Mental Health & Well Being

Access to counselling:

Talking Matters:  0300 303 0700 – http://www.tmnorthumberland.org.uk/

Morpeth Contact Mental Health Charity: 01670510652 – https://contactmorpeth.org.uk/

Cygnus Mental Health and Wellbeing support: https://www.cygnussupport.com/

At times of crisis:

Samaritans: 116123

Crisis team: 0303 123 1146

www.Qwell.io – online platform offering counselling/peer support/information

https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/ – online self-help leaflets

www.mind.org.uk – lots of general info re: mental health and direct helpline

https://sidebyside.mind.org.uk/ – online support forum

Northumberland and Tyneside MIND: www.tynesidemind.org.uk

Great resources for all mental health things adult and child, good place to start for patients: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/

A safe place to talk, share and support others: https://www.bigwhitewall.com

https://www.beheadstrong.uk/ – Centred around isolation during COVID

http://www.stopsuicidenenc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID_19_booklet_network.pdf

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Young people:

https://www.kooth.com/  – online mental health support platform for children and young people

https://youngminds.org.uk/ – online support with an excellent parent’s section

Essential support for under 25’s: http://www.themix.org.uk/ 

Youth homelessness (16-25):  https://centrepoint.org.uk/

https://www.england.nhs.uk/blog/advice-for-parents-guardians-and-carers-on-how-to-support-a-child-or-young-person-if-youre-concerned-about-their-mental-health/

https://www.england.nhs.uk/blog/what-to-do-if-youre-a-young-person-and-its-all-getting-too-much-2/

https://www.cwmt.org.uk/resources – Leaflets including “A parent’s guide to depression” & “Mental health problems in children and young people”

https://www.youthaccess.org.uk/  – Local services for confidential youth information, advice and counselling services (but nearest in Newcastle & Gateshead)

Support for carers:

https://www.carersnorthumberland.org.uk/

Online self help courses:

https://llttf.com/ – Living life to the full – Self-help course written by Professor of Psychosocial Psychiatry

Employment support

https://bridgenorthumberland.org.uk/ 

https://www.citizensadvicenorthumberland.org.uk/

Men’s mental health: 

Men’s mental health charity: https://www.manhealth.org.uk/

Men’s mental health: https://nufoundation.org.uk/beagamechanger/

Social support:

Volunteers supporting those in need in hospital and in the community: https://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/our-services/supporting-people