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National Autistic Society (The)

www.nas.org.uk

The National Autistic Society is a charity that champions the rights and interests of all people with autism. It aims to provide help, support and services to individuals with autism and their families. There is information aimed at parents/carers, siblings and professionals under the "Information shortcuts for..." link on the homepage.

National Child Protection Line

www.infoscotland.com/childprotection

This is a government website that gives information on child protection and details of the national helpline (0800 022 3222).

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

www.nice.org.uk

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health.

National Self-Harm Network

www.nshn.co.uk

The National Self-Harm Network is a charity that supports survivors and people who self-harm, and also the people it affects indirectly, like family and friends. They also campaign for the rights and understanding of people who self-harm.

Need2know

www.need2know.co.uk

need2know is an independent government-funded website that aims to provide young people with useful website links.

NHS 24

www.nhs24.com

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland.

NHS 24 Health Library - Anger management

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=1890

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on anger management.

NHS 24 Health Library - Anorexia nervosa

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=27

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on anorexia nervosa.

NHS 24 Health Library - Anxiety

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=28

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on anxiety.

NHS 24 Health Library - Autistic spectrum disorder

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=41

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on autistic spectrum disorder.

NHS 24 Health Library - Bedwetting

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=152

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on bedwetting.

NHS 24 Health Library - Binge eating

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=539

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on binge eating.

NHS 24 Health Library - Bipolar Disorder

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=47

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on bipolar disorder.

NHS 24 Health Library - Bulimia

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=68

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on bulimia.

NHS 24 Health Library - Depression

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=127

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on depression.

NHS 24 Health Library - Dyslexia

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=140

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on dyslexia.

NHS 24 Health Library - Dyspraxia

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=1698

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on dyspraxia.

NHS 24 Health Library - Eating disorders

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=651

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on eating disorders.

NHS 24 Health Library - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=266

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on obsessive compulsive disorder.

NHS 24 Health Library - Panic disorder

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=277

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on panic disorder.

NHS 24 Health Library - Phobias

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=284

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on phobias.

NHS 24 Health Library - Post-traumatic stress disorder

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=293

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on post-traumatic stress disorder.

NHS 24 Health Library - Psychosis

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=303

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on psychosis.

NHS 24 Health Library - Schizophrenia

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=329

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on schizophrenia.

NHS 24 Health Library - Self-injury

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=454

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on self-injury.

NHS 24 Health Library - Tourette's syndrome

www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=367

NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. This is the section on Tourette's syndrome.

NHS Education for Scotland

www.nes.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Education for Scotland helps to provide better patient care through educational solutions for workforce development, by designing, commissioning, quality assuring and where appropriate providing education for NHS Scotland staff.

NHS e-Library

www.elib.scot.nhs.uk

The NHS e-Library provides useful online information on all aspects of healthcare. Much of the information in the e-Library is accessible to anybody, however some is only accessible to NHS staff (Athens password required). The Patient Information section is a useful search tool.

NHS Fife

www.nhsfife.scot.nhs.uk

NHS website for the Fife area, providing useful local information.

NHS Fife Clinical Psychology Department - Child and Adolescent

www.dwfchp.scot.nhs.uk/content.asp?ArticleCode=300&par=295

NHS Fife Clinical Psychology Department is managed within the Dunfermline and West Fife Community Health Partnership and provides services to the whole of Fife. This link is for the page relating to the Child and Adolescent Service.

NHS Fife Libraries Service

www.nhsfifelibraries.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Fife Libraries are available to all NHS staff working in Fife.

NHS Inform

www.nhsinform.co.uk

NHS Inform provides a co-ordinated approach and a single source of quality assured health information for the public in Scotland.

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

www.nhshealthquality.org

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland works with organisations to help them improve the care they deliver. Their role is to translate the latest scientific research, expert opinion and patient experience into practical improvements that can be implemented in the health service.

NSF Scotland

www.nsfscot.org.uk

NSF Scotland is a charity that works to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of those affected by schizophrenia and other mental illness, including families and carers.

Nursing and Midwifery Council

www.nmc-uk.org

The Nursing and Midwifery Council safeguards the health and wellbeing of the public by continually regulating, reviewing and promoting nursing and midwifery standards.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - South London and Maudsley NHS Trust

www.ocdyouth.info

This website contains information for young people on OCD. It also has videos of young people and professionals talking about OCD experiences and how to get help.

OCD Action

www.ocdaction.org.uk

OCD Action is a charity that provides information, advice and support for people and their family, friends and carers, as well as interested professionals and the media. There are sections aimed at carers/family/friends and professionals.

OCD-Today

www.ocdtodayuk.org

OCD-Today is a non-profit organisation providing information for sufferers with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and their family, friends and carers. There is a section on OCD in children.

OCD-UK

www.ocduk.org

OCD-UK is a national charity, independently working with and for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). There are sections aimed at family & friends and health professionals.

One Parent Families Scotland

www.opfs.org.uk

One Parent Families Scotland is a registered charity working on behalf of lone parents and their families.

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PAPYRUS

www.papyrus-uk.org

PAPYRUS is a UK charity committed to the prevention of suicide, focusing on the emotional well-being of children, teenagers and young adults. They offer the general public and professionals resources and support to help prevent suicide and improve mental health in young people.

Parentline Plus

www.parentlineplus.org.uk

Parentline Plus is a registered charity that works for and with parents. Parentline Plus offers help and support through a range of services.

ParentsCentre

www.parentscentre.gov.uk

ParentsCentre was developed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families as a resource to support parents.

Patient UK

www.patient.co.uk

The aim of the Patient UK website is to provide non-medical people in the UK with information on a wide range of medical and health topics.

Penumbra

www.penumbra.org.uk

Penumbra is a Scottish voluntary organisation working in the field of mental health, providing a wide range of support services for adults and young people.

People with High-functioning Autistic Disorders in Fife (PHAD Fife)

www.phad-fife.org.uk

PHAD Fife is a charity that provides support and advice to families and carers of people with high-functioning autistic disorders.

Place2Be

www.theplace2be.org.uk

The Place2Be is a charity providing a range of school-based support services directly to children, parents and school staff members, and is currently working with 120 schools across the UK.

Play Therapy UK

www.playtherapy.org.uk

Play Therapy UK is a not for profit organisation dedicated to promoting the use of play and creative arts as ways of enabling children to reach their full potential.

Playfield Institute Library

www.playfieldinstitute.co.uk/information/librarytemp.php

The Playfield Institute Library has been developed to meet the information needs of frontline workers within Fife who work with children and young people.

Positive Pete at bebo

www.bebo.com/positive-twist

This is a page on Bebo created by the Scottish Government in collaboration with mental health charity Penumbra and a group of young people. Young people are encouraged to absorb, talk and share information on how young people can maintain their mental wellbeing with their network of friends.

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RD4U (road for you)

www.rd4u.org.uk

RD4U is a website designed for young people by young people. It is part of Cruse Bereavement Care's Youth Involvement Project and supports people after the death of someone close.

Re-Solv

www.re-solv.org

Re-Solv is a national charity dedicated to the prevention of solvent and volatile substance abuse. There is a link to their website aimed at young people - www.sniffing.org.uk.

Respectme

www.respectme.org.uk

Respect me , Scotland's Anti-Bullying Service, is a Scottish Executive funded service managed by SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health), in partnership with LGBT Youth Scotland.

Rethink

www.rethink.org

Rethink is a national mental health charity working to help everyone affected by severe mental illness to recover a better quality of life.

Rethink - Anxiety disorders in children

www.rethink.org/

Rethink is a national mental health charity working to help everyone affected by severe mental illness to recover a better quality of life.

Rethink - Bipolar disorder in children

www.rethink.org/

Rethink is a national mental health charity working to help everyone affected by severe mental illness to recover a better quality of life.

Rethink - Depression in children

www.rethink.org/

Rethink is a national mental health charity working to help everyone affected by severe mental illness to recover a better quality of life.

Rethink - Schizophrenia in children

www.rethink.org/

Rethink is a national mental health charity working to help everyone affected by severe mental illness to recover a better quality of life.

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

www.rcpch.ac.uk

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has a major role in postgraduate medical education and professional standards: setting syllabuses for postgraduate training in paediatrics, overseeing the training, running examinations, organising courses and conferences, issuing guidance and conducting research.

Royal College of Psychiatrists (The)

www.rcpsych.ac.uk

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the UK and Republic of Ireland. They promote mental health by setting standards and promoting excellence in mental health care; improving understanding through research and education; leading, representing, training and supporting psychiatrists; and working with patients, carers and their organisations.

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

www.rcslt.org

The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists is the professional body for speech and language therapists and support workers.

 

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