Health Resources

Provides information, support and understanding to those who are affected by depression. Also campaigns to raise awareness amongst the general public about the realities of depression. Co-ordinates a national network of self-help groups so that people can share experiences and coping strategies with others in similar situations. An information pack is available upon request. Also runs a pen friend scheme to put people in touch is others who will understand.

Leicester Action For Mental Health

News about mental health issues, offering a broad range of information about services, activities, and support across Leicester Shire

The Laura Centre Counselling for school age young people affected by the death of a family member or carer.

Open Door Young People’s Counselling Service

NHS Direct operates a 24-hour nurse advice and health information service.

RD4U is a website designed for young people by young people. It is part of Cruse Bereavement Care‘s Youth Involvement Project and here to support you after the death of someone close.

The Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.

YoungMinds is the national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people.

Touching Minds is a pro-recovery website dedicated to providing a vital connection between sufferers of mood disorders, anxiety and depression.

OCD-UK is the leading national charity, independently working with and for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

OCD Action’s vision is of a society where Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is better understood and diagnosed quickly, where appropriate treatment options are open and accessible, where support and information are readily available and where nobody feels ashamed to ask for help.

A non-profit community providing in-depth information, support and education related to schizophrenia, a disorder of the brain and mind

Advice and support about Self Harming

beat is the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families.

Asthma UK is the charity dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the 5.4 million people in the UK whose lives are affected by asthma.

Diabetes UK is the largest organisation in the UK working for people with diabetes, funding research, campaigning and helping people live with the condition.

The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy (NCYPE) is a national charity for children and young people aged 5 to 25 with epilepsy and other neurological conditions.

Epilepsy Action aims to improve the quality of life and promote the interests of people living with epilepsy.

The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom is the oldest vegetarian organisation in the world. It is an educational charity promoting understanding and respect for vegetarian lifestyles.

We fund research to prevent meningitis and septicaemia, and to improve survival rates and outcomes. We promote education and awareness to reduce death and disability, and give support to people affected. Our vision is a world free from meningitis and septicaemia.

The Meningitis Trust improves the lives of people affected by meningitis. We are the only provider of professional meningitis support and aftercare services in the UK, helping thousands of people every year.

A Voluntary Sector Organisation committed to serving the community and minimising the harm that misuse of drugs and alcohol can do.

Addaction is the UK's largest drug and alcohol treatment charity

24 hours a day, 365 days a year, FRANK is around to give you FREE info on drugs.

VSA or 'sniffing' is the deliberate inhalation of the chemicals found in everyday products such as deodorant, hairspray and cigarette lighter refills. Re-Solv's purpose is to end volatile substance abuse, particularly among children and young people.

DrugScope is the UK's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs

Our purpose is to relieve poverty, sickness and distress among those persons affected by addiction to drugs of any kind, and to educate the public on matters relating to drug misuse.

Advice on Chlamydia - what to look out for and where to go to get help.

Resources to help fight homophobic bullying

Advice from the NHS about giving up smoking

QUIT is an independent charity whose aim is to save lives by helping smokers to stop.

Animated interactive site designed demonstrate why it might be a good idea to stop smoking

The Safer Travel Team are committed to ensuring that your transport to and from school or college is a safe and pleasant experience. We’re here to deal with any of your concerns or complaints and take a genuine interest in your welfare. If you witness bad behaviour on your school bus you can report it here.

Working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society

Shelter is a charity that works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing.

This site looks at some of the big questions concerning young people, housing and homelessness

Contact details for housing departments in your part of Leicestershire.

A list of useful housing advice and contacts for people living in the city

We help people identify whether they have a hearing loss, we campaign for change, we provide services and training, and we actively support scientific and technological research

Inspiring a new generation of volunteers

Leicestershire County Council's website aimed at helping young people who are being bullied

POP Project sites offer confidential help and information on lots of different things to do with sexual health and relationships.

LikeItIs tells you everything you need to know "exactly as it is" about sexual health

Brook is the only national voluntary sector provider of free and confidential sexual health advice and services specifically for young people under 25.

NHS Choices is the online 'front door' to the NHS. It is the country's biggest health website and gives all the information you need to make choices about your health.

Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Mind Map works to help young people understand mental health. We want everyone to realise that mental illness isn't something to be scared or ashamed

Website designed by young people living with an HIV positive status, and hope to help other young people who are also HIV positive.

Stonewall is a charity working for equality for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people- at home, at work and at school.

ChildLine is the UK’s free, confidential helpline for children and young people. Trained volunteers provide advice and support, by phone and online, 24 hours a day. Children can also receive advice by text.

CAMHS is a range of services for children and young people aged up to 18. Young people between 16 and 18 years can access CAMHS or other adult services, depending on which is felt to be more useful for their needs.

We are an organisation set up to provide information, help and support for children, young people, and adults with ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - their families and anyone who supports them or works with them.

Our aim is to support families and work with statutory agencies to improve services for the benefit of those with Aspergers Syndrome.

Cruse Bereavement Care promotes the well-being of bereaved people and enables anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. As well providing free care to all bereaved people, the charity also offers information, support and training services to those who are looking after them.

Choices is a free, confidential and friendly service, staffed by a small team of nurses. There are many Choices clinics across Leicester city centre.

DVIRP provide support to anyone over the age of 16 affected by Domestic Violence in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

The Bullying Intervention Group (BIG) is a social enterprise set up to adminster the Bullying Intervention Group Award. On their website is also some help, guidance and resources for dealing with bullying.

The project which became 'Throwing Stones' was conceived by Leicestershire police in 1995 after a series of abusive racist incidents on a housing estate in Leicester. The targets of this abuse were mostly Asian women taking their children to a local school. Those responsible for the incidents were children and young people who lived locally, almost all of them white children.

The Substance Misuse Strategic Team vision is that all service users in Leicestershire and Rutland have fair and equitable access to drug and alcohol treatment services which meet their needs, encourage recovery and social re-integration and are able to reduce the harms caused by substance misuse to the individuals, those affected by their misuse and the wider community.

Providing services for women and girls over 14 years, offering counselling, support and a helpline

Provides accommodation, support and advice for young people in Charnwood borough.