Please feel free to comment and add resources you know and have found helpful. What was your experience with some of those services?
Is there more information about the employee assistance programme (EAP)?
I would suggest to collect suggestions and bring them all together in a file and possibly on the CCP website
Emergency Helplines / Numbers for Clients
Samaritans 24 hour helpline for clients
Tel 08457 90 90 90
http://www.samaritans.org/
National Domestic Violence Helpline
Tel 0808 2000 247 Free phone 24 hr
http://www.womensaid.org.uk/
Medical Emergencies
NHS Direct
Tel 0845 46 47 24 hour helpline (nurses)
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
Emergency Contact Numbers for Therapists
Possible resources for dealing with an emergency
- If there is an immediate danger call the police on 999.
Accident and Emergency Services provide 24 hours emergency psychiatric assessments - you may contact the psychiatric liaison nurse for advice - also link to psychiatric Home Treatment Teams
Local council for Out of hours Emergency Social Service numbers (Child protection, danger to others, elderly abuse or protection of vulnerable adults - see below
Patient's GP surgery
Consider calling a relative to take the patient home
Child protection, danger to others etc
Local council's social services team
If there is an immediate danger call the police on 999.
search for your local council contact here
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directo ... /index.htm
Forced Marriage Unit
Tel 0207 008 0151
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/fco-in-action/ ... iage-unit/
email fmu@fco.gov.uk
email outreach work fmuoutreach@fco.gov.uk
Psychopathology Resorces
Diagnostic Criteria for DSM IV - TR
http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disor ... cation.htm
World Health Organisation's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases Version 10 (ICD10)
system used by UK / European GP's
Chapter V includes mental disorders
http://www.who.int/classifications/apps ... d10online/
Medscape
Medscape is a web resource for physicians and other health professionals. It features peer-reviewed original medical journal articles, CME (Continuing Medical Education), a customized version of the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database, daily medical news, major conference coverage, and drug information -- including a drug database and drug interaction checker. The site is free to use for professionals and consumers, but registration is required.
http://www.medscape.com/psychiatry
Patient Information
DirectGov the official government website for citizens
information and links to a wide variety of different topic in relation to citizenship
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm
Citizen Advice Bureau (CAB)
information on benefits, rights, debt advice, how to get free legal advice etc
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/
Housing advice
Shelter.org
free housing advice helpline Tel 0808 800 4444, 8am-8pm seven days a week.
http://england.shelter.org.uk/
Charity Mind
http://www.mind.org.uk/
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tel 0845 769 7555
Rethink - Mental Health Charity
Helpline services offering practical and emotional support to those experiencing severe mental illness, their carers and relatives.
Tel 0845 456 0455
http://www.rethink.org/
Terrence Higgins Trust
Information, support and advice from the Terrence Higgins Trust on all aspects of HIV and sexual health
Tel 0845 1221 200
http://www.tht.org.uk/
Other links
check out NHS Direct Pages
http://www.nhs.uk/NHSDirect/Pages/usefu ... mbers.aspx
Community Support Groups for Clients
Charity Mind
side provides information for patients for a wide range of topics including psychopharmaca, Mental Health Act
locally they provide drop in centres, support group, therapeutic groups, Internet access
http://www.mind.org.uk/
Tel Mon - Fri 9-5 0845 766 163
Rethink - Mental Health Charity
Helpline services offering practical and emotional support to those experiencing severe mental illness, their carers and relatives.
search for local support groups
Tel 0845 456 0455
http://www.rethink.org/
