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1ne, provides a full time, abstinence based treatment programme for addicts who wish to maintain a sober lifestyle. We provide education, counselling and support for anyone affected by another?s addiction and NE Teens provides counselling for young people (12+) affected by addiction.
42nd Street supports young people under stress in Manchester Salford & Trafford. The project promotes recovery through services such as individual support, counselling and group work. 42nd Street is also committed to empowering young people and challenging the stigma associated with mental illness.
It improves the lives of mothers and families affected by pre or postnatal depression
Advocacy in Wirral was set up in 1992 by a small group of service users who had identified an unmet need in the services being offered to people with mental health problems in Wirral. Advocacy in Wirral provides advice, support and representation to people with mental health problems.
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Mission Statement: Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse campaigning for effective alcohol policy and improved services for people whose lives are affected by alcohol-related problems.
About Alcohol Concern: Alcohol Concern is a membership body working at a national level to influence alcohol policy and champion best practice locally. We support professionals and organisations by providing expertise, information and guidance. We are a challenging voice to the drinks industry and promote public awareness of alcohol issues.
The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) organises workshops for people from all walks of life who want to deal with conflict well and without violence. It organises low-cost, friendly workshops in communities all over Britain and also runs programmes in prisons.
Alzheimer Scotland provides a range of services around Scotland including specialist day care, help in the home, befriending, carer support, counselling and a confidential 24-hour Helpline.
Alzheimer's Concern Ealing is a local organisation that provides emotional support and practical services to meet the changing needs of people with dementia and their carers.
The Alzheimer's Society is the leading UK care and research charity for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, their families and carers. To find out more about fundraising for the Society log on to www.alzheimers.org.uk/events
Alzheimer's Support supports people suffering with Alzheimers and other dementias and their families through a range of flexible specialist services to maintain as much independence and control over their lives as possible
Support for women and men struggling with unplanned pregnancy & pregnancy loss.
It supports people who experience mental ill health from the age of 18 to 65+. It provides support services on an individual basis, both in its day centre and out in the wider community. Its goal is to enable people to achieve their potential and participate in society.
Arts Care enhances the well-being of people in hospitals and other health settings by helping them experience the inspiring and transforming power of the arts.
Provides support and evidence-based therapy for those suffering the effects of psychological trauma, in particular Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Our charity offers information, advice and support to women who suffer from post-natal depression and their families. We have volunteers who have had the illness and recovered who offer support by phone, e-mail or post. Our aim is to offer hope to sufferers and support them while they are ill.
It is a specialist therapy centre founded by a survivor/ therapist in late 2006 to provide services mainly for adult men and women survivors of childhood sexual abuse, but also for survivors of childhood physical, emotional and psychological abuse. In addition, Aurora has developed a particular focus on helping adult survivors of female sexual abuse in childhood. Help is also available for people who support survivors, such as relatives and friends.
The Autism Initiatives Group supports children and adults with autism across the UK. In Scotland one of our projects is the One Stop Shop project specifically works with adults with Asperger Syndrome in Edinburgh and the Lothians providing a mix of one-to-one support (for things like employment, benefits, housing) and social activities. In England we have a range of services including Peterhouse School in Southport which provides education and support for 55 children from Merseyside and the surrounding counties.
It is focused on the creation of new communities to provide a future for the increasing number of children with autism. These new environments will provide adults with autism a home for life: where they can work, live and improve their skills and talents in a creative and supportive environment.
autism.west midlands aims to improve the quality of life for people with autistic spectrum disorders and their families by raising awareness of the condition and making provision for the individual needs of people with autistic spectrum disorders.
Aware Defeat Depression works in N.I. for people with the devastating illness of depression, cited in 75% of suicides.In 2007, 5 people a week took their life in N.I. Many of them were young & should have had a long & happy life. Instead they felt unable to ask for help when they needed it. Donations to the charity will save lives & help people to lead fulfilling lives again.
B.I.R.D. helps children & adults with brain injury and learning difficulty achieve their potential through 'developmental reflexive rehabilitation'.
It's aim is to make a difference to the lives of older people and adults with a disability and to support practical solutions that lead to increased personal independence, self-sufficiency and dignity, by making grants to individuals and organisations, with identified health and social care needs which cannot be met by the statutory public sector.
BasicNeeds is a development agency whose purpose is to enable people with mental disorders and epilepsy to live and work successfully in their own community. BasicNeeds carries out its work in Uganda, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Laos and India.
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
Bath Mind is an independant voluntary organisation affiliated to Mind, working towards a better life for people diagnosed, labelled and treated as mentally ill. Bath Mind runs several services for people experiencing mental ill health and their carers.
Bedfordshire and Luton Mind offers friendship, respect, opportunity and choice to improve the lives of people with a range of mental health needs. It operates from five locations across the county, offering a range of services which promote social inclusion, recovery and re-engagement with the community within each person’s capability.
BIBIC exists to maximise the potential of children with conditions affecting their sensory, social, communication, motor and learning abilities including autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy and developmental delay.The charity works with children and their families to enable the child to develop and attain its true potential, whatever that may be. Individually tailored therapy programmes are devised and families are invited back at regular intervals.
Birchwood Highland is a charity dedicated to support some of the Highland's most vulnerable adults and young people. It aims to improve the quality of life of people with mental health issues and complex needs by promoting recovery, inclusion and independence. It provides residential and outreach support covering Inverness, Easter Ross, Lochaber and Caithness.
BRACE (Bristol Research into Alzheimer?s and Care of the Elderly) was set up to support the work of the Bristol Dementia Research Group through an endowment fund. The group is recognised by the research community as a major centre for Alzheimer's disease and dementia research.
The Brain Research Trust is the main fund raising arm of the world-renowned neurological research centre, the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London. It funds research into diseases such as Alzheimer?s, Parkinson?s, Huntington?s, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone, and disabling neurological conditions such as brain tumours, epilepsy, stroke, and migraine.
As the leading independent mental health organisation in Brent, Brent Mind offer high quality services to local residents seeking mental health information and support.
It helps people with mental health problems to deal with the consequences such as isolation and loss of self-confidence. They do this by providing the opportunity to engage in stimulating and often unusual activities in the beautiful setting of a walled garden.
Bristol Crisis Service for Women supports women and girls who self-injure.
We provide confidential helpline, text and email support.
We have a range of leaflets and booklets about self-injury, and also provide training for professionals who work with people who self-injure.
Please see our website for more information: www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk
Bristol Mind aims to promote mental health and reduce stigma. Services include: advocacy services; Mindline, free phone, out-of-hours, listening support; phone and web site information; a service evaluation project and a Training Project offering mental health promotion courses. The organisation also supports self-help and user groups.
One in four of us will experience a mental health problem at some point in our lives. Bromley Mind is a small local charity with a large remit to help local residents recover from mental ill health and support people suffering from dementia and their carers in LB Bromley
It is a registered charity that aims to promote good health for all and to treat people with mental distress fairly, positively and with respect. It provides highly effective services including befriending, counselling for adults and children, day sevices and supported employment.
The project is an educational,recreational and therapeutic project for people of all ages dealing with disablement of any kind. It was founded as a gardening project in 2002, but now doubled offers, (with the help of strong volunteers) a diverse and stimulating programme.
It aims to provide a friendly and supportive meeting place for people experiencing difficulties related to mental health problems. It runs two drop-in centres, the Haven in Wick and Stepping Stones in Thurso, which are open every day of the year and provide a focal point for mental health sufferers to access a range of other supports and services.
We offer planned home/community support services for carers looking after a relative or friend with care needs Our service provides a chance for carers to be relieved of their caring role for short periods of time, giving them a much needed break.
Cam-mind offers a broad range of community projects and services to support mental health service users in Cambridgeshire. These services are designed to empower people to take the first steps back to an active life within their community. Our services include Supported Housing, Befriending, Community Groups, Outreach and Training.
Carers Network Westminster is a voluntary organisation working with carers within Westminster. our work includes outreach to identify carers, information and advice to help carers access services and general support services to help carers cope.
It helps bereaved adults and children in Islington by offering free confidential counselling visits to anyone bereaved and runs a cold weather shelter for homeless people during the winter months, offering a warm venue, a hot meal and a bed for the night.
Carr-Gomm provides high quality housing, care, and support and for some of the most disadvantaged people in England. Whether vulnerable through mental ill-health, disability, substance misuse, or escaping violence in the home or as a refugee, Carr-Gomm enables individuals to create a valued future of their choice.
We work with disadvantaged young people often, but not exclusively, in a housing context. We provide access to services for the excluded, support and advice for the vulnerable, and offer safe accommodation to those in housing crisis.
For some 15 years Challenge Adventure Charities has organised charity bike rides, mainly in France. By 2010 we have raised some £2,574,897 for mainly for Cancer, Medical and Children's charities, but also for lots of other extremely worthwhile causes. We pride ourselves that every penny that has been raised has been paid to charity - our participants paying the full cost of event entry themselves.
A charity that helps improve the mental wellbeing of our society.
Founded by his family to commemorate Charlie Waller, CWMT aims to raise awareness of the nature and dangers of depression, reduce stigma, provide training to primary care staff and encourage those who may be depressed to seek help. Please see www.cwmt.org for further details.
creative counselling service
It advances the views, needs and ambitions of people with mental health challenges. It challenges discrimination and promotes inclusion. It influences policy and promotes equal rights through campaigning, education and the development of innovative and quality services.
The Clive Project provides active support and care to people under 65 with dementia, and their families and friends. Individually tailored support enables the person to pursue activities they enjoy and value.
The Cog-wheel Trust (established in 1988) offers individual counselling and family and play therapy with a sliding scale of fees to enable disadvantaged people to access services in Cambridge, Soham and Sawston . It offered 3554 sessions in 2007 and its annual fund-raising challenge is at least 70,000.
Colchester Mind is the leading mental health voluntary organisation for Colchester and the surrounding area. Founded in 1985, we are a registered charity affiliated to the national charity Mind. We work to improve the lives of people from all sectors of society experiencing mental health problems.
It provides affordable counselling to adults for depression, relationship problems etc.
CoolTan arts exist to inspire the well-being, creativity and participation of a diverse range of people with mental distress through the production of quality art.
Corpal supports those affected by Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum which means that the major pathway across the two hempisheres of the brain is damaged or missing. Corpal is a Not for Profit group and is run by parents, and carers of children and Adults with ACC or Aicardi Syndrome.
Cosgrove Care provides services for people and families affected by learning disabilities and complex needs. For adults, these include registered accommodation, supported independent living, volunteer befriending, employment, further education, supported employment and recreational activities. For children and young people, Cosgrove provides developmental training after-school and during holidays.
The Counselling and Family Centre helps anyone under stress by means of a telephone helpline staffed by trained volunteers, face to face counselling, and a Family Centre offering support to local parents and pre school children.
Staff from Cameo, the Cambridge Social Inclusion Team and service users are stepping out in June with friends in Education and the Arts to heroically tackle the infamous Three Peaks Challenge. The purpose: To raise money for socially inclusive arts projects which promote positive mental well-being. high profile concerts inspired by famous people with mental health issues.
The CRASAC Vision project believes that every child is entitled to a happy childhood. Through its work, the project aims to help empower those young people who have been affected by sexual abuse and rape, and to provide them with the chance to come forward and get the help they deserve
CrossReach is one of the biggest care providers in Scotland. Each day we help support over 4000 of the most vulnerable people in Scotland. We have 80 different services providing care and support in these areas: Addictions, Children & Families, Counselling & Support, Criminal Justice, Homelessness, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Older People.
Crossroads Care in the Vale (EMI) Ltd support the main carer of those who have developed a mental illness in later life, such as dementia. The charity provides care in the home and in the community for the sufferer, together with counselling and support groups for the carer.
Cycling Projects purpose, is the promotion of cycling as a means of sustainable transport for all sectors of the community. We do this by community education, the promotion of leisure events and the facilitation and creation of cycling opportunities for all to enjoy.
Dementia UK in a national charity committed to improving quality of life for all people affect by dementia.
The charity has four core areas:
Admiral Nurses - specialist dementia nurses to support carers and families of people with dementia
Admiral Nursing DIRECT - a national phone and email helpline
Uniting Carers - a network of carers set up to raise awareness of dementia
Dementia UK Training - providers of high quality dementia training to care professionals.
Depression Alliance is the leading UK charity for people with depression. It works to relieve and prevent this treatable condition by providing information, support and understanding to those who are affected by it. It also campaigns to raise awareness amongst the general public about the realities of depression.
DAS is the only Scottish charity working specifically with and for people affected by Depression. It provides support and information through a national helpline, online, free support groups and life skills courses. It also campaigns to raise awareness of Depression and tackle the stigma that surrounds the condition.
DRCS is a professional counselling service for people in the Peak District National Park and some surrounding areas who are experiencing a variety of difficulties including bereavement, relationship problems, work or school-related problems, depression, stress, anxiety or low self-esteem.
Emotional and practical support to carers in Derwentside.
Dialdruglink is the leading charity in Cambridgeshire working with young people at risk of sexual exploition and substance misuse. We improve the lives of young people in danger, providing a safe place to explore positive change.
Two babies are born every day with Down's syndrome. Through information and support for people with Down's syndrome, their families and professionals, the Down's Syndrome Association helps these people live full and rewarding lives.
DSN offers peer support to doctors suffering from mental illness, many have financial difficulties. It campaigns to reduce the stigma of mental illness within and outside the medical profession. Doctors' support line is a confidential helpline for doctors in crisis.
Is a national charity formed by parents of Down Syndrome children and adults who wanted a greater emphasis placed on medical research in order to alieviate the problems caused by learning difficulties and to relieve and reduce the associated health complications caused by illnesses like early onset Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
Ealing Mencap provides a wide range of services to people with learning disabilities in west London, as well as currently redeveloping a dilapidated community centre into a state-of-the-art resource centre for many more people and activities, including people with the most profound learning disabilities and wheelchair users who require changing accommodation.
Samaritans provides confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those with suicidal thoughts. Money is raised to support telephone, face-to-face, email and text-message support as well as outreach and education activities. The Ealing, Hammersmith & Hounslow branch has around 120 volunteers and answers over 20,000 calls annually.
A committed organisation to ensuring that people with experience of mental ill health are able to fully participate in the communities in which they live and in the services, which they receive. East Suffolk Mind seeks to ensure that a full and varied range of resources and services are available to meet the needs of such people.
Equilibrium aims to become the foremost international partnership organisation working to advance the understanding, treatment and deal with the stigma and prejudice around bipolar disorder.
Escape Artists promotes mental wellbeing through the arts. The charity work across sectors and art forms with homeless people, mental health service users, young people at risk, prisoners and other disadvantaged groups: providing structured routes into further education, training and employment.
The Family Care Trust is dedicated to helping care for people of all ages whilst developing peoples' choices, independence and dignity. It has been established for ten years and works with people who are suffering with problems ranging from learning disabilities, mental health problems, physical disabilities and confusional illnesses.
The Fircroft Trust supports adults with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities and helps them reach their full potential and become part of our community.
helps people affected by eating disorders in Derbyshire and the surrounding areas
The main objective of FLASH is to promote the relief of people with Autism (or other related conditions) and to provide relief for the families of such persons; and to advance the education of the public in all matters concerning Autism; It provides services to children with Autism who are in Havant or have been educated in the borough of Havant.
It provides structured day care, therapy and support to clients with drug and alcohol problems. It also provides Aftercare, Family Support and Parenting Groups. It is an abstinence based facility with 8 quasi-residential beds available.
The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy is a specialist further education college for horse-motivated young people with special needs. A three year residential Further Education Through Horsemastership Course enables students to relate more successfully to others and to have greater and more appropriate control over their own lives.
It helps provide relief by means of therapeutic services to men and women (serving or formerly serving in H M Armed Forces)who are suffering mental health problems.
Mental Illness affects one in four of us and the numbers are rising. Suicide continues to be the biggest killer of young men in the UK. We cant afford to do nothing. Gofal Cymru supports people to recover, challenges stigma and campaigns for change. Help us afford to do more.
The Gordon House Association is established for the relief of any form of physical and mental distress and suffering resulting from problem gambling in all its aspects.
The charity’s aims are to: - ensure provision of the best possible education, care, support and opportunities for people of all ages with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) in Grampian - support families - improve understanding of ASDs - develop best practice amongst carers, professionals and society at large.
HAPIS IS A SUPPORT NETWORK BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP FOR MOTHERS AND FAMILIES IN THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS AFFECTED BY POSTNATAL DEPRESSIONIT IS A TOTALLY VOLUNTARY GROUP RUN BY RECOVERED MOTHERS AND RELIES HEAVILY ON DONATIONS AS IT HAS NO STATUTORY SUPPORT
Hafal is the principal organisation in Wales working with people recovering from severe mental illness, their families and carers. Hafal's services thoughout Wales include a range of activities for clients and carers including employment training; housing support; resource centres; befriending; arts projects; inpatient advocacy; family support, and carers' support services. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to undertake a sponsored event and create a fundraising page.
Since its inception over 30 years ago. Hammersmith and Fulham Mind has been committed to Service User empowerment by campaigning for Service User involvement at all levels: from policy formulation and decision-making through to Service design and provision.
Assist those residents of Hambleton and Richmondshire with any addiction problem whether that be alcohol, drugs, gambling etc
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential, non-judgmental, emotional support to anyone experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide. The Harrow branch receives over 40,000 calls a year - by phone, e-mail or visit - and is entirely reliant on voluntary support.
We provide one to one counselling for children and adults who are struggling to come to terms with a bereavment or loss
The principle purpose of Health in Mind is to promote the health and well being of people who experience mental health difficulties. It does this by providing an extensive range of services and by working in partnership with others. All Health in Mind services aim to support people who experience mental health difficulties and their carers to achieve a positive quality of life.
National charity which supports and promotes the interests of adults living with acquired hearing loss (AHL) and their families. It provides information and advice, training and research and works with volunteers to raise awareness of the needs of people with AHL. Specialised rehabilitation, personal development and communication courses support people at all stages of AHL.
In its 50th year, HCC provides low cost counselling for anyone in need of help with personal or relationship difficulties. The service is offered by trained counsellors and counsellors in training, who work on a voluntary basis. Anyone who can benefit is welcome.
We help carers of people with dementia and/or Parkinson's Disease who are looking after their loved ones in their own family home. We provide information and guidance on where to seek advice, the latest news and research, caring for someone at home, and how to get help .
Hoylake Cottage Hospital is a valued community charitable trust that provides high quality care to older people which embraces the fundemental principles of good practice, active living, independence and freedom of choice, support for families and carers and investment in staff.
The Human Givens Foundation funds research and public education into the ?givens? of human nature and fosters initiatives that use up-to-date bio-psycho-social knowledge in practical ways, particularly where the development of life skills is vital: education, mental health and wellbeing, psychotherapy, medicine, social work, policing, industrial relations and diplomacy.
Independence Trust (IT) supports some of the most excluded people of all ages across Gloucestershire who have alcohol, drug or mental health problems. IT provides community interventions that support families. IT actively recruits and develops volunteers to play their part in people?s recovery.
Islington Mind offers high quality services to local residents with mental health problems. It helps people recover after having a breakdown by helping them get back into work, gain new skills such as computer skills and support people to speak up for themselves and develop their self esteem. It also has a helpline
The James Wentworth-Stanley Memorial Fund was set up in memory of James Wentworth-Stanley in order to address the huge problem of youth suicide and depression
JAMI (The Jewish Association for Mental Illness) is the only Jewish charity concerned exclusively with serious/enduring mental illness and the devastating impact it has on the lives of those who are ill, their families and all who care for them.
A service that is available to all over the age of 18 years, regardless of gender religious, philisophical belief or ethnic origin. An opportunity is given to work towards living in a more complete and satisfying way. It is hoped that people will find restoration, reduced confusion and a return to making decisions; also an ability to look to the future in an attitude of hope.
The kernos centre provides counselling to people who have psychological and mental health problems who cannot receive help through statutory services and do not have the means to pay for private treatment. We enable vulnerable members of the community to work with their problems so that they can participate fully in society.
King's College London is one of the world's top 25 universities. It conducts world-changing research in a variety of areas including: cancer, stroke, Alzheimer's, conflict resolution and the environment. It also educates nearly 20,000 students, inspiring them to become the next generation of leaders, both in the UK and overseas. Only one third of the College's income comes from the Government - charitable donations are vital to its work. King's College London has charitable status under the Charities Act 1993.
Kingston Bereavement Service is a charity providing support and counselling to adults, children and young people in Kingston upon Thames. We also give advice and raise awareness about bereavement in the community. Visit www.kingstonbereavementservice.org.uk or www.sayinggoodbye.org.uk
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. Whatever people are going through, they can contact Samaritans by telephone, email or even a face to face visit to our Kingston branch.
L.A.T.C.H Listening And Talking Can help is a vital community support Charity based in Northern Ireland. LATCH is dedicated to enhancing the lives of young people, creating a better understanding of the core role mental health plays in personal well being to reduce levels of self harm and suicide.
Provides accomodation and associated supported services to single Irish people who are homeless,,experience or are vulnerable to mental or physical ill health.
Leeds Mind provides innovative and effective services for people in Leeds who have mental health problems in order to aid an rapid recovery; it aims to promote understanding of mental health problems, provide solutions for individuals and to campaign for all people experiencing emotional distress.
The LGF is a nationally significant Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual people's Charity working to, 'End Homophobia and Empower People'. We believe in a fair and equal society where all Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual people can achieve their full potential.
Levenshulme Inspire is a dynamic partnership committed to transforming our area through community activity, creativity, enterprise and fun. Our work together radiates from the Inspire Centre, a new community hub at the heart of Levenshulme which will be open to everybody from September 2010.
It is the official registered charity for the Lincolnshire PCT and the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. It benefits the patients and staff of both Trusts by funding enhancements to the services and facilities.
London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard provides an information, support and referral service for lesbians, gay men, bisexual people and anyone who needs to consider issues around their sexuality. 160 trained telephone volunteers provide support to around 30,000 callers each year, with many more attempting to call us.
Giving a voice to friends and families of sufferers of psychosis, and providing them with support and information.
The Matthew Project - a Norfolk charity. Supporting people with drug and alcohol related issues. Providing innovative education about the risks of drugs and alcohol. Empowering people to make more informed choices. Assisting ALL members of the community with drug and alcohol problems including the user and worried relatives and friends. The Youth Team educate young people about the risks of substances, helping them to make more informed and safer life choices, ideally before any dependencies develop.
Maytree's aim is to save lives and relieve suffering by providing a one-off four night stay to people in a suicidal crisis. We offer guests a supportive, non-medical environment where they can rest, reflect, and be befriended confidentially and without judgement.
mcch is a charitable organisation supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs across the South-East. Our services in Bexley include Falconwood, a children's respite centre, offering educational and fun day activities - giving parents a well earned break.
MDAC-UK seeks to help children and adults with psycho-social and intellectual disabilities, to promote access to healthcare, social integration and education, and to promote the human rights of people with such disabilities.
Mencap wants a world where people with a learning disability gain an equal right to choice opportunity and respect. The charity believes that people should have equal opportunities in education, work and in playing a full part in the community. They believe that support for the families and carers of people with a learning disability is vital to achieving their vision
The Mental Health Foundation is the UK's leading charity working in mental health and learning disabilities. With pioneering research and community projects it aims to improve the support available for people with mental health problems and people with learning disabilities.
Mental Health Matters works with people with mental health needs. Dedicated and experienced staff work with partner organisations to deliver a comprehensive range of services centred on individual service user needs. These include employment, housing, community support and psychological services.
Mental Health Research UK is the first specialist research charity set up to fund research into the underlying causes of, and treatments for, mental illness.
Mercy Ministries UK operates residential homes without charge for young women dealing with issues such as eating disorders, self-harming, depression and the effects of abuse. The programme includes life skills training, Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and professional counselling based on Christian principles. MMUK exists to see lives transformed and hope restored.
Merton Mind is committed to supporting people with mental health problems in the London Borough of Merton to enable them and carers actively to live and participate in the community. It will work together with users, carers and other partners to achieve these objectives.
Connecting education, well being and the natural environment. What happens at the Gardens? Therapeutic Horticulture activities Education projects / Forest schools Fruit and vegetable production Plants and produce for sale Improving habitat for the local wildlife Maintaining the Gardens for everyone to enjoy
Middlesbrough Mind helps people experiencing a wide range of mental health problems. Our services include: information and advice, 1-to-1 support, group support and courses, support for families, campaigning and activities in the local community. We are also developing services in Stockton Borough with the support of local residents.
As the leading mental health charity in England and Wales, Mind has promoted mental health for over 60 years and works for a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress.
Mind in Croydon is working to promote good mental health. It seeks to empower people to lead a full life as a part of their local community. Mind in Croydon: educates, provides services, campaigns, works in partnership, values diversity, focuses on quality, involves users and other volunteers in its work
Mind in Harrow helps people experiencing a wide range of mental health problems. It provides services including Befriending, telephone and web Information and Support, Educational & Leisure courses and supports the influential Harrow User Group, thereby improving the quality of life of people struggling with mental health problems.
Mind in Mid Herts works with people suffering from a range of mental health problems and offers support, advice and activties. Donations will be used to help people in the area we cover including St Albans, Stevenage, Hertford, Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield
Mosaic is a Dorset wide charity offering a pathway of support for bereaved children, young people and their families.
The National Autistic Society exists to champion the rights and interests of over half a million people with autism and to ensure that they and their families receive quality services appropriate to their needs.
We help adults and children who are stressed due to bullying, harassment, victimisation, discrimination and/or stalking issues. We specialise in workplace bullying and playground bullying. The helpline provides confidential, impartial and practical guidance.
The NGVFA is an independent registered charity supporting those affected by the 1990-91 and 2003-09 Iraq/Gulf conflicts, and the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, and all future desert conflicts. Those affected who are supported by the NGVFA include: Veterans Vaccinated but non-deployed Armed forces personnel Family members Widows / widowers Civilians contracted to the armed forces
Nelson's Journey works with children and young people up to the age of 18 years who live in Norfolk and have experienced the death of a significant person in their life e.g. mother, father, brother or sister.
New Horizons manages a rabge of resource and outreach centres throughout Rhondda Cynon Taff for people experiencing mental health or emotional wellbeing issues.
Newcastle Healthcare Charity is an NHS dedicated charity who support local hospital services at the RVI, Newcastle General and Walkergate hospitals (general & specialist care); St Nicholas & St George's hospitals (mental health services) and Hunters Moor hospitals (neuro-rehabilitation). The charity enhances patient care, treatment and experience through a wide variety of grants; supports innovative research and development and facilitates additional training and support for NHS staff
The charity is to provide awareness, prevention, intervention and postvention services for those who have been bereaved by or affected by suicide or self harm. The Niamh Louise Foundation provides a safe environment where anyone can drop in to chat about worrying thoughts, thoughts of suicide and/ or self harm.
It supports young people in Reading by providing a free and confidential counselling service.
Norcare provides a range of support services and accommodation for vulnerable people aged 16 and over in the North East.
Over the last 30 years, we've worked with thousands of people to help them overcome their addiction or dependency to alcohol, drugs or gambling. And with the valuable support of our funders, donors and partners, we're able to continue providing greatly needed services to change more people's lives
It is grounded in the belief that everyone can respond to music, no matter how ill or disabled. The unique qualities of music as therapy can enhance communication, support change, and enable people to live more resourcefully and creatively. We work from three bases in Lasswade (Midlothian), Crosshill (Fife) and Glasgow.
Norfolk Community Law Service is a registered charity dedicated to providing access to justice and equality in Norfolk. It provides free legal advice include housing repossession support, debt advice, discrimination advice, a Free Legal Advice Rota on general, employment and family matters.
NSF (Scotland) is a leading mental health charity working with people affected by mental illness. Our support extends to those whose lives have been directly affected by serious mental illness or indirectly as carers, family members and supporters. We work to improve the well being and quality of life of those affected by schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses through the provision of free practical advice and support, education and campaigning.
OCD Action is the national UK charity for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related conditions*, providing comprehensive support & information including: helpline, online forum, support group directory, and advocacy services.
OCD is a top 10 disabling condition (W.H.O.) and can devastate lives. But it can also be effectively treated/managed with appropriate treatment.
OCD Action also aims to raise awareness amongst the public and frontline healthcare workers and strives to secure a better deal for people affected, including families and carers.
For more info, go to: www.ocdaction.org.uk
Confidential Helpline: 0845 390 6232
*e.g. Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling) and Compulsive Skin Picking (CSP)
OCD-UK is the leading national charity, independently working with and for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Off Centre works with vulnerable 13-25 year olds from Hackney. It offers free & individually tailored services using counselling, art therapy, groupwork, advice and information. It is unique in providing a free service to vulnerable young people in an evironment they describe as welcoming and friendly.
Omaleshe Projects supports the teaching of dancing and drumming to orphans and vulnerable children in Namibia, many of whom have been affected by the HIV pandemic. Dance is an effective approach to dealing with grief and sorrow and a way of building confidence and self esteem for the children.
One in Four is an charity providing support and services to adults who've been sexually abused as children. We provide one to one counselling, groups and workshops, a helpline and an advocacy service.
OVT provides residential homes for people with learning disabilities. Around 2% of the population have a learning disability, of these only a few will achieve independence. OVT provides a caring environment and support to meet the individual needs of those in its care, for the rest of their lives if necessary.
Established 1986, Our Celebration is a registered charity supporting over 100 people by delivering high quality services helping them recover from mental ill-health. It successfully supports people recovering from a range of difficulties and is effective at keeping people well and moving them through services and into mainstream activity.
We help adults with learning difficulties and mental health problem both in small houses run by the charity and in the community.
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE CHARITABLE FUNDS HELD ON TRUST IS TO APPLY THE INCOME FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE WHOLLY OR MAINLY FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE OXFORDSHIRE & BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Oxfordshire Mind provides a variety of services for people who are experiencing mental and emotional health problems such as anxiety, bereavement, depression, life crisis, loneliness, recovery from breakdowns, panic attacks, stress and schizophrenia. Its services include: 15 day centres, a crisis line, supported housing, a relatives' support group, a group work programme and an information service.
It supports past and present residents of care homes and supported housing for the mentally ill by providing the things statutory agencies do not such as college fees and books, sports equipment and entertainment including theatre and cinema trips, massage and reflexology and holidays.
Specialising in supported housing, support for people recovering from mental ill health, link worker schemes, outreach teams and prison in reach, P3 has a long track record of operating services for young people. P3’s youth services provide support to young people through its advice and recruitment centres and supported housing.
PAPYRUS is a national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide. Helpline, HOPELineUK - 08000 68 41 41, calls are free from BT landlines, other networks and mobile rates may vary. The helpline is staffed by trained professionals providing practical advice, support and information to anyone concerned that someone they know is feeling suicidal. PAPYRUS publishes useful resources, which can be downloaded free-of-charge.
Pathways Treatment Service is one of the leading treatment services for PTSD in the UK. Pathways prides itself on being the only charitable service able to deliver a wide range of treatment especially tailored for ex service personnel who have been exposed to prolonged combat situations.
Peggy Dodd works in Bath to help people suffering from dementia, and those who care for them. It operates a Day Centre, and a Home Sitting Service. We have just finished a new extension to our Day Centre, having raised over £130,000 in the last year for this project.
Penumbra is Scotland's most innovative mental health charity, working to improve mental wellbeing across the nation. We provide a wide range of services which offer hope and practical steps towards recovery, including support for people in their own homes, assisted accommodation, self harm reduction and youth services. Penumbra campaigns to influence national and local government policy, and to increase public knowledge and understanding about mental ill health.
It helps people with different needs; drugs & drinks problems; homelessness, mental health problems, learning disabilities; domestic violence etc. Offering free training to charities enabling them to work with people from different cultures who live in our communities, it supports local government & councils in an advisory capacity.
Pillar Aberdeen is a charity which helps adults and young people who are dealing with mental health difficulties and are in the process of a personal recovery plan.
PIPS (Public Initaitive for the Prevention of Suicide) has launched a fundraising campaign to raise funds for a proposed centre of excellence. Architects plans have been drawn up for the new premises which will be converted into a state of the art suicide support and prevention centre.
Praxis Care is a major provider of services for adults and children with a learning disability, mental ill health, acquired brain injury and for older people, including people with dementia. Services provided include Accommodation& Support; Respite Residential Care; Volunteer Befriending scheme; Home&Domiciliary care;Workskills/ Day Care; Floating Support and Drop in Centres.
Prior's Court School provides specialist care and education for pupils aged 5 to 19 with moderate to severe autism. The majority are non verbal, have complex learning difficulties, may exhibit challenging behaviours and will need support throughout their lives. It is run by a non-profit making charity.
The Psychiatry Research Trust supports research and investigation into mental health, mental illness and brain disease including specific diseases or conditions with psychiatric aspects. It also supports research into the causes, means of prevention, diagnoses and treatment of such conditions.
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.
Red Nose Day is a UK-wide fundraising event organised by Comic Relief every two years. On Red Nose Day everyone is encouraged to cast inhibitions aside, put on a Red Nose and do something a little bit silly to raise money - celebrities included! It culminates in a night of extraordinary comedy and moving documentary films on BBC One. It?s an event that unites the entire nation in trying to make a difference to the lives the lives of thousands of people, both across Africa and in the UK, who face terrible injustice or who live in abject poverty.
Red Nose Day is an initiative of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).
Rehability is a unique independent mental health support charity, formed in 1987, to help meet the needs of people experiencing long term mental health problems. We are based in the heart of the community in Antrim, Northern Ireland and we have an outreach network throughout County Antrim.
Our aim is to challenge the stigma attached to mental ill health and to meet the social, recreational and health and well being needs of individuals who experience mental health difficulties.
Rehability?s objectives are to:-
Provide support and practical help to individuals who suffer from mental health problems.
? Encourage a positive and caring attitude.
? Organise educational and recreational classes.
? Encourage social inclusion by organising outings and holidays.
? Provide a listening ear.
? Provide respite to carers.
? Be available to individuals who are experiencing problems or difficulties.
The Centre is open every day including weekends and all Bank Holidays and provides a regular programme of activities and facilities designed to meet the needs of its beneficiaries, to include daily drop-in sessions with meals provided, Complementary Health Care Programme, Hairdressing Salon, Beauty Therapies, IT training, Fitness Room, shopping trips and outings etc.
Relate West Surrey helps individuals, couples, families and young people with their relationships. Relateen is a free counselling servive for young people aged 10 - 18 who have been affected by the breakdown of their parents relationship.
The charity conducts scientific research into health, educational, psychological and social interventions across the autistic spectrum that will make a significant difference to the lives of the people affected by these conditions. It has surveyed the membership of the National Autistic Society and established priorities from people with autism and their families.
It is a specialist provider of support, care, housing and training to people in the Thames Valley with severe and enduring mental health problems.
Rethink, the leading national mental health membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life. We provide hope and empowerment through effective services and support to all those who need us and campaign for change through greater awareness and understanding.
The Rhema Partnership provides education and welfare for 130 orphan and semi-orphan children, two projects for children with disabilities, and a growing primary health care ministry.
Richmond Borough Mind is rooted in the local community and exists to meet local mental health needs. We provide high quality, individually tailored services so people can live full lives and be connected to other people in their communities. We work with others to minimise the impact of mental distress and in partnership with others we aim to improve people?s experience of mental health services. In collaboration with local and national organisations, we raise awareness locally of the importance of mental health and recovery and tackle the discrimination faced by people who experience mental distress.
The Richmond Fellowship Scotland provides high-quality community-based services for people who require support in their lives. It operates more than 180 services across Scotland, supporting nearly 2000 people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and communities.
Richmond's Hope offfers support to children between the ages of 4 and 16 who have been bereaved and live in Edinburgh or the Lothians.
ROC (Robert Owen Communities) provides services to adults with a learning disability. Our services include work, training and social enterprise, together with supported living accommodation and residential care. Our aim is to create environments that support individuals with a learning disability, enabling them to make full use of opportunities.
We are a community based charitable organisation set up for the primary purpose of helping homeless men recover from alcohol addiction, with the long term aim of maintaining sobriety and help our men secure independent living within our community.
The Russian Revival Fund aims to train Russian psychotherapists to understand and treat the mental illness and family stress that have become so widespread since the collapse of the former Soviet Union.
Safeline was established 11 years ago and provides support and advocacy to young people, female and male survivors who are experiencing the truama of Rape and the after effects of childhood sexual abuse. Safeline offers free counselling, support groups, helpline, website, information pack, mentoring/befriending, training and workshops.
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide. We specialise in going to events and festivals throughout Britain to provide a 24 hour face to face Samaritan service.
SANE is a UK charity established in 1986 to improve the quality of life of people affected by mental illness. SANE has three main objectives:
CAMPAIGN: To raise awareness and respect for people with mental illness and their families and secure better services.
RESEARCH: To undertake research into the causes of serious mental illness through The Prince of Wales International Centre for SANE Research.
SUPPORT: To provide help and information to those experiencing mental health problems, their families and carers through SANE Services.
For more information, please visit our website: www.sane.org.uk
SMMHEP aims to provide sustainable support for psychiatric teaching for health care professionals in Malawi. The project has enjoyed close links within Malawi since 2006 and became a registered Scottish Charity in 2008. Currently the principal activites are delivery of undergraduate medical student teaching, and ECT equipment and training.
SAMH is Scotland's leading mental health charity and has been promoting mental health for 80 years. It works to combat stigma and discrimination on mental health grounds and to promote the importance of mental health and wellbeing both for individuals and for society as a whole.
The Society supports families affected by autism by providing advice, support and specialist services. These include an autism specific school, residential care for adults, community support workers and a short-stay unit designed to give families a break.
SHP provides accommodation and support services across London to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
SignHealth is the National Healthcare Charity for Deaf People. SignHealth are committed to bringing better healthcare and equality of service provision to Deaf people through campaigning, working in partnership with other organisations and the provision of specialist services for Deaf people. These services include health promotion, counselling, advocacy, outreach and supported living.
SAfH is a community development charity, which works alongside marginalised local people and their communities towards justice, equality, better health and wellbeing.
Solace is a charity which provides free counselling, psychotherapy and advocacy in the Yorkshire and Humber region to the survivors of persecution and exile, many of whom have been traumatised by torture, rape, the death or disappearance of loved ones and often combinations of all of these and other atrocities.
Solent MIND has over 40 years experience of mental health work, delivering a diverse range of projects including Advocacy, Appropriate Adults, Vocational Advice, Horticultural Therapy, IT training, Floating Support, home based support services, and social inclusion groups, carrying out a wide range of therapeutic activities.
Southmead Project provides specialist counselling support to adult survivors of child abuse who have turned to drugs, alcohol or other ways of self-harming in order to suppress the emotional impact of such trauma. It also delivers training programmes in dealing with clients' disclosure of abuse.
Southwark Mind is run for and by people with mental health problems. We work together to promote our empowerment, to campaign for better mental health services and to develop self help activities.
Speakup is a Charity employing people with learning disabilities. Services include film and media production, DVD+CD duplication, training, consultancy, advice on legislation, accessible information and resources, EasyRead documents and design service.
As one of the UK?s biggest fundraising events, Sport Relief brings the entire nation together to get active, raise cash and change lives. It has a unique history of dedicated people doing extraordinary things to rise to the challenge and make the world of difference to poor and vulnerable people.
And, following in their footsteps, hundreds of thousands of people, right across the UK, have a great time when they complete brilliant challenges of their own.
The Sport Relief Weekend is taking place from Friday 19th March to Sunday 21st March 2010 and it?ll be three whole days of energy, entertainment and events for everyone to enjoy.
From the Friday of fundraising fun, right through to the Sainsbury?s Sport Relief Mile on Sunday, it promises to be a brilliant weekend. And, the best bit is, all the cash raised will help to transform the lives of those in desperate need across the UK and the world?s poorest countries. So be a part of it? Rise to your challenge!
Sport Relief is an initiative of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).
The aim of Stockport Mind is to support people with mental health problems who live in the local community; it is a voluntary, independent mental health service that offers friendly, accessible support and information for those in need and promotes wellbeing in the community.
Stockport Women's Centre mission is to improve the quality of women's lives. Our services are open to all women equally. We aim to provide a safe, welcoming and nurturing environment, and to promote wellbeing, confidence and self-esteem amongst service users, staff and volunteers.
It offers shelter, information and support to empower homeless and vulnerable individuals to makie positive changes in their lives. It aims to create a safer environment that promotes social inclusion and practical assistance without prejudice for all. It also helps young asylum seekers aged between 16 and 18, many of whom have experienced persecution in their own countries.
It exists to provide friendship and learning opportunities for people with learning disabilities, and to support people with learning disabilities (aged 16 and over) in ways which promote independence, personal development and community participation.
SARSVL is a new Rape Crisis charity for Leeds, supporting women and girls whose lives have been affected by sexual violence of any kind.
We exist to meet the needs and break the isolation of those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend. Many of those helping have, themselves, been bereaved by suicide.
SWAN provides counselling for young people and adults who feel that alcohol is affecting their lives detrimentally. SWAN offers a non-12 step programme that focuses on harm reduction and relapse prevention. The mix of services offered to each client is unique, according to their needs. SWAN never turns away anyone it feels it can help.
Syeda supports anyone in the South Yorkshire region who is affected by an eating disorder whether that be the person who has the eating disorder or those that care for them.
The Counselling Partnership (NSCCP) supports individuals through times of crisis by ofering low cost counselling. The Charity has professional volunteers working in some of the most deprived areas of Surrey.
Thrive is a national charity that makes use of gardening to change the lives of disabled people. Thrive's activities focus on championing the benefits of gardening to individuals and organisations. We also teach techniques and practical applications so that anybody with a disability can take part and enjoy gardening activities.
It helps and supports vulnerable children aged 5-16, with emotional and behaviour diffilculties to express and communicate their feelings freely through play and and being listened to in a non-judgemental way.
It is an independently funded charity for Autism based in the North East of England, which relies on the goodwill and support of everyone who makes donations allowing it to help change the lives of the families affected by Autism. It organises regular fundraising events which can be booked at www.ttht.co.uk.
Together is a national charity working alongside people with mental health issues on their journey to leading fulfilling and independent lives. We aspire to a world where each individual can play their part in breaking down the barriers that exist around mental health through ignorance and lack of understanding. We believe that people with mental health issues benefit from leading their own lives and shaping the services they receive.
We promote our conviction that the best mental health services are delivered in partnership with the people we work alongside.
By working intensively with each and every person, focusing on their hopes and needs, we can support them in building a positive and meaningful future for themselves - however long it takes.
Who we are:
Today we work with around 4,000 adults a month, the majority of whom are building a positive future for themselves whilst living with complex and recurring mental health issues. Together has around 100 different projects providing a variety of services. We support people on their own journey towards mental wellbeing - helping them with aspects of life getting a place to live, finding work, making friends, building self-esteem and playing an active role in their community. Together does this through providing a range of services to meet the different needs of people with mental health issues. Including residential support, day services, advocacy & work in courts and probation services
Aims of Our Organisation · To raise awareness amongst parents and professionals of biomedical approaches for Treating Autism · To provide a resource to support parents & professionals who use biomedical approaches for Treating Autism · To encourage and support research evaluating and developing biomedical approaches for Treating Autism
Trent DSDC is a charity that promotes high quality care and services for people with dementia through consultancy, project work, education, information and advice. It runs the AT Dementia website, an online information resource on assistive technologies for use by people with dementia, carers and professionals.
The principle activities of our organisation aim to promote positive fulfilling lifestyles, emotional wellbeing, and long-term changes for better outcomes. We give practical and emotional support to those experiencing the effects of homelessness and vulnerable housing, substance misuse, mental ill health, poverty, domestic violence, unemployment and social isolation. Our charity benefits those who have been out of employment for many years, young people leaving care, people on low incomes and people needing support with literacy, numeracy, parenting and basic living skills.
The Tunbridge Wells CAB answers over 17,000 queries per year from the residents of Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding areas, on topics ranging from financial planning to consumer rights. 2009 is the 70th anniversary of the Tunbridge Wells Bureau, which opened on the 4th September 1939.
Tunbridge Wells Mental Health Resource Ltd (TWMHR) working alongside individuals with mental health difficulties, maximising their full potential, within their individual lives, and within their local communities. Its aim is to promote social inclusion and equal opportunity whilst promoting awareness of mental health within the community
Turning Point work to relieve poverty, transform lives and restore hope amongst acutely vulnerable children and their families. We offer a holistic range of programmes which provide children with access to education, healthcare and regular meals, in addition to providing them with psycho-social support. We also operate pioneering prevention projects, aimed at supporting families, promoting independence and working towards financial self-sufficiency.
Since Umbrella's foundation in 1989 we have been working in partnership with commissioners in health/ social care/ supported housing and more recently in supported employment services to provide effective and relevant services for people with mental health needs.
United Response is a UK charity that supports people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and physical disabilities to live in the community, across England and in Wales.
We provide person-centred services to people so they can be as independent as possible. We work with families and carers, local authorities, and other partners to provide people with the best possible package of support, tailored to the individual needs of those we support.
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Vale House is an independent specialist registered care home for 20 older people who have highly challenging behaviour or complex needs due to dementia. The philosophy is to deliver palliative care until the end of life, while respecting the individuality and dignity of the residents.
It provides resources for those in the community most in need.
Wellspring is a centre for counselling and psychotherapy. Our vision is that the highest quality of therapy should be available to all who need it, at a price they can afford. Wellspring offers short-term solution-focused counselling and longer-term therapy to people with a broad range of issues.
The Welsh Guards have recently returned from a successful tour of Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Throughout the summer they relentlessly took the fight to the Taliban and conducted over 3242 combat patrols and sustained no less than 1463 attacks from the enemy. These successes were not without some considerable cost including the deaths of 7 soldiers, including the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, the highest ranking officer killed in action since the Falkland?s War. In addition, a considerable number of soldiers have been in hospital and are now in rehabilitation centres. Furthermore, we must expect that more will, in the longer term, be mentally invalided by their experiences.
The next 10 years promise to make extraordinary demands on the Regiment, serving Welsh Guardsmen, their partners and families and those members of the Regiment who have left through disability or work-related illness. The Welsh Guards Afghanistan Appeal is designed to support, alleviate and improve the prospects of those consequently in need.
?Support the families and dependants of those killed in action by responding promptly to problems of bereavement and hardship. ?Support those wounded on operations, particularly those who have had to leave the Army, to assist in finding them new employment and to help them become active family and community members. ?Support the families and dependants of those seriously wounded or injured in prolonged recovery situations.
The Society exists to help people with autism and associated problems in the Wessex region covering Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire; it provides services including Portfield School for children aged 3-19yrs, respite services for families, residential homes and supported living arrangements for adults.
West Suffolk Mind works to improve the lives of people suffering with mental ill health and their carers and families. It provides free, professional and confidential advice, training, support, employment help, supported housing, counselling and information. Services (except for some extended counselling) are free to users.
Westmeria Counselling Services was established in August 2003 to help people in crisis, or just in need of support, with a particular emphasis on those suffering from depression. It is our aim to reverse the trend of reliance on anti-depressants.
Wish, founded in 1987, is a registered national charity whose mission is to provide long-term, gender-sensitive support and services to women with mental health needs in their journey through the criminal justice and mental health systems and into the community, and to support women to have their voices heard at a policy level.
The Women's Therapy Centre aims to provide psychotherapy to women who traditionally have not had access to therapy, including women on low incomes, women from black and minority ethnic communities and refugees and asylum seekers. It has expertise in working complex including childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence and eating problems.
World Medicine is a charitable organisation which provides complementary and alternative healthcare to people around the world suffering the effects of trauma, disaster and poverty. Since its inception in 2005, it has run projects in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Palestine, as well as running an ongoing sustainable project in an orphanage in India.
YCT has been supporting troubled young people in Harlow for over 20 years and is now working more widely in Essex and East Hertfordshire - we provide a range of services including one-to-one counselling and therapeutic group work in anger management, self-esteem and aspiration raising. YCT is accredited by the BACP.
YoungMinds is the national charity committed to promoting and improving the mental health of children and young people across the UK. YoungMinds supports parents and children through an information service and publications, and works with professionals to develop their understanding of children's mental health through training and consultancy work. YoungMinds also encourages key decision makers to acknowledge children's mental health in public services.
Youth Talk offers free one-to-one counselling to help young people aged 14-25 who live, work or study in its district. Its counsellors are professionally trained, all with extensive experience of working with young people. YT also offers group and dance/movement work and runs an information service.
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