Self-help
Self-help Websites
There are many resources on the web; those below are a selection we have found useful.
Websites on specific problems:
Centre for Clinical Interventions
http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/consumers.cfm
An interactive CBT self-help site addressing a wide variety of problem areas: depression, social anxiety, panic, worry, self-esteem, procratination, assertiveness, and eating problems.
Cambridge Student Health
http://www.camstudenthealth.co.uk
Association of Student GP Practices in Cambridge website.
Students against Depression
http://www.studentdepression.org
A useful self-help site written specifically for students experiencing depression.
Relate Cambridge
http://www.relatecambridge.org.uk/
Support and counselling for individuals or couples experiencing relationship difficulties. Sex therapy service and drop-in counselling also available.
Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression
http://www.crufad.com
Self-help information from a clinical research unit.
Broken Rainbow
http://www.broken-rainbow.org.uk/
Offers support to LGBT victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse.
Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (FFLAG)
http://www.fflag.org.uk/
A national voluntary organisation supporting the parents and families of LGB people.
The Open Out Scheme to Report Hate Crime
http://www.openoutcambs.org/
Open Out works with charities and organisations to offer support, advice and information to victims or witnesses of hate crime.
Chronic Fatigue Research and Treatment Unit
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/cfs
Self-help guidance from a national specialist service.
Down your drink
http://www.downyourdrink.org.uk
A self-help site for people concerned about their drinking.
OCD-UK
http://www.ocduk.org
Support and information for people experiencing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Anxiety-UK
http://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/
A user-led organisation, run by sufferers and ex-sufferers of anxiety disorders.
Pendulum.org (Bi-polar disorder)
http://www.pendulum.org
Information and self-help strategies for those experiencing bipolar problems.
National Sleep Foundation
http://www.sleepfoundation.org
Information and guidance for people experiencing difficulty sleeping.
Social-anxiety UK
http://www.social-anxiety.org.uk
Information and support for problems of self-consciousness and shyness.
Time Management Success
http://www.time-management-success.com
Practical ideas for managing your time and doing what matters to you most.
Mental health charity websites:
Mental Health Foundation
http://www.mhf.org.uk
Mind (National Association for Mental Health)
http://www.mind.org.uk
Rethink
http://www.rethink.org
Other useful websites:
The Jed Foundation
http://www.jedfoundation.org
US organisation focusing exclusively on college student mental health and suicide prevention.
Links from other University Counselling Services
http://www.student.counselling.co.uk/links-source.html
A site with links compiled by other university counselling services.
Oxford Student Mental Health Network
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/student/services/osmhn
Site with information about student mental health and useful links.