Useful contacts
This page details organisations which provide specialist support for people living with various anxiety disorders.
The National Information and Advice Service
The Rethink National Information and Advice Service produces a number of factsheets on a range of different issues that affect people with mental illness. They are also able to give confidential, impartial, practical advice on all aspects of mental illness.
The Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation offer information and advice and also produces podcasts which could help with anxiety.
Tel: 020 7803 1100
Email: mhf@mhf.org Web:www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Anxiety Care
Anxiety care is a charity that specialises in helping people to recover from anxiety disorders and to maintain that recovery. This involves helping to plan, initiate and carry through personal recovery programmes.
Anxiety Care
Cardinal Heenan Centre
326 High Road
Ilford
Essex
IG1 1QP
Tel: 020 8478 3400 (Open Monday and Wednesday 9.45am-3.45pm)
Email: enquiries@anxietycare.org.uk Web:www.anxietycare.org.uk
OCD Action
OCD Action exists to provide information, advice and support for people with obsessive compulsive disorder and related disorders such as body dysmorphic disorder, compulsive skin picking and trichotillomania.
OCD Action, Suite 506-509
Davina House
137-149 Goswell Road
London
EC1V 7ET
Tel: 0845 390 6232 or 020 7253 2664
Email: support@ocdaction.org.uk Web:www.ocdaction.org.uk
Social Anxiety UK
Social Anxiety UK is the central organisation for sufferers of social anxiety in the UK. They are a web-based organisation. It serves as a source of information, a hub for people with social anxiety and to raise the profile of the illness.
Email: contact@social-anxiety.org.uk Web:www.social-anxiety.org.uk
Anxiety UK
Anxiety UK (The National Phobics Society) is a user led organisation that supports anyone with anxiety, phobias, panic attacks or other anxiety related disorders. They can be contacted at:
Anxiety UK
Zion Community Resource Centre
339 Stretford Road
Hulme
Manchester
M15 4ZY
Tel: 08444 775 774 or 0161 227 9898 (Monday to Friday 9.30am – 5.30pm)
Fax: 0161 226 7727
Email: info@anxietyuk.org.uk Web: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
No Panic
No Panic supports sufferers of panic attacks, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalised anxiety disorder and tranquilliser withdrawal.
No Panic
93 Brands Farm Way
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 2JQ
Help line (Freephone): 0808 808 0545 fax: 01952 270962
Email: ceo@nopanic.org.uk Web: www.nopanic.org.uk
The Centre for Anxiety and Trauma
The Centre for Anxiety Disorder and Trauma (Institute of Psychiatry and Maudsley Trust) – This centre provides information and treatment for the range of disorder covered by this factsheet.
99 Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8AF
Tel: 0207 919 2101
