www.scottishrecovery.net
The Scottish Recovery Network aims to engage communities across Scotland in debate on how best to promote and support recovery from long-term mental health problems.

www.samh.org.uk
SAMH works to support people who experience mental health problems, homelessness, addictions and other forms of social exclusion. They provide direct services, including accommodation, support, employment and rehabilitation, and actively campaign to influence policy and improve care services in Scotland.

www.wellscotland.info
The website for the Scottish Executive's National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Well-being which aims to change the knowledge , attitudes and behaviour towards mental health.

www.wellscotland.info/top-tips.html
Top tips for positive mental health

http://www.wellscotland.info/personal-stories/

Personal stories of peoples of experiences of mental health issues.

www.antibullying.net
The Anti-Bullying Network provides teachers, parents and young people in Scotland with information and resources.

www.bullying.co.uk
Practical help and advice for young people and parents who are living with and tackling bullying.

www.bipolarscotland.org.uk
Bipolar Fellowship Scotland provides information, support and advice for people affected by bipolar disorder/manic depression, to promote self help throughout Scotland and to inform and educate about bipolar illness.

www.crusescotland.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. The organisation provides counselling and support. It also offers information, advice, education and training services.

www.childline.org.uk
ChildLine is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call ChildLine to talk about any problem. Call them free on 0800 11 11 (Open 24 hours a day every day of the year

www.citizensadvice.org.uk
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice.

www.dascot.org
Depression Alliance provides information, support and understanding on depression and campaign to raise awareness about the realities of depression in Scotland.

www.edauk.com
This UK charity offers information and advice on eating disorders. Their website has a well-used and well-moderated discussion forum for people experiencing difficulties. They also run separate telephone helplines for adults and young people, a recorded information line, an SMS text information service and a TEXTPHONE service for the hearing impaired.

www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/gettingahead
The Getting Ahead Project helps families through the challenges of being a parent. This project is based in East Renfrewshire.

www.headsupscotland.com
HeadsUpScotland contributes to the activity already underway in Scotland to improve the mental health and well-being of children and young people.

www.knowthescore.info
Clear, up-to-date information and advice on all kinds of drugs and drug-related problems.

www.lindsayarmstrongsupportgroup.org.uk
This is a 24 hour helpline for victims of rape/sexual assault and their families, as well as providing a web based support network.

www.mentalhealth.org.uk
The Mental Health Foundation website outlines their work in research, policy, service development and service user involvement. The site offers information and publications to download on research, good practice in services and on mental health problems and key issues.
It provides a daily mental health news service and directories of organisations, websites and events. Website visitors can use forums and bulletin boards, join a mailing list and find out how to support the organisation.

www.mentalhealthintheuk.co.uk
Mental Health in the UK was established to reform people's concepts about what it means to have a mental health problem by informing and enlightening everyone with our creativity, talent and imagination and to provide support and friendship via the online community setup here.
This site has an excellent, thriving online expanding message board/forum and chat room which you are invited to join.

www.phobics-society.org.uk
The National Phobics Society (NPS), is the largest charity dealing with anxiety disorders. We are a user-led organisation, believing firmly that those who have personal experience of anxiety are often best-placed to support others similarly affected. The site provides valuable information for sufferers and carers of people with panic, anxiety, phobias and obsessive compulsive disorders.

www.ocdaction.org.uk
OCD Action provides information, support and promotes recovery from Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD) and the related disorders of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Compulsive Skin Picking (CSP). Trichotillomania (TTM), and children and young people with OCD.

www.sane.org.uk
A confidential telephone helpline offering practical information, crisis care and emotional support to anybody affected by mental health problems.

www.parentlineplus.org.uk
A free, confidential telephone helpline for parents and anyone caring for a child in Scotland. You can call about any problem, however big or small. ParentLine Scotland is open: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9am - 5pm; Tuesday & Thursday 9am - 9pm.

www.sada.org.uk
SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a type of winter depression that affects an estimated half a million people every winter between September and April; in particular during December, January and February.

www.seemescotland.org
Challenges stigma and discrimination around mental ill-health in Scotland.

www.stressandanxietyinteenagers.com
This website and CD:ROM is specifically aimed at helping and supporting teenagers to identify psychological and physiological characteristics of stress and anxiety and to find ways of addressing these.

www.talking2ourselves.com
This site is to provide help and information on mental health issues to young people who are either having difficulties themselves, or are worried about a friend or relative or just want to know more about mental well being.

www.victimsupportsco.org.uk
Provides victims with free and confidential, emotional and practical assistance and information about the criminal justice system. Trained volunteers and staff deliver this assistance throughout Scotland. There is a victim service in every local authority area.

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