Mental Health and Neurodiversity

Mental Health – Self Help Guides

Self help guides covering a wide range of topics

Visit the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust website

The Ollie Foundation

A suicide prevention and well-being charity on an important mission.

Visit the Ollie Foundation website

HertsHelp

Helps you find independent support, guidance and information to get the most out of life.

Visit the HertsHelp website

Hertfordshire Talking Therapies

Hertfordshire Talking Therapies provides tools for self-help for common mental health problems, or you can self-refer to them for additional support.

Visit the Hertfordshire Talking Therapies website

Nightlight Crisis

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, upset, or worried, Nightlight Crisis Helpline can be there for you. They can listen and offer support, so you don’t have to go through it alone.

Visit the Nightlight Crisis website

New Leaf College

New Leaf College offers hope for the future despite life’s challenges. They also offer opportunities, including opportunities to learn from other students' experiences and equip students with the skills to make changes to support their well-being. The college is not somewhere to obtain qualifications, but to learn self-management and personal development.

Visit the New Leaf College website

Adult Social Services in Hertfordshire

Supporting older, disabled and neurodiverse people, their families and carers.

Services include money advice, mental health support, transport and day services.

Visit the Hertfordshire Council website

Neurodiversity Support Hub Hertfordshire (ADD-vance)

Find our more about how we support parents and carers affected by ADHD, Autism or a related condition with training, coaching and much more.

The phones are answered by our team of parents and carers of neurodivergent children and young people

Telephone: 01727 833 963

Visit the ADD-vance website

Combat Stress

Combat Stress is the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health. For a century, they’ve helped former servicemen and women with mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Visit the Combat Stress website

Autism Central

Autism Central is a peer education service delivered by mental health charity Anna Freud that provides autism education and support for parents, families and wider support networks of all autistic people.

Visit the Autism Central website

Chums

Chums is a Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service supporting Children, Young People and their families, with other services specifically supporting adults; Babyloss Bereavement Service and Bedfordshire Suicide Bereavement Service. We also offer a Specialist Bereavement Service in Kent and Medway.

Visit the Chums website

Mind

Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Visit the Mind website

Rethink Mental Illness

Rethink Mental Illness improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through a network of local groups and services, expert information and successful campaigning. The goal is to make sure everyone affected by severe mental illness has a good quality of life.

Visit the Rethink website

Anxiety UK

Anxiety UK was formed in 1970, by Katharine and Harold Fisher as a result of Katharine’s experience of agoraphobia and her desire to develop support for others similarly affected.

Visit the Anxiety UK website

Samaritans

Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Visit the Samaritans website

CALM (Campaign against living miserably)

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK.

Visit the CALM website

Young Minds

Young Minds is leading the fight for a future where all young minds are supported and empowered, whatever their challenges.

Visit the Young Minds website

Hector’s House

Prevent suicide by ensuring everyone has access to the mental health services, and to encourage people to talk openly about how they feel through education, awareness and support.

Learn more on Supporting Someone After a Suicide Attempt 

Visit the Hector's House website

National Autistic Society

Founded in 1962, they are the UK’s leading charity for autistic people and their families. Their goal is to help transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people.

Visit the National Autistic Society website

Autism Independent UK

Autism Independent UK helps to increase awareness of autism to the notice of all, together with well established and newly developed approaches in the diagnosis, assessment, education and treatment.

Visit the Autism Independent UK website

Dimensions

They support people with learning disabilities and autism to have a louder voice, choice and control in their lives.

Visit the Dimensions website

ASD Helping Hands

ASD Helping Hands will support all service users affected by an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) regardless of age or what stage of life they are at. We aim to offer guidance, practical advice and support whether you are personally affected or you are an associated family member, carer, friend or professional. We will actively champion the rights of all people affected by an ASD and aim to make a positive difference to their lives while delivering a service that is accessible, reliable and trust

Visit the ASD Helping Hands website