Mental Health
Wellbeing- Emotional, Mental and Physical Support Websites
Family Information service https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/kb5/rbkc/fis/advice.page?id=GxIC2w4vhMo
MindEd Website: https://www.minded.org.uk/
The Child Bereavement Network http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/covid-19.aspx
Anxiety UK - Charity providing support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition. Phone: 03444 775 774 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 10pm; Saturday to Sunday, 10am to 8pm) Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Bipolar UK - A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder. Website: www.bipolaruk.org.uk
CALM- CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15 to 35.Phone: 0800 58 58 58 (daily, 5pm to midnight) Website: www.thecalmzone.net
Men's Health Forum- 24/7 stress support for men by text, chat and email. Website: www.menshealthforum.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation- Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities. Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Mind- Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems. Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm) Website: www.mind.org.uk
No Panic - Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Offers a course to help overcome your phobia or OCD. Phone: 0844 967 4848 (daily, 10am to 10pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider's Access Charge Website: www.nopanic.org.uk
OCD Action -Support for people with OCD. Includes information on treatment and online resources. Phone: 0845 390 6232 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider's Access ChargeWebsite: www.ocdaction.org.uk
OCD UK A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments. Phone: 0333 212 7890 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) Website: www.ocduk.org
PAPYRUS- Young suicide prevention society. Phone: HOPELINEUK 0800 068 4141 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 10pm, and 2pm to 10pm on weekends and bank holidays) Website: www.papyrus-uk.org #
Rethink Mental Illness- Support and advice for people living with mental illness. Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm) Website: www.rethink.org
Samaritans- Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair. Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline) Website: www.samaritans.org.uk
SANE- Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers.SANEline: 0300 304 7000 (daily, 4.30pm to 10.30pm) Textcare: comfort and care via text message, sent when the person needs it most: www.sane.org.uk/textcare Peer support forum: www.sane.org.uk/supportforum Website: www.sane.org.uk/support
YoungMinds Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals. Phone: Parents' helpline 0808 802 5544 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm) Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
Abuse (child, sexual, domestic violence)
NSPCC- Children's charity dedicated to ending child abuse and child cruelty.Phone: 0800 1111 for Childline for children (24-hour helpline)0808 800 5000 for adults concerned about a child (24-hour helpline) Website: www.nspcc.org.uk
Refuge -Advice on dealing with domestic violence. Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24-hour helpline) Website: www.refuge.org.uk
Addiction (drugs, alcohol, gambling)
Alcoholics Anonymous- Phone: 0800 917 7650 (24-hour helpline)Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
National Gambling Helpline- Phone: 0808 8020 133 (daily, 8am to midnight)Website: www.begambleaware.org
Narcotics Anonymous- Phone: 0300 999 1212 (daily, 10am to midnight) Website: www.ukna.org
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Society - Provides information on dementia, including factsheets and helplines. Phone: 0333 150 3456 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm and 10am to 4pm on weekends) Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk
Bereavement
Cruse Bereavement Care- Phone: 0808 808 1677 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)Website: www.cruse.org.uk
Crime victims
Rape Crisis - To find your local services phone: 0808 802 9999 (daily, 12pm to 2.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm) Website: www.rapecrisis.org.uk
Victim Support - Phone: 0808 168 9111 (24-hour helpline)Website: www.victimsupport.org
Eating disorders
Beat - Phone: 0808 801 0677 (adults) or 0808 801 0711 (for under-18s)Website: www.b-eat.co.uk
Learning disabilities
Mencap- Charity working with people with a learning disability, their families and carers. Phone: 0808 808 1111 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) Website: www.mencap.org.uk
Parenting
Family Lives- Advice on all aspects of parenting, including dealing with bullying. Phone: 0808 800 2222 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm and Saturday to Sunday, 10am to 3pm) Website: www.familylives.org.uk
Relationships
Relate- Support for relationships Website: www.relate.org.uk
The UK's largest provider of Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
Website: https://www.annafreud.org/what-we-do/anna-freud-learning-network/coronavirus/
- British Psychological Society (BPS)
Website: https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/bps-offers-advice-schools-parents-and-carers-help-children-through-uncertainty