No Panic

Help for people with panic attacks, phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
93 Brands Farm Way, Telford, Shropshire TF3 2JQ
Helpline: 0808 8080545
Tel (office): 01952 590005
Website: www.nopanic.org.uk

Open Door Association (Agoraphobia)

Help for people with agoraphobia. Send a stamped addressed envelope.
447 Pensby Road, Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside L61 9PQ

Pax (incorporating Agoraphobia Information Service)

Information and advisory service for people who experience panic attacks, phobias and anxiety.
4 Manorbrook, London SE3 9AW
Website: www.panicattacks.co.uk

National Phobic Society

Zion Community Resource Centre, 339 Stretton Road, Hulme, Manchester M15 4ZY
Tel: 0870 7700 456
Website: www.phobics-society.org.uk

Triumph Over Phobia (TOP UK)

Structured self-help groups to help with recognisable phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Send an sae for information.
PO Box 1831, Bath BA2 4YW
Tel: 08456 009601
Website: www.triumphoverphobia.com

ADD Information Services (ADDISS)

Information and advice for parents, young people and professionals on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
10 Station Road, Mill Hill, London NW7 2JU
Tel: 020 8906 9068
Website: www.addiss.co.uk

Child Bereavement Network

8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE
Tel: 020 7843 6309
Website: www.ncb.org.uk/cbn

Cruse - Bereavement Care

Offers help to anyone bereaved by death. Free counselling, advice, publications.
Cruse House, 126 Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1UR
Tel: 020 8939 9530
Helpline: 0870 167 1677
Website: www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/

Aware Defeat Depression

Information, talks, support groups for sufferers and relatives.
10 Clarendon Street, Derry, County Londonderry BT48 7DA
Tel: 028 7126 0602
Website: www.aware-ni.org

Depressives Anonymous (Fellowship of)

Mutual aid organisation providing self-help groups, pen-friend scheme and newsletters.
Box FDA, Ormiston House, 32-36 Pelham Street, Nottingham NG1 2EG
Tel: 0870 774 4320
Website: www.depressionanon.co.uk

Manic Depression Fellowship (MDF)

A national, user-led organisation and registered charity for people whose lives are affected by manic depression. MDF aims to enable people affected by manic depression (bi-polar) to take control of their lives.
Castle Works, 21 St George's Road, London SE1 6ES
Tel: 020 7793 2600
Website: www.mdf.org.uk

Manic Depression Fellowship Wales

1 Palmyra Place, Newport NP20 4EJ
Helpline: 08456 340 080
Website: www.manicdepressionwales.org.uk

Manic Depression Fellowship Scotland

Studio 1016, Mile End Mill, Abbeymill Business Centre, Seedhill Road, Paisley PA1 1TJ
Tel: 0141 400 1867
Website: www.mdf.contactbox.co.uk/

Narcotics Anonymous

A self-help group run by recovering addicts; they have a network of meetings across the country.
Helpline: 020 7730 0009
Website: www.ukna.org

Eating Disorders Association (Northern Ireland)

Information, psychotherapy and self-help manuals for individuals, families and couples.
28 Bedford Street, Belfast BT2 7FE
Tel: 028 9023 5959

Centre For Eating Disorders (Scotland)

3 Sciennes Road, Edinburgh EH9 1LE
Tel: 0131 668 3051
Website: www.maryhart.co.uk

Eating Disorders Association (England)

Helplines, information and nationwide network of self-help groups.
1st Floor, Wensum House, 103 Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1DW
Adult helpline: 0845 634 1414, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 8.30pm; Saturday 1pm to 4.30pm
Youth helpline: 0845 634 7650, Monday to Friday 4pm to 6.30pm; Saturday 1pm to 4.30pm
Website: www.edauk.com

Eating Disorders Research Unit

Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF
Website: www.eatingresearch.com

Somerset and Wessex Eating Disorders Association

Strode House, 10 Leigh Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0HA
Helpline: 01458 448600
Website: www.swedauk.org

OCD Action

OCD Action is the national charity for people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and the related disorders such as body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), compulsive skin picking (CSP) and trichotillomania.
Aberdeen Centre, 22-24 Highbury Grove, London N5 2EA
Tel: 0207 226 4000
Website: www.ocdaction.org.uk/home.htm

Association for Post-Natal Illness

Advice and support for mothers experiencing postnatal illness.
145 Dawes Road, London SW6 7EB
Tel: 020 7386 0868
Website: www.apni.org

SAD Association

Information, newsletter and support for Seasonal Affective Disorder.
PO Box 989, Steyning, West Sussex BN44 3HG
Tel: 01903 814942
Website: www.sada.org.uk

Social Anxiety Disorders Sufferers (SAD)

SAD provides support and information for Social Anxiety Disorder sufferers in the UK. The site is maintained by volunteers who themselves have experienced SAD. The aims of SAD include providing sufferers with current, valid and useful information on the condition, either directly or through links; providing a starting point for finding help in overcoming SAD and offering members a way of communicating with each other.
Website: www.social-anxiety.org

Emental-health.com

This site is an excellent first place to visit for information about one of the most chronic and disabling of the mental illnesses. Especially useful is their Key Facts section - and their message board is busy with debates about prescribing and care in the community.
Website: www.emental-health.com

National Self-Harm Network

This organisation campaigns for the rights and understanding of people who self-harm, providing information, contacts and workshops on matters relating to self-harm, and promoting survivor-written literature. It aims to challenge the assumptions and demystify common misconceptions surrounding self-harm.
PO Box 16190, London NW1 3WW
Website: www.nshn.co.uk

LifeSIGNS

Voluntary organisation that aims to support people affected in any way by self injury within the UK and beyond.
Website: www.lifesigns.org.uk