Mental Health Self-help Links

National Charities

Rethink works to help everyone affected by severe mental health problems, including schizophrenia, to recover a better quality of life. Rethink provides comprehensive information including a guide to medication called 'Only the Best', downloadable from its website.

Helpline available noon-11pm Monday-Friday.

Through NIMHE's local development centres and national programmes of work, we will support staff to put policy into practice and to resolve local challenges in developing mental health.

Mentality offers a range of services including developing research, consultation management, policy advice, delivering training, developing evaluation methods and producing high-quality resources. It works with partners internationally, nationally, regionally and locally.

Independent health care charity working to improve the health of Londoners by instigating changes in health and social care. Comprises an outline of fund activities in the fields of effective practice, health systems, public health and community care, a guide to services at the fund library and a selective listing of national and international events relevant to the work of the fund.

The Mental Health Foundation exists to help people survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems.

Regional Contacts:

Local Mental Health Organisations

The Hoffman de Visme Foundation has over 40 years' experience of providing a range of services for adults within the autistic spectrum and with associated difficulties. They aim to improve their quality of life and to enable them to live as independently as possible. Residential and day care services are provided.

Mind in Haringey Activity Centre offers support, activities and low-cost main meals. Please phone to arrange a time to visit.

Tulip Mental Health Group is a voluntary sector provider and registered charity that has been providing services in Haringey since 1989. Tulip currently provides services in the London Boroughs of Haringey, Enfieldi, Newham and Barking & Dagenham. These services are provided to service users with a range of mental health problems from mild to moderate mental health issues to more severe and enduring mental health problems. Services provided include assertive outreach, floating support, residential care, drop-in centres and supported housing. Tulips services in Haringey comprise registered core and supported housing.

The PRA aims to stimulate recovery from mental health problems, greater initiative, and social awareness. It prepares and encourages participation in the community PRA is a partnership of patients, relatives, friends and professional workers, and has developed a wide range of community care facilities. Referrals for support services are accepted from individuals sponsored by local hospitals, family doctors, social services, relatives and friends of members, and from other agencies.

Rethink works to help everyone affected by severe mental health problems, including schizophrenia, to recover a better quality of life.

Local Counselling and Therapy Providers

The Psychological Therapies Service is a multi-disciplinary service offering psychological help to people with mental health needs. Referral by mental health professional only.

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Offers a limited low-cost referral scheme, but you should phone first to check availability.

Haringey Women's Forum offers advice, counselling and housing support for women in crisis. It presents women's issues to the council and other public sector departments such as local health services.

Psychodynamic counselling centre for singles, couples and families.

Mind in Haringey provides counselling as well as a range of other services.

Short term psychotherapy for members of ethnic minority groups. A limited free service is available, but you should phone first to check availability.

Provides brief and longer term psychotherapy for young people aged 12 to 24 years.

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy to women - individuals and groups. Low cost sessions available, but you should phone first to check availability.