National support groups

These organisations provide support and information for people with mental health problems all over the UK. Please click on the links to visit their websites.

Age Concern: the UK's largest charity working with and for older people.

Alzheimer’s Society: the UK’s leading care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers.

Combat Stress: the mental welfare society for people who have worked in the armed forces.

Depression Alliance: provides information about depression and its treatment plus information about local support groups.

Disability Rights Commission: provides information about the rights of people with mental health problems under the Disability Discrimination Act.

Eating Disorder Association: provides information about eating disorders and self-help groups.

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities: provides information and support for people with learning disabilities.

LGB Mind Matters: looks at mental health issues affecting lesbians, gay men and bisexuals, and provides information and links to other resources.

MDF The Bipolar Organisation: provides information about bipolar disorder and its treatment as well as information about self-help groups, self-management and insurance.

Mencap: the UK's leading learning disability charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers.

Mental Health Foundation: provides information, carries out research, and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems.

Mind: the leading mental health charity in England and Wales.

Multikulti: provides information about mental health translated into Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Somali, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish and Urdu.

National Autistic Society: campaigns for the rights and interests of all people with autism.

National Phobic Society: provides information and support for people affected by anxiety disorders.

POhWER: an independent advocacy agency.

Relate: the UK’s largest provider of relationship counselling and sex therapy.

Rethink: provides news on mental health issues and information on mental health problems, treatments and services.

Samaritans: provides confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress and despair.

Sane: campaigns to raise awareness and respect for people with mental illness and their families, improve education and training, and secure better services.

Together: a leading national charity supporting people with mental health needs to get what they want from life and to feel happier.

Young Minds: the national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people.