Below are some links to organisations in the Southwest that provide mental health services to their community. There are also links to other organisations in the UK and beyond. If you are aware of any other organisations, please do let us know and we will add them to the list. To navigate, please either click on your county on the map below or scroll down to the relevant section.
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| www.recoverycornwall.org | A site created and developed by a group of mental health service users, family members, supporters, health and social care workers committed to promoting recovery and self-management for people in Cornwall. The site contains information and links to resources to support individuals in their own self-management and recovery. There is also information for people who are supporting family members, friends or others who have mental health concerns. Please explore the site and use anything that you think might be helpful. |
| www.swaps.org.uk/ | SWAPS - South West Adult Placement Scheme. Click to view the webpage or website |
| Bridge Collective CIC | Click to view information on the Bridge Collective and the services they provide. |
| www.devonpartnership.nhs.uk | Devon Partnership NHS Trust |
| www.educationlink.org.uk | Education Link's website with information on the services they offer in the North Devon area. They offer support to people who wish to overcome personal and social barriers, that they feel, are holding them back from education, training or employment. |
| Folk.Us | Folk.Us an organisation to facilitate and promote meaningful and effective service user, patient and carer involvement, in all types of research relating to health and social care in North and East Devon. Folk.us is one of only a few local groups in the UK that seeks to promote a shift in research culture towards genuine service user and carer involvement. |
| www.mindex.org.uk | the website for MIND in Exeter and East Devon |
| www.philipgoddard.com | Philip Goddard a composer, writer and mystic talks about "a wide variety of mental health issues and so-called personality disorders, presenting an explanation with real healing possibilities (as distinct from the normal attempts at symptom suppression): "Night Terrors and Hearing Voices" (http://www.philipgoddard.com/spirit/sambogakaya-flashbacks.htm)" |
| www.recoverydevon.co.uk | Recovery website for Devon and beyond with information from Devon, the UK and worldwide on mental health recovery and research. |
| The network was formed in 2007. Its aim is to bring together expertise, experience and ideas on smoking related initiatives in mental healthcare settings. Whether you're interested in quit-smoking support, or smoke free policy, this network is for you. | |
| www.swaps.org.uk/ | SWAPS - South West Adult Placement Scheme. Click to view the webpage or website |
| www.voluntarysupportscheme.org.uk | Voluntary Support Scheme - links volunteers to people who are going
through a period of distress Telephone: 01884 258507 www.voluntarysupportscheme.org.uk The Voluntary Support Scheme is a small local charity based in Mid-Devon which links volunteers with people who are going through a rough patch (anxiety, depression, isolation). We also run the Umbrella Project, a network of local organisations that also work in the field of emotional well-being. |
| www.wellnessdevon.co.uk | A website looking at maintaining wellbeing and aimed at mid to moderate mental health |
| www.wolfandwater.org/ | Find out how Wolf + Water Arts Company have brought their creative & therapeutic approaches to a wide variety of groups locally, nationally & internationally and the groups they are working with. |
| www.recovery-dorset.org.uk | a Community Recovery Service based in Dorset with lots of information, a forum, recovery stories and a learning section. |
| www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk | Mental health services provided by the Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust |
| www.northdorset-pct.nhs.uk/main/mentalhealthservices/mentalHealth.htm | Mental health services provided by North Dorset Primary Care NHS Trust - includes some self-help guides for some of the common mental health issues |
| www.dorset.swest.nhs.uk/mental_health_services/ | Mental health services provided in West Dorset by Dorset PCT |
| www.partnershiptrust.org.uk/content/services/services71922.html | Mental health services provided by Gloucestershire Partnership NHS Trust |
| www.artofrecovery.com/ | The Art of Recovery is a Speak Up Somerset project to enable people with mental health problems to recover their place in the world. It is a project that looks at ways of creatively overcoming mental health problems. It also provides a platform to showcase the creative talents of people affected by mental distress. |
| www.somerset-health.org.uk/services/mentalhealth/ | Mental health services provided by Somerset Heath and Social Care NHS Trust |
| www.awp.nhs.uk/ | Mental health services provided by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust |
United Kingdom (not listed above)
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| www.1in4-forum.org/ | "The UK's largest mental health online forum.The 1 in 4 Forum is a forum for people dealing with mental health issues and experiences. The Forum brings together people who are experiencing (or have experienced) mental or emotional distress, parents and carers, people working with people with mental health problems, national and local policy makers, service providers and purchasers of services. The title comes from the fact that 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health issue in the course of any one year. It is a forum where you can ask questions, find answers, and share ideas with others with similar interests. The forum is fully moderated forum which aims to provide a safe place to discuss the issues and get support, whatever your experience or perspective." |
| www.changes.org.uk/ | Changes website is for those who wish to learn more about Changes user-led organisation and unique recovery service for those in mental distress. The Aim of Changes service is to provide an opportunity for those suffering from mental distress to move from isolation, withdrawal and dependency to becoming active and contributing members of their immediate and wider community. |
| www.csci.org.uk/ | Commission for Social Care Inspection |
| www.csip.org.uk/Home | NIMHE now known as CSIP - Care Services Improvement Partnership |
| www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/mentalhealth.htm | National Service Framework for Mental Health |
| www.doh.gov.uk/mentalhealth | Department of Health (Mental Health Section) |
| www.mentalhealthalliance.org.uk | Mental Health Alliance - up-to-date information about the Mental Health Bill, the Alliance’s work to improve it, and how anyone who wants to help can get involved in the campaign |
| www.mind.org.uk | MIND (National Organisation for Mental Health) |
| www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk | NHS Direct |
| www.rethink.org | Rethink |
| www.rcpsych.ac.uk | Royal College of Psychiatrists |
| www.scottishrecovery.net | Scottish Recovery Network |
| www.southwest.csip.org.uk/Home | South West CSIP (Care Services Improvement Partnership) Centre |
| www.together-uk.org/ | Together-uk website - Together: Working for Wellbeing is a leading national charity working for wellbeing: that means we support people with mental health needs to get what they want from life and to feel happier. |
| Wirral Mind | Supporting people on Wirral who experience emotional difficulties and distresses in their lives. |
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| Copeland Centre for Mental Health and home of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan | |
| www.mentalhealthpeers.com | Website about the Peer Support Programme using the Wellness Recovery Action Plan |
| www.balance.org.nz | Website about mental health in New Zealand together with e-learning facilities |