Links by Condition
Sites for browsing - this is a selection of websites that contain information on a wide range of mental health topics. They all have easy-to-use search facilities. |
Families First for Health (Great Ormond Street Hospital) This website is provided by Great Ormond Street Hospital and provides information on child health including mental health. Each section (teens, kids, juniors, families) has a search facility and/or an A-Z index. |
Mental Health Foundation www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/mental-health-a-z 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. This is the link to the Mental Health A-Z. |
Patient 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. |
The Royal College of Psychiatrists www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/childrenandyoungpeople.aspx The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the UK and Republic of Ireland. This link directs to you to the leaflets relating to children and young people. There is also a section aimed at parents and teachers. |
YoungMinds YoungMinds is a national charity committed to improving the mental health of children and young people. There are sections specifically for children, young people, parents and professionals. |
ADDISS, The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service ADDISS is a charity that provides information, training and support for parents, sufferers and professionals in the fields of ADHD and related learning and behavioural difficulties. |
Attention Fife Attention Fife is a Fife-wide support and information network for children and families affected by difficulties of attention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, including ADD and ADHD. They aim to encourage self-help, raise awareness, share experiences of positive options and empower people to make informed choices. |
HandsOnScotland - Overactivity/Inattention www.handsonscotland.co.uk/topics/inattention/general.html The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. This is the section on overactivity/inattention. Click on home icon to access full site. |
HandsOnScotland - Anger www.handsonscotland.co.uk/topics/anger/general.html The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. This is the section on anger. Click on home icon to access full site. |
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. |
YoungMinds - Anger YoungMinds is a national charity committed to improving the mental health of children and young people. There are several pages with information on anger - please use the search facility from the homepage. |
HandsOnScotland - Anxiety www.handsonscotland.co.uk/topics/anxiety/general.html The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. This is the section on anxiety. Click on home icon to access full site. |
NHS 24 Health Library - Anxiety www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_4&articleID=28 NHS24 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 - 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. |
Rethink - Anxiety disorders in children Rethink is a national mental health charity working to help everyone affected by severe mental illness to recover a better quality of life. |
Stress and Anxiety in Teenagers www.stressandanxietyinteenagers.co.uk This website is aimed at helping teenagers to identify the signs and symptoms of stress and anxiety and to take practical steps to deal with them. It was developed by the Young People's Unit at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. |
Autism Europe Autism Europe is an international association whose main objective is to advance the rights of people with autism and their families and to help them improve their quality of life. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
People with High-functioning Autistic Disorders in Fife (PHAD Fife) PHAD Fife is a charity that provides support and advice to families and carers of people with high-functioning autistic disorders. |
Scottish Autism Service Network www.scottishautismnetwork.org.uk The Scottish Autism Service Network is funded by the Scottish Executive with the aim of providing a modest professional network for autism in Scotland. |
TeacherNet - Autistic Spectrum Disorder www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/asds/ This is the section on Autistic Spectrum Disorder on the TeacherNet website. TeacherNet has been developed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families as a resource to support the education profession. |
The National Autistic Society 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. |
The Scottish Society for Autism The Scottish Society for Autism is a registered charity that works with individuals of all ages with Autism Spectrum Disorder their families and carers. |
Child Bereavement Charity The Child Bereavement Charity provides specialised support, information and training to all those affected both when a child dies, and when a child is bereaved of someone important in their lives. There are sections aimed at families, young people, schools and professionals. |
Childhood Bereavement Network www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk The Childhood Bereavement Network is a national, multi-professional federation of organisations and individuals working with bereaved children and young people. |
Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland is a registered charity which offers free bereavement care and support to people who have experienced the loss of someone close. |
HandsOnScotland - Bereavement www.handsonscotland.co.uk/topics/life_events/bereavement.html The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. This is the page on bereavement. Click on home icon to access full site. |
RD4U (road for you) 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. |
Winston's Wish Winston's Wish is a charity offering practical support and guidance to families, professionals and anyone concerned about a grieving child. There are sections aimed at schools/professionals, parents/carers and young people. |
Bipolar Fellowship Scotland Bipolar Fellowship Scotland is a charity that aims to provide information, support and advice for people affected by bipolar disorder/manic depression. |
Fife Bipolar Group Fife Bipolar Group is a self-help group within Fife for those affected by Bipolar Disorder. |
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. |
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. |
Rethink - Bipolar disorder in children Rethink is a national mental health charity working to help everyone affected by severe mental illness to recover a better quality of life. |
Steady Steady is a Self Management Training Programme for young people with the mental health diagnosis of bipolar disorder (manic depression) or extreme mood swings. |
Bullying UK Bullying UK is a charity that gives practical information and advice to young people and their parents, and works with schools, youth organisations, police forces and health trusts. There are sections aimed at pupils, parents and schools. |
Department for Children, Schools and Families - Bullying This is Bullying information on the website of the UK Government Department for Children, Schools and Families. There are sections aimed at pupils, teachers and parents. |
HandsOnScotland - Bullying www.handsonscotland.co.uk/topics/confidence/victim_bullying.html The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. This is the page on bullying. Click on home icon to access full site. |
Respectme Respectme, 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. |
TeacherNet - Bullying www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/behaviour/tacklingbullying This is the section on bullying on the TeacherNet website. TeacherNet has been developed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families as a resource to support the education profession. |
The Anti-Bullying Network The Anti-Bullying Network was established at the University of Edinburgh and is a registered charity. The Network's objectives include supporting anti-bullying work in schools and operating a website providing information about bullying and how it can be tackled. There are sections aimed at schools, young people and parents & families. |
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre works across the UK and maximises international links to tackle child sex abuse wherever and whenever it happens. There are sections aimed at children, young people, parents/carers and teachers. |
CHILDREN 1ST CHILDREN 1ST, the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, is a registered charity. They support families under stress, protect children from harm and neglect, help children recover from abuse and promote children's rights and interests. The ChildLine service in Scotland is delivered by CHILDREN 1ST on behalf of the NSPCC. Trained volunteer counsellors give support, protection and help to children and young people who ring ChildLine ( 0800 1111). |
Eighteen And Under Eighteen And Under is a charity based in Dundee that offers confidential support and information to any young person, aged 18 and under, who has experienced sexual, physical or emotional abuse. |
HandsOnScotland - Sexual issues www.handsonscotland.co.uk/topics/sexual_issues/general.html The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. This is the section on sexual issues. Click on home icon to access full site. |
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 age 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. |
Breathing Space www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk Breathing Space specifically, but not exclusively targets young men who are experiencing difficulties and unhappiness in their lives. It is part of the National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing in Scotland and is funded by the Scottish Executive Health Department. |
Depression Alliance Scotland Depression Alliance Scotland is a charity that aims to ensure that those affected by depression and their carers are provided with the information, support, understanding and care needed for the best quality of life. There is a section aimed at young adults. |
Depression in Teenagers www.depressioninteenagers.co.uk This website is aimed at teenagers, and provides activities that help young people spot the signs and symptoms of depression, give self-help tips, advice on helping friends, and suggestions of where to go for further information, advice and support. It was developed by the Young People's Unit at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. |
HandsOnScotland - Sadness/Unhappiness www.handsonscotland.co.uk/topics/sadness_fear/sad.html The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. This is the page on sadness/unhappiness. Click on home icon to access full site. |
Look OK... Feel Crap? Look ok…feel crap? is a campaign run by Depression Alliance Scotland to raise awareness of low mood and depression among young adults living in Scotland and to encourage them to seek help. |
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. |
Rethink - Depression in children Rethink is a national mental health charity working to help everyone affected by severe mental illness to recover a better quality of life. |
