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Head kit: tools for healthy minds in healthy bodies

Contents:

Head start Pyramid of I - what it takes to keep a body going Talk! - tips on listening to others Stress central - spot stress and know what to do about it Relax! - simple relaxation techniques Home front - coping with living at home, dealing with arguments and family break-ups House hunter - finding a place of your own School > College - coping with the move into higher education Spew, sh% £es and sleepless nights! - young mums and dads Isolation - are you lonesome? Reach out Body image - feeling good about yourself Real men - what it takes to be a man in the 21st century Love & relationships - long term or short, know what you're about New women - know your rights Chill time - simmer down Shades of grey - when is a problem a problem? Be an ear - tips on listening Supermate - supporting your friends Stigma - what it is and how it affects us The bottom line - what is 'mental health?' Jargon - cutting those big words down to size Getting help Over to you ... Thanks to

Getting help

Being sad, down, anxious, afraid or ?on top of the world? are all normalfeelings ? just not all of the time.

GET HELP ? the longer a problem continues, the more difficult it canbe to shift or put right. There are a number of things to try.

Contacts

BENEFITS AGENCY/DSS
Advice and help with state benefits. Look for them in the telephone book orvisit www.dss.gov.uk to find your nearestoffice.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
1 Regents Place, Rugby, Warks CU21 1JP. Tel: 0870 443 5252. Call tofind your nearest accredited counsellor or visit www.bac.co.uk for searchable lists of qualifiedcounsellors across the UK.

CAREERS SERVICES
Help and advice in choosing or changing your career. Check the YellowPages under ?Careers Advice?.

CARERS SUPPORT
Various projects for people caring for a relative who is unwell or in need ofcare. Check the telephone book business section under ?Carers? for localprojects or ask at your nearest Youth Enquiry Service.

CHILDLINE
Information and telephone counselling for children and young people. Freephone: 0800 1111 ? any time.

CHILDREN 1ST
Call them if you are or you suspect any young person you know is sufferingabuse. Tel: 0131 337 8539 ? Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.

CITIZENS? ADVICE BUREAUX
Free and confidential advice on any legal matter from housing to employment.Check the Yellow Pages under ?Counselling & Advice? or visit www.nacab.org.uk for an online guide to yourrights, email questions and local office search.

EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION
1st floor, Wensum House, 103 Prince of Wales Road, Norwich NR1 1DW. Youthline: 01603 765 050, Monday-Friday, 4pm-6pm. www.edauk.com: information, advice and more oneating disorders for young people and adults.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
Look in the telephone book under ?Employment Service? or visit www.employmentservice.gov.uk foradvice and to search for jobs online.

FAIRBRIDGE
Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY. Tel: 0131 475 2303,Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.

GET CONNECTED
Tel: 0800 096 0096, 1pm-11pm daily. Free helpline for people who haveor are thinking about running away from home. Puts callers in touch with localorganisations that can help ? whatever the problem. www.getconnected.org.uk

MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
Argyle House, K Floor, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh EH3 9SH. Tel: 0131222 6111. Oversees the welfare of psychiatric patients. Appoints doctors togive second opinions about treatment and compulsory admissions and detentionsin hospital (?sectioning?). Hears appeals against detentions and complaintsabout treatment.

NATIONAL DRUGS HELPLINE
Counselling on any drug worries you have about yourself, friends or relatives.Freephone: 0800 776 600 ? any time.

NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS & STUDENTS? UNIONS
Support, information and advocacy for people in higher and further education.Look for them in your college handbook.

NHS HELPLINE Tel: 0800 22 44 88

PARENTLINE SCOTLAND
Telephone support service for parents, and anyone caring for a child: Tel: 0808 800 2222

PENUMBRA
Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY. Tel: 0131 475 2380,Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. www.penumbra.org.uk. Projects in various locations in Scotland (includingone for young people in the Borders). Help with accommodation, support,counselling, social activities, advice and advocacy. Information and adviceover the telephone.

RAPE CRISIS/ABUSE SURVIVORS PROJECTS
Support and counselling services for the victims of rape and abuse. Check theYellow Pages under ?Counselling & Advice?.

SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Cumbrae House, 15 Carlton Court, Glasgow G5 9JP. Information line: 0141 5687000, 2pm-4.30pm, Monday-Friday). www.samh.org.uk Various projects across Scotland ? call to find yournearest. Information, advice, support and activities.

SCOTTISH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
18/19 Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh EH7 4QD. Tel: 0131 556 3882. Calltheir information department to find an organisation near you for volunteeringopportunities or search online at www.scvo.org.uk

SMOKELINE
Advice on dangers of smoking and how to give up. Freephone: 0800 84 8484, 12 noon-10pm, 7 days a week.

SUZY LAMPLUGH TRUST
Tel: 020 7336 8445, Monday-Friday. Call for information on personalsafety or order through the website: www.suzylamplugh.org

THE LINE
Information, counselling and messages home for young people living away fromhome. Freephone: 0800 88 44 44 ? Monday-Friday 3.30pm-9.30pm; weekends2pm-8pm.

THE SAMARITANS
Confidential listening service for anyone who needs to talk to someone. Tel: 08457 90 90 90.

WHO CARES? SCOTLAND
Oswald Chambers, 3 Oswald St., Glasgow G1 4QR. Tel: 0141 400 6363,Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. www.who-cares.org. Information and support for young people living in ormoving out of Care.

YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICES & YOUTH INFORMATION PROJECTS
Information on other local services for young people and support. Check theYellow Pages for your nearest. Times vary but best try during officehours.

Websites

www.antibullying.net ? information, advice and links on bullying.

www.1stpm.org ? articles by folks with experience of various traumas ? lots by young people.

www.at-ease.nsf.org.uk ? mental health issues for young people. ?No-messing? information on head stuff and a game to help explore feelings.

www.bullying.co.uk ? information and advice on bullying.

www.bbc.co.uk/education/revision ? subject-by-subject help with exams or ask a teacher about it online.

www.brook.org.uk ? information and advice on sex and contraception.

www.channel4.com/plus/losing_it ? information on mental health. Excellent A-Z of mental health.

www.childline.org.uk ? Childline website with fact sheets, links and more.

www.edauk.com ? information and advice on eating disorders.

www.channel4.com/health ? fun site ? all you need to know about sex.

www.getconnected.org.uk ? puts you in touch with the right people when you need it most.

www.grampian.police.uk/drugs/drugs.htm ? ?no nonsense? information about drugs and links.

www.hebs.com ? Health Education Board for Scotland website with information and links.

www.homeworkhigh.co.uk ? online help with those tricky homework questions

www.mind.org.uk ? facts and information on mental health and related sites.

www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk ? information on issues affecting young people.

www.peer-support.org.uk ? site offering support and advice for young gays, lesbians and bisexuals.

www.penumbra.org.uk ? Penumbra website with information on mental health and an excellent section on self harm.

www.samh.org.uk ? information on mental health and related sites.

www.channel4.com/health ? site on beating stress.

www.teenagehealthfreak.com ? health information and an email ?ask the doctor? service.

www.thesite.org.uk ? information on drugs, sex, mental health and more.

www.trashed.co.uk ? get past the freaky graphics and there?s good in-depth and non-biased articles on a range of drugs.

www.youth2youth.co.uk ? email helpline run by young people for young people.

www.youthinformation.com ? huge searchable database of information. Everything from love to the law.

NOTE: The Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS) cannot guarantee the quality of information on websites run by other organisations. Always surf safely ? never give out your real address or telephone number.