Self help guides
These guides are a good starting point they include information about commonly experienced mental health problems, sleep, mindfulness and self-esteem. They are based within CBT:
- Self help guides can be downloaded here
- Visit the Mental Health Foundation website here to download mental health guides
Self help podcasts
Podcasts can feel easier than reading, especially if you’re struggling with concentration. Podcasts on anxiety, low mood, sleep and more on:
- NHS Mental wellbeing audio guides can be listened to on the NHS website here
- Bryony Gordon has recorded a series of intimate conversations about mental health and recovery. You can download and listen to her podcasts on itunes here which lots of patients have found helpful.
Harmless
Harmless is a user led organisation that provides a range of services about self-harm and suicide prevention including support, information, training and consultancy to people who self-harm, their friends and families and professionals and those at risk of suicide.
Visit the Harmless website here
University Mental Health Support
The University have lots of support as well including the counselling service, wellbeing advisors attached to your school, the Mental Health Support Team and your personal tutor can also help you pastorally.
There’s further information outlined on the Loughborough University website here as well as some useful further self-help material
IAPT
IAPT is a national initiative to improve access to psychological therapies. The service provides psychological assessment and treatment (talking therapies) for common mental health problems.
There’s further information on the Nottinghamshire Healthcare website here
