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Complaints about criminal courts
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 05/06/2025
This section looks at how and when you can complain about court or officials working there. This section only looks at complaints about the Crown and magistrates’ courts of the criminal court system in England and Wales. It is for anyone who lives with mental illness and has experienced the court system, and their friends, family and carers.
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The Sanctuary Hubs
Services and Groups |Last updated: 11/07/2025
Freephone service for those in need of support, reassurance and understanding. This telephone based service is open 365 days and no referral is required. Anyone experiencing emotional distress, Carers, friends or family who require support about someone they know.
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Derbyshire Borderline Personality Disorder Support Group
Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/03/2025
We provide an opportunity for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and their family and friends to come together, swap experiences, gain information and, most importantly, support each other. We discuss the various symptoms of BPD, distraction techniques and other coping mechanisms, as well as many other subjects. The group is relaxed and friendly, and members can participate as much or as little as they like. We have a WhatsApp group open to members where they can support each other. We also hold separate Zoom and WhatsApp groups for parents/carers/friends and family. For anyone wishing to join, or get more information, please contact derbyshireborderlinepd@gmail.com
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Daventry Mental Health Carers
Services and Groups |Last updated: 03/07/2024
Our Daventry Carers group offers support for people whose friends or family have been affected by mental illness. We have been meeting regularly for several years but always welcome new members to join us. We provide mutual support and information through an understanding of shared experiences. We are active in the local community, create publications and deliver a programme of guest speakers who cover a variety of topics of interest. Meetings are relaxed and therapeutic, and support is offered in a safe and non-judgemental manner.
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Worthing Rethink Mental Health Carers Group
Services and Groups |Last updated: 09/12/2024
We are a peer-led support group for the carers, family members and friends of people with lived experience of mental illness. We also welcome people living with mental illness who wish to attend, as both sets of people share similar issues. We have three groups running: 1. A virtual meeting runs on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7pm. Contact us for details. 2. A face-to-face meeting is held on the 4th Monday of each month from 7pm at Meadowfield Hospital, Swandean, Arundel Road, Worthing BN13 3EF. Every month, we try to arrange for a guest speaker to talk to the group about their specialist area but always leave time for people to share concerns and receive support. 3. A drop-in session takes place on the first Wednesday of the month between 10:30am and 1pm, at The Happy Teapot Cafe, 7 Richmond Rd, Worthing BN11 1PN (opposite Worthing Library). Stay for 5 minutes, the whole time, or anywhere in between.
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CandO (Connect and Offload)
Services and Groups |Last updated: 01/12/2025
WHO WE ARE: CandO (Connect and Offload) support to adults living in Gloucestershire who are experiencing mild to moderate wellbeing difficulties, such as anxiety, low mood, or depression, including support for self-harm. We can also provide support and information to friends, family, carers, and professionals. WHAT WE DO: Our Helpline provides anonymous and confidential person centred wellbeing support through telephone, text, or web chat. Our team will listen to you and help you navigate the most useful support for you at that time – whether this be emotional and or practical support. The team can access a wide variety of online self-care tools and resources, which they can explore with you and if appropriate, signpost you to other sources of support both nationally and within Gloucestershire. HOW OFTEN CAN I ACCESS SUPPORT?: Telephone support calls have a maximum duration of 30 minutes per night, with webchats and texts being available for up to 60 minutes. If English is not your first language we can arrange to speak to you in your language through an interpreter. WHEN ARE YOU OPEN? - The Helpline is available 365 days a year between the hours of 2 pm and 9 pm. HOW DO I CONTACT YOU? - People can contact the helpline in one of 3 ways: Call - 0808 801 0606 Text - 07537 410022 Webchat on CandO IS THE SERVICE CONFIDENTIAL ? - The service is confidential, you do not need to divulge your name or any personal data. In rare cases, if you, or someone you tell us about, need urgent emergency help we will try to obtain enough information from you to pass on to emergency services. We may need to disclose this to emergency services in the event of immediate risk of significant harm to any individual you may tell us about. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? Calls are free and do not show up on your mobile or telephone bill.
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From an endless winter of depression to a spring bloom – Nina’s story
Last updated: 12/04/2024
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Section 48 49 of the Mental Health Act - Transfer of an unsentenced prisoner to hospital
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 29/05/2025
You might be on remand in prison or in an immigration detention centre and be experiencing severe mental illness. Professionals can decide to transfer you to hospital. This can be done under section 48/49 of the Mental Health Act 1983. This section explains when and how you might be transferred to hospital and what your rights are. This section is for those on remand in prison or in an immigration detention centre and experiencing mental illness. And their friends and family too.
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Mental capacity and mental illness - The Mental Capacity Act 2005
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 02/12/2025
Mental capacity means you have ability to make your own decisions. If you lose mental capacity the Mental Capacity Act 2005 protects you and your rights. You may lose mental capacity because of your mental illness. This section explains mental capacity and how the Act works.
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Oxford Carers Support Service
Services and Groups |Last updated: 31/10/2025
Oxford Carers Support believes that carers have an invaluable role in helping people recover from mental illness and that they should be acknowledged, valued and supported. We place people who use our services at the centre of everything we do. We provide high quality services and welcome feedback from service users to constantly develop and improve them. We are a highly experienced team of senior mental health recovery workers, working across Oxfordshire, specialising in supporting carers of people living with a mental illness. We work closely with Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership, signposting and referring to services and providing a carers course within the Oxfordshire Recovery College. The service provides specialist training sessions to unpaid carers throughout the year including: - Caring and coping
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Responding to unusual behaviour linked to mental illness
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 26/06/2025
If you have a loved one with a mental illness, some of their behaviour might worry you. This section suggests some ways to deal with unusual behaviour linked to mental illness.
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Supporting someone with PTSD
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 26/06/2025
Supporting someone with PTSD How can I support the person I care for? You can do the following: Read information about PTSD for family and friends. Like, this information from PTSD UK, ‘I think my loved one has PTSD. What can I do?’ Ask the person you support to tell you what their symptoms are. Also, if they have any self-management techniques that...
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Rethink Mental Illness Manchester Group
Services and Groups |Last updated: 21/10/2025
Welcome to Rethink Mental Illness Manchester support group. This group and our meetings are managed and led by volunteers and is supported by and registered with Rethink Mental Illness. Our group aims to provide an opportunity for people who experience mental health difficulties to come together for mutual peer support. We run a general support peer support meeting on Thursday evenings, for anyone experiencing difficulties with mental health regardless of whether they have a diagnosis or are involved with mental health services, as well as families and carers. All our meetings include and are open to their families and carers. As a peer-led group, we find that one of our most valuable offers is that members are able to feel comfortable talking about their experiences with others in a similar situation. Members often share suggestions based on how they overcame similar challenges in their lives, though sometimes just the opportunity to talk can help reduce feelings of isolation. As well as weekly meetings we also hold regular social events and outings. If you wish to find out more, or want to sign up to our newsletter, please do send us an email or message.
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