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Helpful resources

Here you will find links to resources, downloadable leaflets and websites about different mental health problems. We hope that they will help you to understand different symptoms and diagnoses, and learn about different ways of treating and coping with them. 

Use our Find a Service page to see if we are able to offer support near you. 

Anxiety

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Self Help Guides produced by Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/  Titles cover a range of mental health issues.

Living Life to the Full provide lots of different online self-help courses that are highly recommended by mental health professionals, covering lots of different specific topics and groups, including helping you to tackle anxiety. 

Moodgym is another online self-help program designed to help you prevent and manage symptoms of depression/anxiety. It's like an interactive, online self-help book which teaches skills based on cognitive behavioural therapy. 

Published: 8th June, 2018

Updated: 18th April, 2019

Author: Nicola Todhunter

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If you're having suicidal thoughts or are worried about someone else, NHS Inform has information about why people may have suicidal feelings and where you can  get help. 

Who to contact

Between 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday, if you are in crisis and need immediate help, your first point of contact will be your GP.
Outside normal surgery hours you can still phone your GP surgery, but you'll usually be directed to an out-of-hours service. You will usually be assessed via telephone and signposted to the available options:

  • Telephone advice from a nurse or a GP
  • Appointment with an emergency out of hours service GP
  • A home visit by a GP
  • Access to other care e.g. district nurses, mental health services or social care.

If it is not an immediate emergency then call NHS 111. NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It can provide medical advice and details of the best local service that can provide care. 

Samaritans: You can speak to someone at the Samaritans 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 116 123, you can email [email protected] or you can drop in to your local Samaritans centre. 

If a person you care for is being violent, threatening or you feel at risk, you should contact the police directly by dialling 999.

Published: 9th June, 2018

Updated: 12th June, 2019

Author: Nicola Todhunter

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Depression

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Self Help Guides produced by Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/  Titles cover a range of mental health issues.

Living Life to the Full provide lots of different online self-help courses that are highly recommended by mental health professionals, covering lots of different specific topics and groups, including helping you to tackle depression.

Moodgym is another online self-help program designed to help you prevent and manage symptoms of depression/anxiety. It's like an interactive, online self-help book which teaches skills based on cognitive behavioural therapy. 

This leaflet from the Department of Health can help you understand the different psychological therapies you may be offered to treat your depression. (We offer these therapies in some areas.)

Published: 10th June, 2018

Updated: 18th April, 2019

Author: Nicola Todhunter

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Self Help Guides produced by Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/  Titles cover a range of mental health issues.

The 'Five Ways to Wellbeing' are five simple habits you can build that are proven to improve your mental health and wellbeing.

Living Life to the Full provide lots of different online self-help courses that are highly recommended by mental health professionals, covering lots of different specific topics and groups. 

This leaflet provides you with some basic information about taking care of your mental health during pregnancy and post-delivery.

This PDF explains some basic mindfulness exercises you can try. This progressive muscle relaxation guide also explains one effective relaxation technique in more detail. Or, why not try breathing for relaxation.

If you're trying to learn how to manage stress better, try completing this stress management worksheet to help you find ways of coping. Andrea, our Learning & Development Officer, has also written this useful article full of tips for identifying and reducing stress.

Some other useful websites:

www.samaritans.org

www.mind.org.uk

www.ocduk.org

www.nomorepanic.co.uk

www.relate.org.uk

www.womensaid.org.uk

www.victimsupport.org.uk

Published: 11th June, 2018

Updated: 24th June, 2019

Author: Nicola Todhunter

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