A-Z of Support Sites for Health and Emotional Well-being

Boy Anorexia

Site seeks to provide support, comfort, information and some words of advice for anyone concerned about a boy or young man’s eating habits and exercise patterns.

http://www.boyanorexia.com

Bristol Crisis Service for Women

A national voluntary organization, that supports women in emotional distress, particularly women who hurt themselves.

Email: bcsw@btconnect.com

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/bcsw

Telephone: Office/Admin 0117 927 9600

Helpline 0117 925 1119

Bully Busters

The website contains information and practical advice on bullying for young people and there is a free helpline/email. They also provide a message board allowing feelings and experiences to be voiced confidentially.

Telephone: 0800 169 6928

http://www.bullybusters.org.uk

Childline

Free 24 hour counseling service for children and young people.

Telephone: 0800 1111

http://www.childline.org.uk

Cruse

Support for young people aged 12-18 years, after the death of someone close.

Helpline: 0808 808 1677 open Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm

http://www.rd4u.org.uk

It’s a Goal!

A project currently situated within four football league clubs, and tackles the issues of depression and suicide amongst young men between the ages of 16-35.

Telephone: 01625 264691 Mobile: 07799797960

Email: itsagoalmtfc@hotmail.com

Mental Health Support

This site a partnership project between New Horizons Mental Health and Emotional Well-being Resource Centre and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Mental Health Support aims to provide accessible advice and information about mental health issues and services to people with mental health problems, their carers, health professionals and anyone else with an interest in mental illness.

http://www.mentalhealthsupport.co.uk

National Self-harm Network

The National Self Harm Network helps people who self harm or injure as a way of coping with life’s ups and downs. Provides information and support to people who self-harm, their families and carers.

http://www.nshn.co.uk

NHS Direct

Website of the NHS Direct health advice service. Check your symptoms with the online self-help guide, and find out how to get health advice.

www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

NSPCC

Advice and information for adults and young people

Helpline: 0808 800 5000 open 24 hours

http://www.nspcc.org.uk

Psychcentral

Internet's largest and oldest independent mental health network created and run by mental health professionals to provide reliable, trusted information and self-help support communities, for over 16 years

http://psychcentral.com

RecoverYourLife.com

Self-harm support community on the internet. Including advice and discussion forums.

http://www.recoveryourlife.com

Samaritans

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

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Phone: 08457 909090

http://www.samaritans.org.uk

Student Health Centre (for students at Exeter University)

http://centres.exeter.ac.uk/shc/

Student Advice Unit (for students at Exeter University)

http://www.exeterguild.org/content/index.php?page=16004

The staff of the Guild’s Student Advice Unit in Exeter and the Students’ Union Advice Service at the Cornwall Campus can answer questions, including those relating to money and housing, to personal relationships and to legal matters.

Student Counselling Service (for students at Exeter University)

http://services.exeter.ac.uk/counselling

The Counselling Service in Exeter and Counselling at the Cornwall Campus is available free of charge to all registered students. It offers primarily short-term, one-to-one counselling to help you cope more effectively with any personal or emotional difficulties

Student Health Centre (for students at Plymouth University)

http://www.umcplymouth.co.uk

Student Counselling (for students at Plymouth Unversity)

Personal counselling is available is available either from the university counselling service or from the Students Union Nightline service, a helpline running through the night.

http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/counselling

Support4doctors.org

Getting the work/life balance right. Handling pressure. Dealing with career, health and financial issues. These are some of the challenges you may be facing as a doctor

http://www.support4doctors.org

Teenage Health Freak

Website geared for young people. Support for a wide variety of issues

http://www.teenagehealthfreak.org

Young Minds

A national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people under 25. They do this through giving advice, training, campaigning and distributing publications. Children and young people are at the heart of all YoungMinds decision-making

http://www.youngminds.org.uk

YoungPapyrus

Prevention of young suicide.

Natioinal Charity in the UK working in suicide prevention.

www.uniandu.org.uk

Youth 2 Youth

The helpline is for any young person under the age of 19 years who feel they need emotional support.

http://www.youth2youth.co.uk