Useful Links

For useful national website links to major organisations and places of expertise please see our section on types of mental illness.

You can also access information about local services on the following website and email addresses:

Local services:

Adult Mental Health Directorate : contains information about all the statutory services provided for those suffering from mental illness locally.

The Psychology Service : contains information on the range of services provided by the States of Jersey The Psychological Assessment and Therapy Service

Old Age Psychiatry : give details of the range of community and residential services provided by the Old Age Psychiatry Service.

The Alcohol and Drugs Services : contains information on the range of services available to people with alcohol and drug related problems.

The CAMHS Service :provides details of the services offered by the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services.

Triumph over phobia : this site gives you information about the local triumph over phobia charity and support group.

Eating Disorders Support Group Jersey : A self-help group offering understanding around Eating Disorders.

Meetings are on the first Monday of each month at the Willows Day Centre,Green Street,St. Helier at 8 p.m. Open to anyone troubled by an eating disorder (or concerned that they may have one) and for their carers,

Chairperson/Group Contact : Laura Westwater Tel: 01534 721640

Or Tracey, Tel: 01534 766243

e-mail: eatdisordergroupjersey@hotmail<WBR>.com

Alzheimers Society Jersey : provides information on the services provided by the local Alzheimers Society.

Autism Jersey / The Jersey Autistic Society :provides details on the services provided by the local charity.

Family Nursing and Home Care : provides information on the wide range of community nursing, home help and support services provided by this charity.

Headway ( Jersey) Brain Injury Association : provides information on the services provided by this charity for people with head injury.

JABS : Jersey Association of Bereavement Support for Children and Young Adults : a support group.

Jersey Association of Carers Incorporated : this organisation is dedicated to developing support and respite services for local carers.

Les Amis : this charity provides a large range of residential and community based services for children and adults with learning difficulty.

Silkworth Lodge : this is a residential centre for the treatment and rehabilitation of sufferers of drug and alcohol misuse problems.

Citizens Advice Bureau : provides advice to all members of the community in need of help and advice and its website has an excellent list of all local associations and sources of help and support in the Island.

Giving up Smoking :

Do you smoke to cope with stress or anxiety?

Smokers often say that smoking helps to relieve anxiety and stress but did you know that smoking could make your mental health worse?

Feelings such as anxiety significantly reduce after you quit smoking.

Help2Quit offers FREE nicotine Replacement therapy in the form of patches or gum combined with confidential weekly one to one support which is shown to make you 4 times more likely to quit rather than going it alone!

TelephoneFreephone 0800 735 1155 for further information.

National:

http://www.rethink.org/ (rethink severe mental illness)

http://www.mind.org.uk/ (mind)

http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/ (Royal College of Psychiatrists)

http://www.mindout.net/ (mind out for mental health)

http://www.depressionalliance.org/ (depression)

http://www.edauk.com/ (eating disorders association)