Other Help & Support
We have gathered together some useful resources offered by national organisations that provide additional information about specific issues and conditions.
Useful Websites – find out more about common mental health problems
Anxiety (including Panic Disorder & phobias) – www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – www.addiss.co.uk
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger’s Syndrome – www.autism.org.uk
Behavioural problems – www.incredibleyears.com
Depression – www.depressionalliance.org
Eating Disorders – www.b-eat.co.uk
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – www.ocduk.org/ocd
Social Phobia – www.social-anxiety.org.uk
ChildLine
If you are a child or a young person experiencing issues that you want to talk about with someone in private, you may want to speak to Childline – Call: 0800 1111 or visit: www.childline.org.uk
Useful Resources
NHS Choices – helpful health information.
NHS Choices
Northumberland Tyne & Wear Children and Young People’s Service – the current provider for secondary and urgent care services for children and young people in South Tyneside.
www.ntw.nhs.uk
Royal College of Psychiatrists – self-help and information sheets.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk
Young Minds – Championing the wellbeing and mental health of young people.
www.youngminds.org.uk
MindEd – educational resource on children and young people’s mental health for adults.
www.minded.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation – finding and addressing mental health problems.
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
NSPCC – work directly with children and families in service centres across the UK.
www.nspcc.org.uk
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence – evaluates how effective treatments are, and helps set national standards of care for the NHS.
www.nice.org.uk
South Tyneside Council – your local authority website with information about their services and contact information in your local area.
www.southtyneside.gov.uk
Videos
There are some videos at the NHS Choices website that may be helpful for you:
Bereavement: coping with grief after the death of a parent
Want to talk to someone?
If you are a parent or carer for a child, or a young person (aged 16 and over), you can make a self-referral to this service.