
32-36 Pelham Street
Nottingham
NG1 2EG

Email: info@depressionuk.org

Web: www.depressionuk.org

Find out how to become a member of this self help organisation, offering support and friendliness through a pen-friend or phone-friend service for anyone with depression.

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Panic

(see anxiety)

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Personality Disorder

BPD World

Tel: 0870 005 3273

Email: mail@bpdworld.org

Web: www.bpdworld.org

Providing information, advice and support for those affected by personality disorders.

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Phobias