• How to talk to your GP about your mental health – A useful short video.
  • Moodjuice – A site designed to offer information and advice to those experiencing troublesome thoughts and feelings.
  • Shout - If you are experiencing a personal crisis, unable to cope, and need support text "Shout" to 85258.
  • The Samaritans - provide emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. Call 116 123, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

  • OCD-UK– A national charity, independently working with and for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
  • OCD Symptoms – A website providing extensive advice about the causes and treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

How To Overcome Perfectionism –  A resource on how to overcome perfectionism.

  • BPDRecovery – A website that focuses on recovering from Borderline Personality Disorder using tools that are predominantly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) oriented. 
  • BPD World – A website that aims to provide information on all aspects of BPD – how it is defined, current theories of what may cause it, treatment options, and details of the latest news, conferences, and initiatives in the field.
  • Nice guidance for BPD – Covers the care, treatment, and support that people in the UK with borderline personality disorder should be offered.

AnxietyUK – A charity that works to relieve and support those living with anxiety disorders by providing information, support and understanding.

Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – Information about what PTSD is, what the symptoms are, what causes it.

  • New Pathways – Provides an all-embracing, sympathetic, caring, and worthwhile service to all victims of rape, sexual abuse, and trauma. Services, which are provided free of charge, are used by clients throughout Wales.
  • Rape Crisis – Information, support, and advice for women who have been raped or sexually assaulted in any way either recently or in the past provided by Rape Crisis.
  • Survivors UK – Provides information, support, and counselling for men who have been raped or sexually abused.
  • The Havens- Specialist support for people who have been raped or sexually assaulted. For urgent advice and appointments, please call 020 3299 6900. 
  • Solace - Provides advice and support for women for domestic abuse and sexual violence. 

  • Stonewall – Stonewall Cymru aims to achieve legal equality and social justice for lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Wales.
  • Relate – Offers relationship counselling throughout the UK via the Internet, a telephone helpline, and face-to-face meetings.
  • Galop - A charity that supports lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and queer people affected by sexual and domestic violence. 

Improving Self-Esteem – Modules to work through and information sheets.

  • The Amber Project - Provides help and support to young people (14-25) who have experience of self harm.
  • LifeSIGNS – A user-led voluntary organisation creating understanding about self-injury.
  • National Self-Harm Network Forum – A forum providing crisis support, information and resources, advice, discussions and distractions.
  • Self help distractions - A factsheet from the National Self Harm Network. 
  • Self injury Support – A national organisation that provides support for girls & women affected by self-injury or self-harm.
  • The Calm Zone: Self Harm – The Campaign Against Living Miserably is targeted at young men aged between 15-35. The campaign offers a helpline, information and advice.

Rethink: Schizophrenia – A national mental health charity, working to help everyone affected by mental illness recover a better quality of life.

Stress Resources from the Mental Health Foundation – A range of leaflets, articles, personal experiences and podcasts that can help you understand and manage stress better.

  • Barod – A substance misuse service that provides free, confidential information, advice and support to anyone affected by substance use. This service is also available for concerned others who are worried about or affected by a loved one’s substance use. Barod operates a confidential live webchat service that is available 7-days a week via their website, which provides information and support.
  • SMART Recovery – A confidential mutual aid group that helps participants decide whether they have a problem, builds up their motivation to change, and offers a set of proven tools and techniques to support recovery. Barod facilitates SMART Recovery meetings within the Cwm Taf area. For more information, please contact Barod Cwm Taf Service on 0300 333 0000.
  • Club Drug Clinic – A national service for people who have begun to experience problems with their use of recreational drugs.
  • dan247 – A free helpline for anyone in Wales wanting further information or help relating to drugs or alcohol.
  • Alcoholics Anonymous – Provides a range of information, advice, and face-to-face sessions to help people cope with drink-related problems.
  • Drinkaware – Information and tools to help you look more closely at your drinking.
  • Adult children – Information and support for those who grew up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional home.
  • Frank – Upfront advice and information for young people about drugs. Includes an A-Z of drugs, a confidential helpline, and reports.

  • Need help right now? – Help from the main Students Against Depression website focusing on understanding and surviving suicidal thoughts.
  • Samaritans – Provides confidential emotional support to any person who is experiencing despair, distress, or suicidal feelings. 
  • The Calm Zone: Suicide - The Campaign Against Living Miserably is targeted at young men aged between 15-35. The campaign offers a helpline, information, and advice.
  • The Hopeline - Confidential young suicide prevention advice provided by PAPYRUS, the national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide.
  • How to help someone who is suicidal – What are the warning signs that someone might commit suicide? What can you do if you are close to them? This booklet answers these questions and many more.
  • Stay Alive App  - A mobile app that offers help and support both to people with thoughts of suicide and to people concerned about someone else. 

  • Combat Stress - The Veterans’ mental health charity which helps former servicemen and women with mental health problems. Provide a range of specialist treatment and support.
  • Veterans’ NHS Wales - A specialised, priority service for individuals who have served in the Armed Forces, at any time in their lives and who are experiencing mental health difficulties related specifically to their military service.