Useful 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".
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Age Concern - is the UK's largest organisation working with and for older people.
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Alcohol Concern - is the national agency on alcohol misuse
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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.
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Depression Alliance - Works to relieve and to prevent this treatable condition by providing information and support services.
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Mencap - is the UK's leading learning disability charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers.
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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.
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National Institute for Mental Health - The main aim is to improve the quality of life of people of all ages who experience mental distress, and is responsible for supporting the implementation of positive change in mental health and mental health services.
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Young Minds - 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.
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The Sheffield Mental Health Guide - The Sheffield Mental Health Guide provides information about the range of services available for people with mental health difficulties in Sheffield. This includes people with common mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression through to illnesses such as schizophrenia, bi-polar and eating disorders. It is also a resource for carers. There are over 250 organisations and services included, all providing something different or working in specific areas of the city.
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Counselling Directory - The purpose of the site is ultimately to provide the UK with a huge counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service. The website contains a number of sections on emotional disorders.
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Help Yourself Directory - The Help Yourself database holds information on more than 5000 clubs, organisations, services and groups in Sheffield covering a wide range of subjects from health to sport, from community care to religion. The information in The Help Yourself Database is managed and updated jointly by Sheffield Libraries, Archives and Information Services and the NHS Sheffield Library Service.
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