Mental Health

Vita Minds NHS Counselling Therapies

If you are over 16 years of age and live in Leicestershire we can support you by providing the tools you need to get life back on track.

Are you experiencing :
Excessive Worry
Low Mood
Depression
Anxiety
A lack of Motivation

Vita Minds is your NHS talking therapies service who can give yo access to Psychological Therapies. It is free and confidential. They provide a range of evidence based talking therapies and new ways of coping to help you better manage your mood.
All of therapies can be provided via secure video, text based therapy, webinar, phone or face to face (one to one or group)

Accessing Vita Minds
You can self refer by:
Telephoning 0330 094 5595 Monday – Friday  08.00am – 20.00pm   & Saturday 09.00am – 12.30pm
or accessing via
Website at  NHS Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Talking Therapies (vitahealthgroup.co.uk)
This service is part of the national Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme.

Young people and families: – Useful website 
Kooth is a digital counselling support service which provides an anonymous, free, confidential and safe way for young people across Leicestershire to access online. Accessed on – 
www.Kooth.com/
 
Mood Juice – This site is designed to help you think about emotional problems and work towards solving them.                                                                                                            
Accessed on – https://www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/ 

ChildLine – ChildLine is a private and confidential service for children and young people up to the age of nineteen. You can contact a ChildLine counsellor for free about anything – no problem is too big or too small.
Telephone: 0800 1111
Website: www.childline.org.uk/ 

Elefriends – Elefriends is a supportive online community where you can be yourself. Elefriends is run by Mind.
Accessed on – http://elefriends.org.uk/ 

Chat Health is a confidential text messaging service that enables children and young people (aged 11-19) to contact their local public health nursing (school nursing) team.Leicester City text: 07520 615 386Leicestershire and Rutland text: 07520 615 387Response time: Within 24 hours, 9am to5 pm Monday to Friday (except bank holidays)
Accessed on – https://www.healthforteens.co.uk/health/about-chathealth 

Stress and anxiety in teenagers – This site offers support, advice and self-help approaches to coping with the effects of stress and anxiety.           
Accessed on – www.stressandanxietyinteenagers.com 

Minded – MindEd is a free educational resource on children and young people’s mental health for all adults.
Accessed on – https://www.minded.org.uk/ 

Headspace – This is a guide to health and happiness. It is a personal meditation guide, right in your pocket that teaches how to learn to meditate and live mindfully. Accessed on – https://www.headspace.com/ 

Centre for Fun and Families (CFF): CFF supports parents/carers and young people with challenging behaviour, conflict and communication difficulties, and mental health (anxiety, worry, low mood and depression). CFF’s programmes vary throughout the year so please call the team to discuss your situation.        
Call Advice point: 0116 223 4254      
Website: www.cffcharity.org.uk

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Mental health is about how we think, feel and behave. One in four people in the UK have a mental health problem at some point in their lives, which affects their daily life, relationships or physical health.

Mental health disorders take many different forms and affect people in different ways. Schizophrenia, depression and personality disorders are all examples of mental health problems. Diseases such as Alzheimer’s and dementia generally develop in old age, whereas eating disorders are more common in young people.

Mental Health Wellbeing Podcasts

You can subscribe to wellbeing podcasts on the Mental Health Foundation Website.

The website of the Mental Health Foundation outlines the charity’s work in research, policy, service development and service user involvement. The site offers information and publications to download on research, good practice in services and on mental health problems and key issues.

Useful Links

Mental Health – Healthtalkonline  Healthtalkonline, an award-winning charity website, lets you share in other people’s experiences of health and illness. An excellent resource compiled after interviewing a wide range of people suffering from heart disease.

Alzheimer’s Disease  An information sheet helping to understand mroe about Alzheimer’s Disease

Depression An information sheet helping to understand more about the causes, treatment and understanding of Depression

Alzheimer’s Society Comprehensive information for people with all forms of dementia. Alzheimer’s Society is a membership organisation, which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Alzheimer Scotland  Alzheimer Scotland provides a wide range of specialist services for people with dementia and their carers. We offer personalised support services, community activities, information and advice, at every stage of the dementia journey

Mental Health Foundation Founded in 1949, the Mental Health Foundation is a leading UK charity that provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems, whatever their age and wherever they live

These links all come from trusted resources but if you are unsure about these or any other medical matters please contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice.

Mental Health Helplines

Whether you’re concerned about yourself or a loved one, these helplines and support groups can offer expert advice.

Anxiety UK

Charity providing support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition Phone: 03444 775 774 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 10pm; Saturday to Sunday, 10am to 8pm)

Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk

Bipolar UK

A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.

Website: www.bipolaruk.org.uk

CALM

CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15 to 35.

Phone: 0800 58 58 58 (daily, 5pm to midnight)

Website: www.thecalmzone.net

Men’s Health Forum

24/7 stress support for men by text, chat and email.

Website: www.menshealthforum.org.uk

Mental Health Foundation

Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities.

Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk

Mind

Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems.

Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm)

Website: www.mind.org.uk

No Panic

Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Offers a course to help overcome your phobia or OCD.

Phone: 0844 967 4848 (daily, 10am to 10pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider’s Access Charge

Website: www.nopanic.org.uk

OCD Action

Support for people with OCD. Includes information on treatment and online resources.

Phone: 0845 390 6232 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider’s Access Charge

Website: www.ocdaction.org.uk

OCD UK

A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments.

Phone: 0333 212 7890 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)

Website: www.ocduk.org

PAPYRUS

Young suicide prevention society.

Phone: HOPELINEUK 0800 068 4141 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 10pm, and 2pm to 10pm on weekends and bank holidays)

Website: www.papyrus-uk.org

Rethink Mental Illness

Support and advice for people living with mental illness.

Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)

Website: www.rethink.org

Samaritans

Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.

Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)

Website: www.samaritans.org.uk

SANE

Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers. 

SANEline: 0300 304 7000 (daily, 4.30pm to 10.30pm)

Textcare: comfort and care via text message, sent when the person needs it most: www.sane.org.uk/textcare

Peer support forum: www.sane.org.uk/supportforum

Website: www.sane.org.uk/support

YoungMinds

Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals.

Phone: Parents’ helpline 0808 802 5544 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)

Website: www.youngminds.org.uk

Charity providing support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition Phone: 03444 775 774 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 10pm; Saturday to Sunday, 10am to 8pm)

Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk

Young people and families: – Useful website

  • Kooth is a digital counselling support service which provides an anonymous, free, confidential and safe way for young people across Leicestershire to access online.  Accessed on – www.Kooth.com/
  • Mood Juice – This site is designed to help you think about emotional problems and work towards solving them.                                                                                                      Accessed on – https://www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/
  • ChildLine – ChildLine is a private and confidential service for children and young people up to the age of nineteen. You can contact a ChildLine counsellor for free about anything – no problem is too big or too small.

Telephone: 0800 1111

Website: www.childline.org.uk/

  • Elefriends – Elefriends is a supportive online community where you can be yourself. Elefriends is run by Mind.

Accessed on – http://elefriends.org.uk/

  • Chat Health is a confidential text messaging service that enables children and young people (aged 11-19) to contact their local public health nursing (school nursing) team.

Leicester City text: 07520 615 386

Leicestershire and Rutland text: 07520 615 387

Response time: Within 24 hours, 9am to5 pm Monday to Friday (except bank holidays)

Accessed on – https://www.healthforteens.co.uk/health/about-chathealth

  • Stress and anxiety in teenagers – This site offers support, advice and self-help approaches to coping with the effects of stress and anxiety.

Accessed on – www.stressandanxietyinteenagers.com

  • Minded – MindEd is a free educational resource on children and young people’s mental health for all adults.

Accessed on – https://www.minded.org.uk/

  • Headspace – This is a guide to health and happiness. It is a personal meditation guide, right in your pocket that teaches how to learn to meditate and live mindfully. Accessed on – https://www.headspace.com/
  • Centre for Fun and Families (CFF): CFF supports parents/carers and young people with challenging behaviour, conflict and communication difficulties, and mental health (anxiety, worry, low mood and depression). CFF’s programmes vary throughout the year so please call the team to discuss your situation. 

Call Advice point: 0116 223 4254      

Website: www.cffcharity.org.uk

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