SUPPORT resources
Key Resources
The Institute is one of Europe's largest centres for research and postgraduate education in mental health.
A collection of personal accounts to provide family carers with a helpful framework to make sense of their individual experiences and support their own coping and wellbeing.
Other Resources
Websites
Action on Mental Illness
Support groups and education for family and friends of the mentally ill, as well as those affected by it.
Adferiad
A leading charity in Wales for people with severe mental health problems and carers. It offers different types of support and services.
Arafmi Mental Health Carers
A collective of organisations supporting mental health carers.
Eufami
European wide non-profit organisation committed to improving the care and welfare of people affected by mental health problems.
Hearing Voices Network
A UK-based information resource for people who hear voices and those who support them.
Mental Health Foundation
Charity improving the lives of those with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
MIND
Mental health charity offering help and advice to individuals experiencing mental health difficulties and their families and loved ones.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
A large grassroots mental health organisation focused on building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
National Elf Service
A free online resource that offers unbiased summaries of the latest health and social care research.
NHS Choices
The largest health website in the UK.
NHS Choices: Young Carers
The NHS Choices website includes a section that outlines the rights of young carers.
Research into Recovery and Wellbeing
A website about the work of the recovery research team at the Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham.
Rethink Mental Illness
A mental health charity which provides information and advice on different aspects of mental health.
Samaritans
Registered charity offering free, confidential support.
SANE
Mental health charity offering help and advice to individuals experiencing mental health difficulties and their families,
SANE Australia
A national mental health charity helping all Australians affected by mental health problems.
Scottish Recovery Network
The Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) was formally launched in 2004 as an initiative designed to raise awareness of recovery from mental health problems. SRN developed out of a loose affiliation of individuals and organisations with a common interest in recovery, and has been designed to share information and ideas as quickly as possible.
The Children's Society
A UK national charity that runs different projects to help children and young people in need.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists website has tailored information for service users, carers, mental health professionals on a range of mental health conditions and in different languages.
Articles
100 ways to support recovery: A guide for health professionals, 2009. Slade
A guide from Rethink Mental Illness called 100 ways to support recovery.
British Psychological Society: Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia
A report from British Psychological Society explaining why people sometimes hear voices, believe things that others find strange, or appear out of touch with reality, and what can help.
National Council for Behavioral Health
The National Council for Behavioral Health is the unifying voice of America's mental health and addictions treatment organisations. The link provides some information about first episode in psychosis in USA from the NCBH.
Looking after your health during COVID-19: A guide for people living with severe mental illness
Downloadable short guide, designed by groups in the UK, for people with severe mental illnesses on practical ways to protect and support physical health during COVID-19.
Relatives Education and Coping Toolkit for psychosis and bipolar disorder
Online self-help toolkit for relatives of people with lived experiences of psychosis and bipolar disorder.
Videos
TED Talks: The voices in my head
A TED Talk on personal experience of hearing voices by research psychologist Eleanor Longden.
YouTube: Compassion for Voices
A film about the compassionate approach to relating with voices, with potential for use as a therapeutic, educational, and de-stigmatising tool.