ACTION AND CAMPAIGNING Organisations
LOCAL…Cambridge
Cambs Coping with Coming Off
A user-led collaborative organisation aiming to raise awareness, provide support and promote choice about psychiatric drugs.
www.cambscwco.org
Lifecraft
A user-led, self-help organisation that campaigns and raises awareness about mental health as well as provides social contact, weekly groups, support, counselling, information and some opportunities for work.
www.lifecraft.org.uk
NATIONAL…
Making Decisions Alliance
A consortium of nearly 40 organisations campaigning for new legislation on mental capacity for England and Wales
www.mhf.org.uk/campaigns/making-decisons-alliance/
Mental Disability Rights International
Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI) is dedicated to promoting the human rights and full participation in society of people with mental disabilities worldwide.
www.mdri.org
Mental Health Act Commission
The Mental Health Act Commission has adopted the mission statement, 'safeguarding the interests of all people detained under the Mental Health Act'. The Commission's remit is to keep under review the operation of the Mental Health Act 1983 as it relates to detained patients, and to meet with and interview detained patients in private. In furtherance of this remit, the Commission visits mental health service providers regularly in order to check the legality of detention. In addition to the visiting programme, the Commission provides important safeguards to patients who lack capacity or refuse consent to treatment, through the Second Opinion Appointed Doctor Service. In all its work the Commission places an emphasis on equality and human rights.
www.mhac.org.uk
Mental Health Alliance
A coalition of more than 70 organisations campaigning for a better Mental Health Bill.
www.mhf.org.uk/campaigns/mha/
Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation exists to help people survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems.
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Mental Health Media
Mental Health Media run a range of projects which give people with experience of mental distress the confidence, skills and resources to challenge discrimination and speak out about their experiences. And we work with journalists and broadcasters to inform their coverage of mental health issues.
www.mhmedia.com
Mind
Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. It works to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress
www.mind.org.uk
MindFreedom International
MFI’s vision is to unite in a spirit of mutual cooperation for a nonviolent revolution of mental health human rights and choice. It is an independent non-profit coalition defending human rights and promoting humane alternatives for mental and emotional wellbeing.
www.mindfreedom.org
Moving People
Launched in 2008, Moving People is a groundbreaking and diverse programme of national and local activity, led by four mental health organisations - Mental Health Media, Mind, Rethink, and the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. Its aim is to reduce stigma and discrimination linked to mental ill health, and improve the physical and mental wellbeing.
www.movingpeople.org.uk
Rethink
Rethink is working together to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.
www.rethink.org
Sane
SANE campaigns to combat stigma and ignorance and improve care.
www.sane.org.uk
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (UK)
A charity that seeks to influence mental health policy and practice and enable the development of mental health services through research and training.
www.scmh.org.uk
See Me
The 'see me' campaign was launched in October 2002 to challenge stigma and discrimination around mental ill-health in Scotland. The campaign combines an award-winning national publicity programme with local and national anti-stigma action developed in partnership with like-minded groups and individuals across all sectors of Scottish life. Individuals who have experienced stigma are involved in many aspects of the campaign, and includes those prepared to talk to the media about the impact stigma has had on their lives.
www.seemescotland.org.uk
Self Harm Inquiry
A campaign to develop better and more appropriate responses to young people who self-harm.
www.mhf.org.uk/campaigns/self-harm-inquiry/
Shaping Our Lives, National User Network
A user-led organisation whose vision is of an equal and fair society where people have the same opportunities, choices, rights and responsibilities. A society where people have choice and control over the way they live and the support services they use.
www.shapingourlives.org.uk Shift
Shift is an initiative to tackle stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health issues in England. It aims to create a society where people who experience mental health problems enjoy the same rights as other people. Shift works with groups and organisations, drawing on expertise in public health and mental health promotion, communications, disability rights, service redesign, research and evaluation building on the Mind Out For Mental Health campaign which ran from 2001 to April 2004. It is part of the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP), a government funded organisation that supports positive changes in services and in the wellbeing of vulnerable people with health and social care needs.
www.shift.org.uk
Stand to Reason
Stand to Reason is a service-user organisation committed to fighting discrimination and stigma, challenging stereotypes and changing attitudes.
www.standtoreason.org.uk
We Need to Talk
A campaign consisting of 5 leading mental health organisations calling for an increased investment in and wider access to psychological therapies on the NHS.
www.mhf.org.uk/campaigns/we-need-to-talk/
Other Forums
Blue People - depression and mental illness forum.
www.bluepeople.com
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Information resource, forum for discussion and online bulletin for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH).
www.camh.org.uk
MDF The BiPolar Organisation
www.mdf.org.uk
Mental Health Forum
‘The friendliest place on the web to meet and discuss anything related to mental health. This includes mental health problems such anxiety and panic attacks, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia, as well as friendships and relationships and everyday life issues. We also welcome discussion and debate of mental health issues and policy.’
www.mentalhealthforum.net
Mental Health Forums
www.mentalhealth-world.org.uk
Rethink
www.rethink.org.uk
Uncommon Knowledge
www.uncommonforum.com
Working Together for Recovery
Currently off-air, but will be back soon
www.workingtogetherforrecovery.co.uk
LOCAL INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT and ADVOCACY
Cam-Mind
A voluntary organisation affiliated to Mind. It runs clubs and a befriending scheme for people with mental health problems, and provides supported accommodation to individuals.
www.cam-mind.org.uk
CIAS
Cambridgeshire Independent Advocacy Service supports people who have mental health problems to speak up for their rights, either individually or as a group. The service is free, independent and confidential. It is for people aged 18-65 years living in Cambridgeshire.
cias
Friends of Fulbourn Hospital and the Community
The Friends (a voluntary organisation) provide extra facilities at the hospital, organise ward parties and help individual patients. They also aim to increase the awareness of mental health among people outside the hospital. They organise the Forum Lunch Club.
www.fofhc.org.uk
Lifecraft
Cambridge based self-help organisation run by users and ex-users of mental health services providing social contact, weekly groups, support, counselling, information and some opportunities for work.
www.lifecraft.org.uk
Lifeline
Cambridgeshire’s Mental Health Helpline.
FREEPHONE 0808 808 2121, open every night 7pm - 11pm, 365 days a year. A confidential helpline for anyone suffering from mental health distress.
Manic Depression Fellowship Self-Help Group, Cambridge
Provides support to people with manic depression, their families and carers. There are friendly monthly meetings, sometimes with specialist speakers, a newsletter, information and support from other members.
www.mdfcambridge.org.uk
Working Together for Recovery
This website is aimed to be a resource for everyone who is interested in recovery, whether they be service users and survivors, the people they love or the professional and voluntary staff paid to offer treatment and support.
www.workingtogetherforrecovery.co.uk
NATIONAL INFORMATION, SUPPORT, ADVICE and ADVOCACY
Abuse Survivors
Committed to raising awareness and reducing the stigma of mental health, focusing on abuse and providing information, advice and support.
www.abuse-survivors.org.uk
Borderline UK
A national user-led network of people within the UK who meet the criteria, or who have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or, as it is often known in the UK, Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (Borderline Type)
www.borderlineuk.co.uk
Manic Depression Fellowship (MDF)
The BiPolar Organisation
A user led charity working to enable people affected by Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression to take control of their lives.
www.mdf.org.uk
SANEline and SANEmail
SANEline is a national out-of-hours telephone helpline offering emotional support and information for people affected by mental health problems.
Tel: 0845 767 8000, 6pm to 11pm every day.
SANEmail
A new email support service, which is fully funded by The Vodafone UK Foundation SANEmail runs alongside our national mental health helpline, SANEline, to provide an additional channel of support to those affected by mental health issues. Email directly from website.
www.sane.org.uk
Taking Control
Committed to raising awareness and reducing the stigma of mental health, focusing on Eating Disorders and providing information, advice and support.
www.takingcontrol.org.uk
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