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We've provided a series of links to
other websites and groups you may be interested in. We've favoured
Advocacy organisations, mental health services and Scottish sites, but
also included some other UK sites which we think might be of interest.
We leave it to visitors to decide which sites work for them.
We've tried to group them in a helpful way, but it's not an easy
undertaking; some groups overlap; some people might feel we've placed a
site wrongly. We've placed each site in the group that we felt
describes their chief function. We acknowledge that we may need to
revisit these choices form time to time! If you have any suggestion for
new links or other comments, please contact us at advocacy@advocard.org.uk
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Bipolar
Fellowship Scotland
Empowering
the people in Scotland who are in contact with Bipolar Disorder
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Breathing Space
A free and
confidential phoneline service for any individual, who is experiencing
low mood or deprerssion, or who is unusually worried and in need of
someone to talk to |
Choose
Life
A national
strategy and action plan to prevent suicide in Scotland |
Depression
Alliance Scotland
DA Scotland
provides information and support both for anyone affected by depression
and their friends and family |
LGBT
Mind Matters
This is a new
LGBT Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Project
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Mental Health in
the UK
Site with
submissions of people's experiences, views, art and poetry and much
more. |
Mental
Welfare Commission Scotland
The MWC
Scotland is an independent organisation working to safeguard the rights
and welfare of everyone with a mental illness, learning disability or
other mental disosrder |
Mental
Health Tribunal Scotland
The MHTS is
made up of independent tribunals responsible for hearing and making
decisions on the compulsory care and treatment of peole with mental
health disorders |
National
Schizophrenia Fellowship Scotland
NSF Scotland
works to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of those affected by
schizophrenia and other mental illness, including families and carers |
Penumbra
One of
Scotland's leading mental health organisations, providing a wide range
of support services for adults and young people and is a partner in the
'see me' anti stigma campaign |
Scottish
Association Mental Health
SAMH operates
a wide range of services across Scotland for people with mental health
problems. It also strives to influence public policy as it affects
people with mental health problems |
Scottish
Council for Voluntary Organisations
SCVO -
national body representing the voluntary sector |
Scottish
Development Centre for Mental Health
SDCMH aims to
improve mental health and well being for individuals and communities in
Scotland by providing services that offer training, information sharing
and learning, research and evaluation, support for change and
development |
Scottish Hearing
Voices Network
SHVN exists
to promote a positive image of those who hear voices, see visions and
have other related extraordinary experience |
Scottish Mental
Health and Wellbeing Support Group
The Group's
aim is to support service users, carers and organisations to advance
strategic developmens that will help improve the nations's mental
wellbeing and mental health services |
Scottish Recovery
Network
SRN aims to
engage communities across Scotland in debate on how best to promote and
support recovery from long term mental health problems |
Well
Scotland
The Scottish
Executive's National Programme for Improving Mental Health and
Well-being is driving a change in knowledge, attitudes and behaviour
towards mental health |
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City of Edinburgh
Council
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NHS Lothian
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Health
in Mind - Information Resource Centre
Trained
volunteers support visitors or callers to access information on a wide
and extensive range of mental health topics and resources. The centre's
facilities and resources are primarily for use by mental health service
users and carers, although the centre is also open to anyone with an
interest in mental health issues |
| edspace
online information service
Who
this site is for:
People experiencing mental health difficulties
Carers, family and friends of people experiencing mental health
difficulties
Employees of service providers across the statutory, voluntary and
private sectors
Anyone with an interest in mental health and wellbeing
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WASP
Edinburgh
We Are
Seeking Progress Self Help Group. Members of No Panic, Depression
Alliance, and National Phobics Society. Group offers support and
understanding to anxiety sufferers in a similar position. You are
welcome to attend our meetings, usually average eight people at one
time, run by sufferers of agorophobia, social phobia, panic attacks or
other related disorders. |
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Madnotbad
Site with
submissions of people's experiences, views, art and poetry and much
more. |
Mental Health in
the UK
Site with
submissions of people's experiences, views, art and poetry and much
more. |
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Depression
Alliance
Depression Alliance is the leading UK charity for people with depression
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Well
On The Web
Scottish
Executive sponsored site
which aims to highlight Scottish Executive initiatives and work to
address the issues of improving mental health and well-being in
Scotland. |
Manic
Depression Fellowship
Among other
things challenges discrimination and supports and develops self help
opportunities. |
The Mental Health
Foundation
Organisation
committed to using research and practical projects to help people
survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems. |
The
"See Me" Campaign
The 'see me'
campaign was launched in October 2002 to challenge stigma and
discrimination around mental ill-health in Scotland |
Update
Scotland's
Nationality Disability Information Service |
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