BBC mental health online information

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/mental_health/

Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health

SDC is an independent, not-for-profit organisation with a wide portfolio of skills and experience in policy, research and practice relating to mental health. SDC is at the cutting edge of thinking on mental health and well-being and both leads and facilitates the promotion of mental health and well-being in Scotland and beyond.   The Scottish [...]

COSCA (Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland)

As the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, COSCA seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services.   COSCA’s Aims:   Enhance public protection and increase accessibility to counselling and psychotherapy Develop [...]

Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid

One in four people in Scotland will experience a mental health problem at some point in their life.   Chances are you know someone who may need help…   Scotland‘s Mental Health First Aid is a 12 hour course that will teach you the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem [...]

Scottish Recovery Network

The Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) aims to engage communities across Scotland in debate on how best to promote and support recovery from long-term mental health problems.   Recovery is about more than the mere absence of symptoms and is a deeply personal process. It has been shown that developing an expectation of recovery and an understanding of [...]

Choose Life

Choose Life sets out a framework to ensure that action is taken nationally and locally to build skills, develop training, encourage people to seek help early, improve knowledge and awareness of ‘what works’ to prevent suicide, and to encourage partnership working and improved co-ordination between services.   Choose Life staff do not provide treatment, counselling [...]

Well Scotland

How we feel and think is central to the way we live our lives. The Scottish Government’s National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Well-being is driving a change in knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards mental health. Positive mental health is essential if Scotland is to enjoy a healthier future. Find out more at the [...]

Heart to Heart – Recovery from Divorce or Separation

Heart to Heart is an organisation that offers confidential support to Men and Women who have been affected by divorce or separation, and offers support to help individuals toward recovery. Being the only group of this kind in Scotland, Heart to Heart offers a unique support service which aims to help the isolation pain and [...]

Antidepressants

Information for anyone who wants to know more about antidepressants from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. It discusses how they work, why they are prescribed, their effects and side-effects, and alternative treatments. If your questions are not answered in this leaflet, there are some references and sources of further information at the end of this [...]

Royal College of Psychiatrists

A wide range of mental health information is available from the Royal College of Psychiatrists at http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation.aspx