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Mental Health
The following pages provides links to various pages on Mental Health. These are good quality information sites.
NHS Website - information about mental health and wellbeing
Patient UK - Information about Mental health
Royal College of Psychiatrists - information on various Mental health conditions in different languages.
SANE - provide information resources, help and support about Mental Health Conditions
The Mental Health Foundation - detailed sections on Mental Health and fact sheets on different Mental Health topics.
Northumberland Tyne and Wear self-help leaflets - a range of self-help leaflets and audio guides.
Other Language Leaflets
From Royal College of psychiatrists - Mental health information is available in Other languages
From NHS choices - Depression (last updated 2008)
Polish | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Turkish
From The Association of Postnatal Illness
Baby blues and PND(Postnatal Depression)
Avalable in Bengali | English| Hindi |Urdu. order by post, details on the webpage.
See also Separate pages on Anxiety, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease , Depression and stress, Eating disorders , Learning Disabilities, Victim support -support for victims of crime or abuse
Around Hounslow and Isleworth
Brentford Lodge Respite Unit: Respite unit for older people with mental health need.
Contact:Boston Manor Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 8DR.Tel: 020 8321 3850 email: anne.daly@wlmht.nhs.uk
CATHJA Project: Creative therapeutic workshop for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems.
Contact: r/o 20 Church Street, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6BG.Tel: 020 8560 8360.Fax:020 8560 8360.email: info@cathja.org
Community Mental Health Team for Older People: The team work with older people, mainly over the age of 65, who have mental healthproblems.
Contact: Top Floor, O Block, West Middlesex University Hospital, Twickenham Rd, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6AF.Tel: 020 8321 5465. Fax: 020 8321 6382.
Cranford Women's Group: Social,cultural, educational advice and information. Mental Health. Hygiene,Food & exercise for healthier life. Depression and how to avoid it.
Contact: 43 Woodfield Road, Cranford, Middlesex, TW4 6LL. Tel: 020 8897 9333
Ethnic Alcohol Counselling in Hounslow (EACH):Services for people with alcohol and mental health problems in the minority and other communities, offering information,counselling, structured day-care and home visiting as well as complimentary therapies such as shiatsu, reiki and acupuncture to help rehabilitation.
Contact: 4 Hanworth Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 1UA.Tel: 020 8577 6059.Fax: 020 8577 6573.email: info@each-e.org.uk
Hounslow West Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults (MENCAP):Voluntary organisation providing advice and support to all who need it. Day Leisure Unit for elderly people with mental health disabilities run at Harle House. Also helping people with learning disabilities.
Contact: Harle House , Cardinal Road, Feltham, Middlesex, TW13 5AL.Tel: 020 8890 1617. email: Harlehouse@hotmail.co.uk
London Cyrenians Housing: Provides a 24 hour housing and support service for people with mental health problems.
Contact: 97 London Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 8JQ.Tel: 020 8560 8292. email: cherrytree@lch.org.uk
Lotus Centre: The Lotus Centre provides a conduit into the community for people who have suffered or are suffering from mental health problems.Contact: Mind in Ealing and Hounslow, 48 Hartington Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB2
5AX.Tel: 020 8571 7454.Fax: 020 8893 6142.email: info.lotuscentre@mind-eh.org.Website: www.mind-eh.org
Mental After Care Association
Residential home for the rehabilitation of people recovering from mental health problems.
Contact:78 Barrowgate Road, Chiswick, London, W4 4QP. Tel: 020 8995 9702. Fax: 020 8995 9702
Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing & Hounslow Mind - Information and support for people with mental health problems, their families, carers and friends.
Hammersmith & Fulham Office: 309 Lillie Road, London, SW6 7LL
Ealing & Hounslow Office: St Andrew’s Church, Mount Park Road,
Ealing, W5 2RS 0208 571 7454
The Star Centre
Mental health day centre. Non-referral access to Drop-In and wide variety of relevant
Activities.
Contact:63-65 Bell Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 3NX.Tel: 020 8572 4211/5115.
email: info@eachcounselling.org.uk
TASHA Access and Information Mental Health Project
Provides information, advocacy and help to people with mental health problems.
Contact:Alexandra House, 241 High Street, Brentford. TW8 0NE.Phone: 020 8560 6601 helpline Email: enquiries@tasha-foundation.org.uk
London
Asian Health Agency-Shanti Centre: Day centre for elderly Asian people and Asian adults with disabilities. Advice and information service to help the Bangladeshi community access services. Transport to and from centre for care managed clients only. Yoga, Tai Chi, health promotion, cultural events, art therapy.
Contact: 89 Askew Road, Shepherds Bush,London.W12 9AS.Tel:020 8811 1501. email: shanti@taha.org.uk
Alzheimer's Society: National care and research charity for people with all
forms of dementia, their families and carers, which operates in England,
Northern Ireland and Wales. It provides a wide range of services, via its
national headquarters and a large number of regional and local branches.
Contact: Gordon House, 10 Greencoat Place, London, SW1P 1PH.Tel: 020 7306
0606..
Email: info@alzheimers.org.uk.
Mind (National Association for Mental Health): A leading mental health
charity in England and Wales, providing a wide range of services and with a
large number of local groups.
Contact: Granta House, 15-19 Broadway, Stratford, London, E15 4BQ.Tel: 020 8519
2122. MindinfoLine: 0845 766 0163.
Fax: 020 8522 1725. Email:
contact@mind.org.uk.
Rethink: The largest severe mental illness charity in the UK, with branches
in England and Northern Ireland.
Contact:30 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4DD.Tel: 0845 456 0455.Email: info@rethink.org.
Richmond Fellowship:
One of the biggest providers of mental health care in
England and Wales.
Contact: 80 Holloway Road, London, N7 8JG.Tel: 020 7697 3300.
Email:
enquiries@richmondfellowship.org.uk.
Together: Working for Wellbeing: A charity that supports 2500 people through
100 different mental-health services across England.
Contact: 1st Floor, Lincoln House,
296–302 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7JH. Tel: 020 7061 3400.
Email: info@together-uk.org.
Turning Point: Charity with services in 200 locations across England and Wales working in the areas of drug and alcohol misuse, mental health and learning disability.
Contact: New Loom House, 101
Backchurch Lane, London, E1 1LU.Tel: 020 7702 2300. Email:
info@turning-point.co.uk
Other Local information can be found at
London Borough of Hounslow
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