Health H-Z

Information for Mental Health (IMH) provides resources and information that aim to help people make informed choices about their lives and mental health, and to help professionals and carers supporting them to do so more imaginatively and effectively.

26 St. Michael's Road
Leeds
LS6 3AW
Tel: 0113 2752417 (Admin only)
Email: admin@mentalhealthleeds.info
Web: www.mentalhealthleeds.info

Learning disability helpline. A free and confidential service providing information and advice about learning disability issues to people with learning disabilities, relatives, carers and professionals.

National Centre
123 Golden Lane
London
EC1Y 0RT
Tel: 020 7454 0454
Fax: 020 7608 3254
Email: information@mencap.org.uk
Web: www.mencap.org.uk

An organisation offering extensive information on meningitis, including support and advice.

Meningitis Research Foundation
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol
BS35 2BS
Tel: 080 8800 3344 (24 hour helpline)
Fax: 01454 281094
Web: www.meningitis.org

The Meningitis Trust is working towards a world that is free from meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia (blood poisoning) and where those affected receive quality care and support for life. It offers a range of services to health professionals, the general public and to those affected by meningitis. It's helping to rebuild lives with its vital support services including a 24-hour nurse-led helpline, professional counselling, home visiting, one-to-one contacts and financial grants. It's also trying to save lives by raising awareness of the disease through education and training and new research programmes.

Fern House
Bath Road
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 3TJ
Tel: 01453 768000
Helpline: 0800 028 18 28
Text: 01453 768003
Fax: 01453 768001
Email: info@meningitis-trust.org
Web: www.meningitis-trust.org

Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales and works for a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress. Mind can provide information on deafness and mental health.

Granta House
15-19 Broadway
London
E15 4BQ
Tel: 0845 766 0163
Text: 0845 330 1585
Fax: 020 8522 1725
Email: info@mind.org.uk
Web: www.mind.org.uk

Conducts research into hearing and hearing impairment.

University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
Tel: 0115 922 3431
Fax: 0115 951 8503
Email: postmaster@ihr.mrc.ac.uk
Web: www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk

Provides a helpline, information, advice and support for parents and carers of autistic people. The organisation works in many areas to help people with autism live their lives with as much independence as possible.

Head Office
393 City Road
London
EC1V 1NG
Tel: 0845 070 4004 (open 10am - 4pm Monday to Friday)
Fax: 020 7833 9666
Email: autismhelpline@nas.org.uk
Web: www.autism.org.uk

Help support blind and partially sighted children. Provide specialist equipment, fund leisure activities, and contribute to respite care. Also provide an advocacy service for families with blind and partially sighted children, and produce customised books for individual children’s' requirements.

Bradbury House
33-34 Market Street
Highbridge
Somerset
TA9 3BW
Tel: 01278 764 764
Fax: 01278 764 790
Email: enquiries@nbcs.org.uk
Web: www.nbcs.org.uk

National Deaf Services provides a range of comprehensive mental health services for deaf people, including services for adults, a child and family service, psychotherapy and counselling and an established community home network.

National Deaf Services
South West London and St George's Mental Health Services
NHS Trust
Old Church
146a Bedford Hill
London
SW12 9HW 
Web: www.swlstg-tr.nhs.uk/nds

Deaf Child and Family Team
National Deaf Services
South West London and St George's Mental Health Services
NHS Trust
High Trees
Springfield University Hospital
61 Glenburnie Road
London
SW17 7DJ
Text: 020 8682 6950
Voice: 020 8682 6925
Fax: 020 8682 6461
Email: corner.house@swlstg-tr.nhs.uk
Website: www.swlstg-tr.nhs.uk/nds

Provides mental health service for deaf adults (18-65). We offer in-patient, outpatient, psychotherapy, day care and counselling services on a tertiary referral basis. We accept referrals from consultant psychiatrists and GP's.

Denmark House
Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital
Mendelsohn Way
Edgbaston
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2QZ
Tel: 0121 678 2178
Text: 0121 678 2185
Fax: 0121 678 2179

UK's largest epilepsy charity, providing care, medical services, research, plus wide range of information, education and training.

Chesham Lane
Chalfont St Peter
Buckinghamshire
SL9 0RJ
Tel: 01494 601300
Helpline: 01494 601400
Fax: 01494 871 927
Web: www.epilepsynse.org.uk

RADAR is a national pan disability network for organisations of and for disabled people, working to support the disability lobby and create an environment in which disability organisations can effectively campaign. Information and advice can be provided about a variety of subjects that affect the daily lives of disabled people, and has a comprehensive list of alternative contacts to refer people where appropriate. RADAR's Information Department is open Monday to Thursday between the hours of 10am and 4pm, closed on Fridays. All other departments open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

RAD Head Office
Walsingham Road
Colchester
Essex
CO2 7BP
Tel: 01206 509 509
Text: 01206 771 260
Fax: 01206 769 755
Email: info@royaldeaf.org.uk
Web: www.royaldeaf.org.uk

The disability organisation in England and Wales whose focus is people with Cerebral Palsy.

SCOPE
PO Box 833
Milton Keynes
MK12 5NY
Tel: 0808 800 3333 9am-9pm weekdays, 2pm-6pm weekends & bank holidays
Email: webmaster@scope.org.uk
Web: www.scope.org.uk

Sign is the country's principal provider of services for deaf people with mental health problems. Promotes positive mental health by providing advocacy, outreach and residential services for deaf people and helping deaf people to live independent and fulfilled lives.

5 Baring Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire HP9 1YP
Tel: 01494 687 600
Text: 01494 687 626
Fax: 01494 812 555
Email: info@signcharity.org.uk
Web: www.signcharity.org.uk

This is designed for children and young people living in Sunderland who are disabled, have special educational needs, or a long term health condition, and their families. It will also be a useful resource for the professionals working with them.

Services for Disabled Children
Gilpin House
Blind Lane
Houghton-le-Spring
DH4 5HX
Tel: 0191 566 2190
Fax: 0191 566 2191
Email: child.disability@ssd.sunderland.gov.uk
Web: www.sncwd.org.uk

114 Vincent Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 4HH
Tel: 01603 433 736
Fax: 01603 433 736
Email: neil@treachercollins.net
Web: www.treachercollins.net

Independent organisation providing training and consultancy throughout the UK, relating to disabled children and young people (including outreach support in Sussex). Most of work around inclusion, children's rights, child protection and communication.

Unit E1
The Knoll Business Centre
Old Shoreham Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 7GS
Tel: 01273 413 141
Fax: 01273 418 843
Email: info@triangle-services.co.uk
Web: www.triangle-services.co.uk

The national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children. Young Minds provides a parents information service, training and consultancy, leaflets and booklets for young people and publishes YoungMinds magazine for everyone concerned with children’s mental health.

Young Minds
48-50
St John Street
London
EC1M 4DG
Tel: 0800 018 2138 (Parents info service); 020 7336 8445 (General)
Fax: 020 7336 8446
Email: enquiries@youngminds.org.uk
Web: www.youngminds.org.uk