Helpful Websites
This website aims to provide info to those interested in mental health in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. It also gives details of events and news.
www.gov.scot/publications/active-scotland-delivery-plan/
Active Scotland has been developed by NHS Health Scotland as a tool to support the physical activity workforce, primarily primary care staff and allied health professionals working with patients. Active Scotland helps professionals to become aware of active resources and support available through a dataset.
Anxiety UK is a charity that provides help to people who have been diagnosed with anxiety. The charity offers resources to help relieve and support those living with anxiety disorders by providing information, support people suffering from stress, anxiety and anxiety based depression. Anxiety conditions supported by Anxiety UK include agoraphobia, social anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, social phobia, health anxiety, panic attacks, General Anxiety Disorder, claustrophobia and Body Dysmorphic disorder.
Beating Bipolar is an interactive internet based programme that aims to improve understanding of the condition. It includes video of professionals and people with lived experience of bipolar disorder and discuses various approaches that many have found to be beneficial
A computerised cognitive behaviour therapy service aimed at helping those suffering from anxiety and/or depression. Programme consists of 8 one hour weekly sessions that can be completed online at the user’s pace. This service costs £149 however if your GP refers you to this service and you are deemed appropriate for the criteria this service is free.
The Be Mindful online course was created so that anyone, anywhere, can easily and effectively learn to practice mindfulness in daily life and enjoy the benefits. Easy to follow and at a pace that suits you, the course will guide you through all the elements of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). In as little as 4 weeks you can be practicing mindfulness in daily life, bringing many potential benefits including reduced levels of stress, depression and anxiety.
Bipolar Aberdeen website helps people with bipolar illness, their carers, relatives and friends.
www.medicinesinpregnancy.org (Bumps)
Information for women and their families on use of medicines in pregnancy. From the UK Teratology Information Service
CALM stands for the Campaign Against living Miserably. CALM is dedicated to preventing male suicide.
Centre for clinical interventions – resources for professionals and self-help materials.
This site is for veterans who have mental health problems and their families. It provides support and treatment free of charge as well as a helpline. It includes a link to a short film which shows what it is like to have a flashback and contains useful information about PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).
Supports bereaved people. Also offers support, info and training services.
Disabled online access information to thousands of places of interest in the UK and ROI.
Disabled Persons Housing Service, Aberdeen.
www.effectivepractitioner.nes.scot.nhs.uk
Website by NHS Education for Scotland to support and value nurses, midwives and allied health professionals in practice.
This website offers CBT self help info, resources and tools, including therapy worksheets. Psychosis clock.
Unique resource giving info, ideas and activities to help promote positive mental health in all children and young people. This website aims to help you make a difference to children and young people’s lives. It gives practical information, tools and activities to respond helpfully to troubling behaviour and to help children and young people to flourish.
Online resources which are designed to improve the lives of individuals, strengthen relationships and improve productivity. Includes audio and 22-day challenge to assist with anxiety and symptoms of stress.
The International Society for Psychological and Social approaches to Psychosis. Memberships open to professionals and people with lived experience and their supporters.
Living life to the full is an online resource produced by Dr Chris Williams. It provides a course for producing new life skills using CBT. The website also includes a forum, live chat and tools for monitoring mood. Free online courses covering low mood and stress.
The website is a way of broadcast to the community by the UK charity Mental Health Foundation which provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems. This charity’s vision is ‘a mentally healthy world where people are free from the suffering caused by mental illnesses.
Information on the working of the mental health charity MIND and the resources they can provide .e.g. info, advice, training programmes and grants.
www.moodgym.anu.edu.au/welcome
This is an Australian website which provides an evidence-based, anonymous, interactive online training programme for practising strategies for tackling depression, specifically depressed thinking habits. The online exercises are based on cognitive behavioural therapy techniques, and the workbook can be completed at the individual’s own pace.
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS website providing Health information on various health related conditions. Includes Self Help Guides, Self Help Leaflets and health info in various languages.
Patient UK is a comprehensive source of health and disease information, mainly aimed at the UK general public, but of interest to all.
www.personalitydisorder.org.uk
This website provides information, resources and learning opportunities on Personality Disorder. It includes information on the development of policy, services, workforce and research initiatives to meet the needs of people with Personality Disorder.
www.rasane.org.uk/about.us.asp
Offers support and information to men, boys, women and girls over 13 years old that have been raped or sexually abused in their life.
National mental health charity: information, services & a strong voice for everyone affected by mental illness - challenging attitudes and changing lives.
Selfhelp4stroke is a free self management website for anyone who has had a stroke. Selfhelp4stroke can help you gain control of life after your stroke by helping you set goals and supporting you to achieve them.
The Serenity Programme includes a free CBT online package, Interactive workbooks and guided self help for anxiety and depression.
www.shopmobilityaberdeen.org.uk
Includes having support to get to the shops.
The website provides information concerning Triumph Over Phobia (TOP UK). TOP UK is a UK registered charity which aims to help sufferers of phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder and other related anxiety to overcome their fears and become ex sufferers. This is achieved by running a network of self-help therapy groups.
Glasgow Steps website has information about common stress problems and gives some ideas on how best to tackle them. The problems the website can help with include all factors leading to stress. The website uses CBT and helps the individual in three stages; information, assessment and self help. Self help materials including booklets, videos and audio.
Information on child protection as well as adult protection.
Published: 06/06/2025 11:55