Mental Health Resource Links

Formerly Age Concern Cambridgeshire.

Fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

Anxiety UK works to relieve and support those living with anxiety disorders by providing information, support and understanding via an extensive range of services, including 1:1 therapy.

Works across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to include people of all ages with all forms of mental illness and learning disabilities in arts activities.

UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. Beat is the working name of the Eating Disorders Association. Youthline for people aged 25 and under (fyp@b-eat.co.uk).

Rethink Helpline for carers of people with schizophrenia and other enduring mental illnesses.

Volunteer run confidential support and information by telephone.

A partnership organisation of Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough City Council, NHS Cambridgeshire and NHS Peterborough providing mental health and specialist learning disability services across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. A member of Cambridge University Health Partners (CUHP), CPFT is a teaching Trust with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. Services include child, adolescent, adult and older people's mental health services; primary care and liaison psychiatry services; forensic and specialist mental health services; substance misuse services and specialist learning disability services.

ChildLine is a counselling service for children and young people. The NSPCC's works to end cruelty to children in the UK.

Helping People to resolve their problems by providing information and advice. Drop-in Monday to Friday 9.30am-1pm. Follow-up appointments 9.30-3pm. Specialist mental health advice (benefits inc disability benefits & debt advice) and debt advice by appointment.

Promotes the well-being of bereaved people and helps anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Providing free care, information, support and training services to those who are looking after them.

Self help member-led charity providing social contact, weekly group activities, support, counselling, information and some opportunities for work.

Make, Do and Mend has been set up to provide a flexible programme of strengths-based skills workshops, peer support and information on mental health resources in Cambridge for people who suffer from mental health illness.

National charity dedicated to supporting individuals with the much misunderstood and devastating condition of bipolar, their families and carers. Work to enable people affected by bipolar (also known as manic depression) to take control of their lives.

MHFA is the help given to someone experiencing a mental health problem before professional help is obtained. MHFA does not teach people to be therapists. However, it does teach people how to recognise the symptoms of mental health problems, how to provide initial help and how to guide a person towards appropriate professional help.

Information for family members and friends of people who have psychosis. The website includes a number of short filmed interviews with mental health professionals. Run by the Institute of Psychiatry and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in association with Rethink.

Promotes awareness of mental health at work and provides support for businesses in recruiting and retaining staff.

Mind is the leading mental health charity for England and Wales, providing information to help promote understanding of mental health and campaigns to fight for the rights of everyone affected by mental health issues.

Nutrition support network enabling those in need to find a nutritionist close to them and appropriate for their needs, including finding a nutritionist dealing with Mental Health.

Provides support and information for people affected by obsessive compulsive disorder.

A website launched giving information advice and support to relatives and friends of people with psychosis – including people who have schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

PAPYRUS is the UK charity dedicated to prevention of young suicide.

PAPYRUS is the UK charity dedicated to prevention of young suicide.

Working to help everyone affected by severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression recover a better quality of life.

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.

SANE offers emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental health problems through our helpline and email services and our online Support Forum where people share their feelings and experiences.

Confidential emotional support to children, young adults and adults by telephone, email and post.

For free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day.

Let's end mental health discrimination. Inspiring people to work together to end the discrimination surrounding mental health.

Out of hours GP service (formerly CamDoc).

Women's Aid works to end domestic violence against women and children.

Recovery belongs to Mental Health service users and survivors. Others can be there as companions along the person’s own journey.