Useful links

general | common issues | good health | guide & support for staff & faculty

This information was produced in association with the Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College Counselling Service

General

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy | www.bacp.co.uk

Divisional Administrator - Julie Camfield - julie.camfield@bacp.co.uk

National Electronic Library for Mental Health | www.nelh.nhs.uk/mentalhealth

Student Counselling site developed by HUCS | www.hucs.org
A resource list for those managing counselling services for UK university students

Student Counselling in UK Universities | www.student.counselling.co.uk

Student Depression | www.studentdepression.org
A site developed by Denise Meyer, AUCC Journal editor, with funding from the Charlie Waller Memorial Fund

Beautiful Minds | www.beautifulminds.info
Contains conference papers from HUCS conference on student mental health held in December 2002

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Common issues

Alcohol and Substance Use

A Message to Young People: how to tell if drink is becoming a problem: www.aa-gb.com

The National Agency on Alcohol Misuse: www.alcoholconcern.org.uk

Basic information and good links about alcohol misuse: www.mentalhealth.org.uk/page.cfm?pagecode=PMAMAL

Good information on drugs: www.talktofrank.com

Facts and impartial advice for young people: www.thesite.org.uk/youthnet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=119

Advice and support for stopping smoking
www.givingupsmoking.co.uk

Anger management

www.angermanage.co.uk/keepcool.html

Useful tools for "working out" your anger: www.coping.org/anger/workout.htm#constructive

Anxiety

Information from the Royal College of Psychiatry: www.rcpsych.ac.uk/info/help/anxiety/index.asp

Panic attacks - information and self-help techniques: www.panic-attacks.co.uk/index.htm

Help for people with anxiety disorders in the Asian community: www.destigmatize.org.uk/quickguide.html

Informative site on obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD): www.ocfoundation.org

Bereavement and loss

Help for anyone bereaved by death: www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk

Bullying

The world's largest resource on bullying and related issues: www.bullyonline.org

Confidence

Online course, exercises and useful links:
www.bbc.co.uk/health/confidence/index.shtml

Improving self esteem:
www.netdoctor.co.uk/sex_relationships/facts/selfesteem.htm

Depression

Leading mental health charity: www.mind.org.uk

Information on symptoms and treatment of depression: www.depressionalliance.org

Mental health information: www.rcpsych.ac.uk/info/help/dep/index.asp

Disability

Support for students with disabilities: www.skill.org.uk

Dyslexia

Useful support and links for dyslexia: www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk

Eating problems

Eating Disorders Association (EDA): www.edauk.com

Feeling homesick

Information and help: www.thesite.org.uk/youthnet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=240&a=1284

Insomnia

Simple tips for dealing with insomnia: www.centredeson.com/english/norms.htm

Paul McKenna's tips on how to get a good night's sleep: www.paulmckenna.com/techniques_mind_body_sleep.html

Relationships and sexuality

Lots of information on staying safe and enjoying sex: www.bbc.co.uk/health/sex

Marriage & Family Therapists : www.family-marriage-counseling.com
The Family & Marriage Counseling Directory provides therapists and marriage counselors in the US, as well as marriage counseling alternatives, articles, books, and live phone counseling.

All about sex: www.ruthinking.co.uk

Information on AIDS, being gay and coming out for young people: www.avert.org/hsexu4.htm

Support and information for gay and lesbian young people: www.pacehealth.org.uk

Relationships: www.relate.org.uk

Relaxation

Paul McKenna's relaxation exercise: www.paulmckenna.com/techniques_mind_body_systematic%20relaxation.html

Basic relaxation exercises: www.bbc.co.uk/health/mental/coping_relaxation.shtml

Self-harm

Excellent site on self-injury and related issues with many useful and well-researched links: http://siari.co.uk

Information and contacts on matters relating to self-harm from the National Self-Harm Network: www.nshn.co.uk

Ways you can stop self-harming right now: www.selfharm.net/fself.html

Sexual assault and rape

Support for women: www.rapecrisis.org.uk

Stress management

Information on ways of coping with stress: www.stressbusting.co.uk

Study skills

Comprehensive index of related links (part of a bigger site covering all aspects of learning): www.support4learning.org.uk/education/study.htm#general

Suicidal thinking

Immediate help: www.samaritans.org.uk

"If you are thinking about suicide - read this first": www.metanoia.org/suicide

Surviving childhood sexual abuse

Some sites offering support, advice and links:

www.aest.org.uk/index.html
www.survivors.org.uk
www.innersanctuary.org.uk

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Good health

General health

www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/index.asp
www.netdoctor.co.uk/index.shtml
www.bbc.co.uk/health

Mental health

www.mentalhealth.org.uk
www.mind.org.uk

Mental health resource for young people under stress or worried about their thoughts and feelings: www.at-ease.nsf.org.uk

General information: www.bbc.co.uk/health/mental

Information on mental health topics:
www.rcpsych.ac.uk

Excellent self-help leaflets from Cambridge University Counselling Service:
www.counselling.cam.ac.uk/leaflets.html

General information for young people

www.thesite.org
www.support4learning.org.uk
www.rethink.org/at-ease

Student welfare, telephone helpline scheme run by students:
www.nightline.niss.ac.uk

Useful list of national helplines:
www.thesite.org/youthnet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=375&a=3143

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Guide & support for staff & faculty

Assisting the emotionally distressed student: www.uhs.berkeley.edu/students/pdf/CPS/AssistingtheEmotionallyDistressedStudent.pdf

Responding to students in difficulty:
www.bcuc.ac.uk/main.asp?page=3930

Support, advice and telephone counselling for college and university lecturers:
www.natfhe.org.uk

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