Links A-Z
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FaceUp2It FaceUp2It is an interactive website supported by Barnardo's, which informs young people about the risks involved in child sexual exploitation and other related issues. |
Fast Forward Fast Forward is a voluntary organisation based in Edinburgh. They promote health through education by, with and for young people, focusing on the prevention of drug, alcohol and tobacco misuse. |
Fife Action on Autism Fife Action on Autism is a charity which aims to meet with and offer mutual support to families with children or adults with autistic-continuum disabilities. It also aims to raise awareness of these conditions among all professionals concerned with diagnosis, education, and post-school support. |
Fife Bipolar Group Fife Bipolar Group is a self-help group within Fife for those affected by Bipolar Disorder. |
Fife Families Support Project Fife Families Support Project is part of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland). The project aims to support friends and relatives in helping those struggling with severe mental health problems. |
Fife Gingerbread Fife Gingerbread is a charity that aims to provide accessible, approachable and non-judgemental support, advice and information to lone parents in Fife. |
Fife Rights Forum Fife Rights Forum is the umbrella body for Fife's advice and rights agencies. The website includes information about health & wellbeing and mental health law. |
Fostering Network (The) The Fostering Network is a charity for everyone involved in fostering. They run a range of projects to improve the lives of fostered children and young people. |
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General Medical Council The General Medical Council registers doctors to practise medicine in the UK. Their purpose is to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine. |
General Teaching Council for Scotland The General Teaching Council for Scotland is the professional regulatory body for teachers in Scotland. |
Great Ormond Street Hospital The Great Ormond Street Hospital website provides information on child health including mental health. There is a search facility and an A-Z of medical conditions. |
Great Ormond Street Hospital - Parents www.gosh.nhs.uk/parents-and-visitors The Great Ormond Street Hospital website provides information on child health including mental health. This is the section for parents - there is a search facility and an A-Z of medical conditions. |
Great Ormond Street Hospital - Teenagers - Mental Health www.gosh.nhs.uk/teenagers/general-health-advice/mental-health The Great Ormond Street Hospital website provides information on child health including mental health. This is the teenagers' section on mental health. |
Great Ormond Street Hospital - Tourette's Syndrome www.gosh.nhs.uk/medical-conditions/search-for-medical-conditions/tourettes-syndrome The Great Ormond Street Hospital website provides information on child health including mental health. This is their information on Tourette's Syndrome. |
Growing Up in Scotland www.growingupinscotland.org.uk Growing Up in Scotland is a study that follows the lives of a national sample of Scotland's children from infancy through to their teens. This is one of the largest longitudinal studies ever done in Scotland and will provide information that will help develop policies affecting young children and their families in Scotland. |
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HandsOnScotland HandsOnScotland is an online resource for anybody working with or caring for children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour and offers advice and activities on how to help them flourish. |
Health and Wellbeing Curriculum area (Learning and Teaching Scotland) www.ltscotland.org.uk/learningteachingandassessment/curriculumareas/healthandwellbeing This section of the Learning and Teaching Scotland website gives information on the Health and Wellbeing area of the Curriculum. |
Health Professions Council The Health Professions Council is a statutory regulator that works to protect the health and wellbeing of people using the services of the health professionals registered with the council. The Council regulates a number of health professions including art therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists. |
Health Promoting Schools Fife www.fife-education.org.uk/fhps This website provides information on the Fife Health Promoting School Accreditation scheme. This scheme is a framework through which schools can develop a structured, focused approach to health initiatives and gain recognition for, and feedback on, their achievements. |
Health Rights Information Scotland Health Rights Information Scotland is funded by the Scottish Government Health Directorates and provides information about health rights to members of the public and health professionals. |
Health Scotland Health Scotland is the national agency for improving the health of the population and is a Special Health Board within NHS Scotland. The website provides information and resources to support health improvement practitioners and organisations working to improve Scotland's health and reduce inequalities. |
Health Scotland - Alcohol www.healthscotland.com/topics/health/alcohol/index.aspx This section of the Health Scotland website provides information about the alcohol-related programme of work being taken forward by Health Scotland and their partners. |
Health Scotland - Drugs www.healthscotland.com/drugs.aspx This section of the Health Scotland website provides information about the drugs-related programme of work being taken forward by Health Scotland and their partners. |
Healthcare Improvement Scotland www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org Healthcare Improvement Scotland has the key responsibility of helping NHS Scotland and independent healthcare providers deliver high quality, evidence-based, safe, effective and person-centred care. They also regulate independent healthcare services in Scotland, which was previously the responsibility of the Care Commission. |
Health-EU Portal www.ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm The EU Public Health Portal is provided by the European Commission as a single point of reference for reliable and easily accessible information on a wide range of health-related topics for citizens, patients, health professionals, stakeholders and policy-makers. It includes a section on mental health. |
Hearing Voices Network Dundee Hearing Voices Network Dundee is a charity whose overall aim is to create acceptance that hearing voices is a valid experience for which there are many explanations. |
Home-Start Home-Start is a registered charity providing support for families with young children. |
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Information Services Division Information Services Division is part of NHS Services Scotland and is Scotland's national organisation for health information, statistics and IT services. There is a section on Mental Health in "Health Topics". |
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Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project is a registered charity that provides a wide range of free confidential counselling and support services to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse aged 16 or over throughout North East Fife. They also support partners and families and act as a specialist resource for other health and social care professionals. |
Know the Score This Scottish Government website provides information and advice on drugs. There are sections aimed at young people, parents and professionals, and there is a free confidential drugs information and advice service (0800 587 5879). |
Knowledge Network (The) The Knowledge Network provides online information and learning resources on all aspects of healthcare. It also provides online community tools, which can help groups of health and social services staff and partners to work and learn together. Much of the information is accessible to anybody, however some is only accessible to NHS staff (Athens password required). |
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Learning and Continual Professional Development (The Knowledge Network) www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/home/learning-and-cpd The Learning and CPD area of The Knowledge Network aims to support healthcare staff to find support for learning, continual professional development and career development. It supports learners and providers of learning. |
Learning and Teaching Scotland Learning and Teaching Scotland is now part of a new agency, Education Scotland. The Learning and Teaching Scotland website provides support and resources, including guidance on the Curriculum for Excellence, the National Assessment Resource, and early years. |
Learning Resource on Autism Spectrum Disorders This Learning Resource is designed for any professional who is working in the health care system at the primary care level. |
Link - East Fife Mental Health Befriending Project Link is a befriending project that aims to recruit, train and support volunteers who will be "matched" to people within the community. The project supports adults and young people in East Fife. |
Look OK... Feel Crap? Look ok…feel crap? is a campaign run by Action on Depression to raise awareness of low mood and depression among young adults living in Scotland and to encourage them to seek help. |
Lost: The Lee O'Brian Solvent Trust The Lee O'Brien Solvent Trust (LOST) aims to prevent the deaths of young people by offering education and support services to anyone affected by or worried about volatile solvent abuse. |
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MDF, The Bipolar Organisation MDF, The Bipolar Organisation is a user-led charity working to enable people affected by bipolar disorder (manic depression) to take control of their lives. |
Mental Health Europe Mental Health Europe is a non governmental organisation committed to the promotion of positive mental health, the prevention of mental distress, the improvement of care, advocacy, and the protection of human rights of (ex-)users of mental health services, patients of psychiatric hospitals, their families, and carers. |
Mental Health Foundation The Mental Health Foundation is a registered charity that provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems. |
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland is an independent organisation working to safeguard the rights and welfare of everyone with a mental illness, learning disability or other mental disorder. The website provides information, advice and guidance. |
Mind Mind is a registered charity working to create a better life for anyone with experience of mental distress. |
Mood Cafe This website was developed by NHS Fife Clinical Psychology and Public Health Departments and provides information and resources relevant to various common psychological problems. |
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