Mental Health
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Mental health problems affect 1 in 4 people in the UK every year. If you are concerned about your own mental wellbeing or that of someone you know then the first step is to contact your GP for help and information (they can also refer you to relevant services). If you are already in touch with an organisation or professional you may wish to contact them for help (this may be a support worker, social worker, a community mental health nurse or a care programme co-ordinator).
This online directory can be used by anyone wanting to plan their care & support and can be used if you are in receipt of a personal/individual budget under Self Directed Support for your mental health needs. This directory can help you find organisations that provide activities and services which you can purchase through your budget. This directory also holds details of hundreds of free or low cost activities and groups which you can take part in and join. |
Please scroll down the page to see all the groups and services available to you or use the bookmarks below to go straight to a specific section of the page.
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Advice Centres:
Advice Sheffield Assessment Line
Use the dropdown box below to find a generalist Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) or an independent advice service in your postal district area.
Advocacy/Helping you to speak up for yourself:
Patient Services (formerly PALS) were introduced to ensure that the NHS listens to patients, their relatives, carers and friends, and answers their questions and resolves their concerns as quickly as possible. Click on the link below to find your local Patient Services.
Agoraphobia:
Alcohol Misuse:
Befriending:
Care Alarms:
Carers Support:
Carers of People with any Disability
Carers of People with Mental Health Issues
Carer Support Groups for Ethnic Minorities
Support Groups for Young Carers
National Websites:
Carers Federation - Supports carers and the people for whom they care. The organisation provides a wide range of services and useful information, and is managed by a board of carers, former carers and people who use services.
Children's Centres:
Cognitive Therapy:
Counselling:
Counselling & Therapy - Charities & Voluntary
Counselling & Therapy - Private Services
Counselling & Therapy - Statutory Services
Click on the link below for details of IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). IAPT is part of the NHS and provides psychological treatments for people who are stressed. Help includes access to Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and Counsellors.
Click on the link below for details for Sheffield Mind, which provides counselling services.
Day Care/Day Centres & Day Opportunities:
Depression and Anxiety Support:
National Websites:
Depression Alliance - Works to relieve and prevent this treatable condition by providing information and support services.
Anxiety UK - Works to relieve and support those living with anxiety disorders by providing information, support and understanding via an extensive range of services, including one to one therapy.
Direct Payment Support:
Support Planning and Brokerage
Employing a Personal Assistant (PA)
Help in the Home, Getting out & about and Employment Support
Divorce and Separation:
Domestic Abuse:
Drug Misuse:
Eating Disorders:
National Websites:
Beat - The leading UK-wide charity provides information, help and support for people affected by eating disorders - anorexia, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.
Education, Training and Employment Support:
Education, Training & Employment
Emotional Support:
Counselling & Therapy - Voluntary & Charities
Counselling & Therapy - Private Services
Counselling & Therapy - Statutory Services
Events:
Click on the link below to see our calendar of weekly one-off events. This calendar is new and events will start to appear on it soon.
Funding:
The Reception, Reference and Information Section in the Central Library hold information on Funding. They hold the Directory of Grant Making Trusts and the Guide to Grants for Individuals in Need. For more information contact them on 0114 273 4712 or call into the library on Surrey Street.
Gardening:
GP Surgeries:
Handyperson Services:
Health Conditions:
Click on the link below for support groups for people with specific health conditions. There are support groups for people with cancer, heart conditions, skin conditions, osteoporosis, diabetes etc. You will also find lots of other health information on this page.
Support Groups for People with a Health Condition
Healthy Living/Wellbeing:
Healthy Living/Wellbeing Activities for People with Mental Health Issues
Healthy Living/Wellbeing for All
Holidays:
Click on the link below for details of organisations which can provide help with holidays. This is a list for people with any disability so some of the organisations on it may not be suitable for you.
National Websites:
National Mind Holidays - Provides details of organisations and charities that may be able to offer holiday breaks or provide financial help towards the cost of a holiday or short break.
Home Care/Home Support Providers & PA's:
Home Support/Home Care Providers
Find a Home Support Provider by Service Provided
Help to Employ a Personal Assistant (PA)
Home Safety:
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Safety Schemes
South Yorkshire Police Crime Reduction
Housing:
Housing Associations, Co-operatives and Trusts
IAPT:
Click on the link below for details of IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). IAPT is part of the NHS and provides psychological treatments for people who are stressed. Help includes access to Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and Counsellors.
Legal Rights:
If you or someone you know is detained under the Mental Health Act and would like more information on your legal rights please click on the link below.
Sheffield Mental Health CAB - The Sheffield Mental Health Citizens Advice Bureau is a specialist advice service for adult mental health service users and their carers. It also offers an independent advice service for patients detained under the Mental Health Act.
National Websites:
National Mind's Legal Advice Service - Provides legal information and general advice on mental health related law covering mental health, mental capacity, community care, human rights and discrimination/equality related to mental health issues.
Leisure and Sport:
Click on the link below to find details of leisure and sport groups specifically for people with mental health issues. Activities include football, gardening, drama and trips out.
There are hundreds of sport and leisure activities on Help Yourself for everyone. Click on the links below for a selection of groups on offer.
Activity Sheffield - activities for adults
Allotment & Community Garden Groups
Conservation & Environment Groups
Dance - Ballroom & Sequence Dancing
Dance - Traditional & Contemporary
To see all the sport and leisure activities on offer on Help Yourself use the keyword search box below.
Libraries:
Loneliness:
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:
One to One Support:
Phobias:
A phobia is a constant, extreme or irrational fear of an animal, object, place or situation that would not normally worry the majority of people. For more information see http://www.sheffieldmentalhealth.org.uk/phobias/overview. Click on the link below to find support services for people with phobias.
National Websites:
Anxiety UK - Works to relieve and support those living with anxiety disorders by providing information, support and understanding via an extensive range of services, including One to One therapy.
Post Natal Depression:
Psychologists:
Psychosis:
Psychotherapy:
Respite Care:
Relaxation:
Retreats:
National Websites:
National Mind Retreats - The retreats listed on Mind’s website have indicated that they are willing to accept individuals who have experienced mental health problems and are seeking a recuperative break. Counselling or other support services are not necessarily provided.
Schizophrenia:
Schizophrenia is a chronic mental health condition that causes a range of different psychological symptoms. These include hallucination and delusions. For more information see http://www.sheffieldmentalhealth.org.uk/schizophrenia/overview. Click on the link below for details of organisations which offer support to people suffering from Schizophrenia.
Self Esteem:
Self Harm:
Self-injury or self-harm is when somebody damages or injures their body on purpose, for more information see http://www.sheffieldmentalhealth.org.uk/self-injury/overview. Click on the link below for details of organisations which offer support to people who self harm.
National Websites:
National Self Harm Network - A survivor-led organisation.
Sexual Abuse:
Social Groups:
Social & Support Groups for BME people
Stress:
National Websites:
International Stress Management - A registered charity which exists to promote sound knowledge and best practice in the prevention and reduction of human stress.
Suicidal Thoughts & Support Groups:
Support Groups and Services:
Armed Services Support Organisations
Citywide Support Groups & Services - Includes support groups for gamblers, drop-in centres providing recreational activities and networking opportunities, self-help and support groups for people who suffer from depression, stress, panic attacks, tranquilisor problems, eating disorders, OCD etc.
Support Groups in Local Communities - Help includes sitting services, befriending, dog walking, decorating and gardening.
Support for People with Alcohol Dependence
Support for People Coping with Drug Misuse
Support for People with Tranquilisor Dependency
Support for People with Gambling Issues
Support for Victims of Violence or Sexual Abuse
Therapy Services:
Tranquilisor Misuse:
Transport and Travel:
Women's Health:
Young People:
Useful Information:
Other Searches
Local Services
Find out what else is available in your neighbourhood (some of these clubs, groups and services are free)
Keyword Searches
Search for groups or services using a keyword or refine your search by combining a keyword with a postal district or 2 keywords
(some of these clubs, groups and services are free)
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Help Yourself is an online directory of community groups, support groups, health and social care organisations in Sheffield. Here you will find leisure activities such as dancing, drama, reading and writing groups, art, music and youth clubs. You will find sports activities such as martial arts, yoga and pilates, rambling, swimming, keep fit, cycling, cricket, boxing. You will find groups for older people, people with mental health issues, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, homeless people, asylum seekers, refugees. You will find self help and support groups for drugs and alcohol, domestic violence, carers, gay lesbian and bisexual people, people with alzheimers, dementia and other health conditions. You can also plan your care and support and find home care/home support, residential care, respite care, lunch clubs and support if you receive an individual budget or direct payment. You can also find details of places of worship whatever your faith, recycling facilities and conservation groups, community centres, Taras, venues for hire, private tutors, literacy and numeracy and so much more.
Sheffield Community Information Service, Central Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ,
Tel: 273 4763
The Help Yourself Database is provided on the Internet as part of a joint project between Sheffield Libraries & Information Services, Information School at The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
Any comments or questions regarding the database should be sent to Heather Baxendale at scis@sheffield.gov.uk