The Sheffield Mind Website
 
  Suggested Links

Reminder: "As virtually anyone can publish anything they like on the web, it is important to critically appraise the information you retrieve. In particular you should be suspicious of "miracle cures" and sites which offer no independent evidence to substantiate claims"

Mental Health Websites
Age Concern
Age Concern is the UK's largest organisation working with and for older people.
 
Alcohol Concern
Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse.
 
beat - Eating Disorders Association

beat is the leading UK wide charity providing information, help and support for people affected by eating disorders - anorexia, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.

 
Depression Alliance
Depression Alliance Works to relieve and to prevent this treatable condition by providing information and support services.
 
Mencap

Mencap is the UK's leading learning disability charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers.

 
The National Autistic Society
The National Autistic Society exists to champion the rights and interests of all people with autism and to ensure that they and their families receive quality services appropriate to their needs.
 
National Institute for Mental Health

NIMHE is responsible for supporting the implementation of positive change in mental health and mental health services.

 
National Self Harm Network
The National Self-Harm Network (UK based but available to everyone from ANY country) has been a survivor-led organisation since 1994.
 
NHS Direct
NHS Direct is a service that provides the public with quicker, easier and faster access to advice and information about health and illness so that they are better able to care for themselves and their families.
 
Young Minds
YoungMinds is the national children’s mental health charity, working to promote the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people across the UK.
 
International Stress Management
The International Stress Management Association UK is a registered charity with a multi-disciplinary professional membership. It exists to promote sound knowledge and best practice in the prevention and reduction of human stress.
 
Mental Health Matters
MHM are dedicated to providing accurate information and raising public awareness on mental health.
 
Mentality
Mentality is the first national team, established in 2000, dedicated solely to the promotion of mental health.
 
Mental Health and Aging
The Mental Health and Aging Web site will assist older adults, their families and caregivers in obtaining mental health services specific to the needs of older adults. It also provides information on how to advocate to get your needs met.
 
Smooth Guide Mental Health Database
The homepage of the online version of the Smooth Guide to Adult Mental Health Services in Sheffield, a database directory for users, carers and professionals.
 
Online Dictionary of Mental Health
The Online Dictionary of Mental Health is brought to you by Human Nature as a global information resource and research tool, compiled by Internet mental health resource users for Internet mental health resource users,  covering all of the disciplines contributing to our understanding of mental health. 
 
Psychosis Support in Sheffield
Strangedays is a web resource put together by the NHS Psychosis Early Intervention Service in Sheffield. "This website aims to provide accessible information about psychosis so that you can get specialist help and support early on."
 
TAD-sheffield
tad is an online directory of agencies in Sheffield that offer advice, support or accommodation to vulnerable people. The directory also includes the Employment database, which lists agencies that offer training and support for employment for vulnerable people.
 
Mental Health Forums
About
Discussion forum on Attention Defecit Disorder hosted by About.Com.
 
Anxiety
This Anxiety forum based website provides a means for anxiety ridden people to share their experiences concerning anxiety, express their feelings through a non-threatening environment, learn about new treatment options through other anxiety forum community members, and provide companionship to others.
Borderline Personality Disorder
A forum run by Mental Health Today, a website that aims to provide the latest information about mental health disorders to mental health clinicians as well as consumers and families who are now beginning to demand better treatment.
 
Depression
The Depression Forums are intended to enable members to benefit from the experience of other members who have faced similar mental health issues by sharing their experiences.
 
Alzheimers Talking Point
Alzheimers Talking Point is a discussion forum whose aim is to enable the sharing or information and experiences around all forms of dementia. Talking point is available through the Alzheimer's Society website but is run and hosted by a group of Talking Point members.
 
Learning Disabilities
LD OnLine is a national educational service of public television station WETA in Washington, D.C. It is operated in association with the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities and is made possible by generous support from Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes®.
 
Depression
The development of the Students Against Depression website was a project initiated by the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust in association with a committee from the Association for University and College Counselling (AUCC).
 
Healthy Place
Healthyplace.com is a community of people providing mental health information, support, and the opportunity to share experiences helpful to others.
 
Raising Kids
Raisingkids.co.uk offers support, information, and friendship to everyone who's raising kids - whatever your circumstances or income.
 
Mental Health Support Forums
BPDWorld focuses on borderline personality disorder (BPD) but also has a lot of information on other issues, including depression, self-harm, anxiety and much more.