Living with mental health problems

Over 50,000 people living in the community with severe mental illness have little or no support from services. What could be done for this Forgotten Generation? Action Stations identifies areas of good practice and barriers to service provision.

A factsheet designed to help people using mental health services say what they want, obtain their rights and gain access to the services they need.

Written specifically with people affected by mental illness and their carers in mind,  this book helps people understand and apply the basic concepts of cognitive therapy for psychosis.

A book dealing with lifestyle factors which could increase stress, anxiety and depression, as well as ways to combat them such as healthy eating.

A guide to bipolar disorder (manic depression) answering basic questions in an easy to read format.

This factsheet provides an overview of key mental health issues for black and minority ethnic (BME) groups. The factsheet includes a list of BME services in the UK.

This fact sheet provides information on what voices are, the experience of hearing voices, how people deal with hearing voices, and further information.

This booklet provides basic information about many of the issues surrounding living life with mental illness.  It covers topics such as medication, other treatments, physical health, drugs and alcohol and self-harm.

How to deal with debt. This factsheet looks at the reasons people with mental health problems can fall into debt, which debts are more important than others and where people who are struggling with debts can get help.

This factsheet sets out the law in relation to taking out credit (such as a credit card or loan) when you are unwell.