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If you are in need of medical, health or welfare advice or help, then look below for the official websites and contact numbers for groups and organisations who might be able to offer assistance.

Contents 1 Health 1.1 NHS Direct 1.2 HIV/AIDS 2 Sexual Health 3 Mental Health 3.1 Emotional Support 3.2 Information & Advice 4 Drug Awareness 5 Crime

Health

NHS Direct

• NHS Direct 0845 46 47 - Self-help guide. Questions answered. Medical encyclopedia. Find your nearest doctors/dentist/opticians/pharmacy.
• NHS 24 0845 424 2424 - Health Information and Self Care Advice for Scotland
• NHS Direct Wales - Health information for people in Wales
• NHS England - Make the most of your health and get the best out of the NHS in England
• Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland

HIV/AIDS

• Lighthouse - 020 7242 1010 - 12-10 Mon-Sun - HIV/AIDS support/questions
• Terrence Higgins Trust - get help support and advice for dealing with AIDS and HIV

Sexual Health

• Sexwise - advice about sex/relationships/contraception, 0800 28 29 30

• GUM Clinics - find one in your area

• Family Planning Association - 0845 122 8690, 9am-6pm Mon-Fri

• Brook - 08000 185 023, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, or 020 7950 7700 for the 24 hour helpline

Mental Health

Emotional Support

• The Samaritans - 08457 90 90 90 (UK) or 1850 60 90 90 (ROI) - provides confidential non-judgemental support, 24 hours a day for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide. Also a text service - 07725909090 and email: jo@samaritans.org - replies within 24 hours..

• Careline - 0845 122 8622 - free and confidential telephone counselling on any subject, 10am - 1pm and 7pm - 10pm, Monday to Friday.

• Recover Your Life - self-harm support community.

• B-eat - eating disorder charity with a number of helplines, including one especially for young people who need support with eating disorder related problems

Information & Advice

• Mind - 0845 766 0163 - Information about mental illness

• www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk - here you will find symptoms, treatments, therapy and medication and ways of coping

• Considering suicide? On your mind a lot? - then check this out this site.

• Disability Site - feel you are being discriminated against because of your illness?

• Depression Alliance - general information, support etc on depression. Here you can share your story of mental illness, or read about others.

• Considering suicide? On your mind a lot? - check this out this site!

• Disability - feel you are being discriminated against because of your illness?

• National Eating Disorders - useful info pages.

• Eating Disorder Association UK

• OCD UK - OCD info and support.

• Body Dysmorphic Central

• Schizophrenia Association of Great Britain

• Rethink - helping people recover from mental illness.

• SANE - mental health information and support via SANEline and SANEmail

• The Royal College of Psychiatrists

• Mental Health Foundation

• Recover your life - This site offers support and advice for self-harmers. It also offers support for eating disorders and other mental health issues. As well as the main site with information about self-harm, there is also a forum and you can make your own online journal. The distractions forum has plenty of games to get you through those hard times.

• National Self-Harm Network - This site also offers support and advice for self-harmers and their families. As well as providing information there is also a forum.

• BBC Metal Health Webpage - Provides information about mental health issues.

• Victim Support - For those who have suffered abuse or rape, this site can provide support.

Drug Awareness

• National Drugs Helpline - 0800 776 600 - Mon-Fri 24 hours - see here for the phone line in languages other than English

• Talk To Frank - a place to ask about drugs

Crime

• Victim Support - a national charity dedicated to helping victims of crime. You can call their national supportline on 0845 30 30 90 for a confidential conversation, or to get information about your local Victim Support service who will be able to assign you a volunteer to meet with you and talk further, if you'd like.

• Rape Crisis - website has details of local rape crisis organisations