Self help and other support

Self-help guides and fact sheets

These self-help guides produced by Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust cover a range of mental health issues, including:

• Abuse
• Alcohol
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Controlling anger
• Depression and low mood
• Domestic violence
• Eating disorders
• Postnatal depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self-harm
• Sleep
• Stress
• And more.

Factsheets on a variety of things, including depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug misuse, sleep problems and stress are available from the Royal College of Psychiatrists website.

Organisations and helplines in Southampton

Below is a list of support organisations and helplines available in and around the Southampton area.

Samaritans (Listening service) 64 St Andrews, Southampton, SO14 0BA. Tel: 023 8063 2888 or 023 8063 2889
NHS 111 (For health concerns) 24 hours, 365 days a year. Tel: 111
Southampton Mind (Counselling and support on all mental health issues) 28 The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XN. Tel: 023 8033 4977
Cruse – Bereavement Care (Grief and bereavement counselling) 135 St Mary's Street, Southampton, SO14 1NX. Tel: 0844 879 3448
Relate (Relationship counselling) 3 Kings Park Road, Southampton. Tel: 023 8022 9761
The Bridge (Counselling for drugs and addictions) 4 The Carronades, New Road, Southampton, SO14 0AA. Tel: 023 8088 1400
Breakout (Support on lesbian, gay and bisexual Issues) 24a Bernard Street, Southampton, SO14 3AY. Tel: 023 8023 6237 or 07909 373 041
Southampton Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse (Counselling support) Shirley, Southampton. Tel: 023 8063 6313
Options - Alcohol Advisory Service (Alcohol counselling and support) 147 Shirley Road, Shirley, Southampton. Tel: 023 8063 0219

National support organisations

Samaritans Listening and support for anyone, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Tel: 08457 90 90 90
Rethink support with mental illness. Tel: 0845 456 0455
MIND Support and information for all aspects of mental health. Tel: 0845 766 0163
Alcohol Concern Tel: 0800 917 8282
Alcoholics Anonymous Tel: 0845 769 7555
Beat Eating disorders Tel: 01603 621 414
Depression Alliance  Tel: 02076 330 557
Manic Depression Fellowship Tel: 02077 932 600
Saneline Listening and support for all aspects of mental health. Tel: 08457 67 80 00
National Phobics Society Support and information on all phobias and anxiety. Tel: 0161 227 9898
National Drugs Helpline Tel: 0800 77 66 00
No Panic Support for anxiety disorders Tel: 0800 783 1531
Women's Aid Support for women experiencing any violence Tel: 08457 023 468
CALM The Campaign Against Living Miserably is targeted at young men in the early stages of depression. Tel: 0800 58 58 58

International support organisations

Therapy Route List of helplines, suicide hotlines and crisis lines from around the world.