Mental Health

ManHealth – Darlington Peer Support Group:

ManHealth run peer support groups in and around County Durham and the North East of England. Peer support takes place when people with experience of depression support each other towards better wellbeing, as people of equal value and on a reciprocal basis, using their own lived experience as a tool for support.
https://www.manhealth.org.uk/peer-support-groups/

Relate – Darlington:

Relate has local Centres across England and Wales. The services each Centre provides vary based on the needs of local communities. They often include relationship counselling for partners and individuals; sex therapy; family counselling; counselling for children and young people – and lots more.
https://www.relate.org.uk/centre/relate-north-east/venues/darlington

Mind – Darlington:

Mind are a registered local charity based in the North East of England, working across Darlington, County Durham, Hambleton & Richmondshire.
They provide a wide range of support services including wellbeing and recovery services to help people experiencing emotional and mental health problems. 
https://www.darlingtonmind.com/

Darlington Men’s Shed:

Darlington Men’s Shed offers a wide variety of activities from building Lego Technic kits, Carpet Bowls, coffees, woodworking and lots more for local men to meet new people and connect.
https://darlingtonmenshed.org.uk/

Mankind:

Mankind offers a confidential helpline which is available for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence across the UK as well as their friends, family, neighbours, work colleagues and employers. ManKind provide an information, support and directing service to men suffering from domestic abuse from their current or former wife, partner (including same-sex partner) or husband.
https://mankind.org.uk/

Mind – Darlington:

Mind are a registered local charity based in the North East of England, working across Darlington, County Durham, Hambleton & Richmondshire.
They provide a wide range of support services including wellbeing and recovery services to help people experiencing emotional and mental health problems. 
https://www.darlingtonmind.com/

Ladies’ Shed – Darlington:

The Ladies’ Shed provides women with a safe space to improve their mental health and well-being and feel part of a community. The ladies involved take part in gardening and creative crafts at an allotment site in Bellburn, Darlington
https://www.groundwork.org.uk/north-east-and-cumbria/get-involved/health-wellbeing/

FamilyHelp – Darlington:

Established in 1976, Family Help Darlington CIO offers specialist domestic abuse support for women and women with children fleeing domestic abuse.
https://www.familyhelp.org.uk/

Podcasts
Let’s Talk: Mental Health – Podcasts | Mental Health Foundation
The Mind Podcast – Mind.Org Podcasts

Videos
The Myth of Low Serotonin & Antidepressants – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5cT-2BLWk0

Apps & Websites
https://hubofhope.co.uk/ – You can visit Hub of Hope to search for mental health charities where you live. It’s run by a national charity called Chasing the Stigma.
https://theantiburnoutclub.com/ – The Anti-Burnout Club is a blog, hub and platform of wellbeing resources. 
https://www.thecalmzone.net/ – The Campaign Against Living Miserably Zone provides trusted tools that give you practical ways to manage your mental health.
https://actionforhappiness.org/ – a charity that promotes a happier and more caring society and provide mental health and wellbeing resources in the form of articles, videos, apps and even podcasts
https://www.headspace.com/ – science-backed app in mindfulness and meditation, providing unique tools and resources to help reduce stress, build resilience, and aid better sleep.
https://www.calm.com/ – a mindfulness app especially designed for people suffering with stress anxiety, low self-esteem and poor sleep. The App offers meditation for a length of your choice.
https://mindgarden-tech.co.uk/– Users are prompted to build their own 24-hour anxiety toolkit that allows you to track anxious thoughts and behaviour over time, and learn 25 different self-help techniques. You can also use SAM’s “Social Cloud” feature to confidentially connect with other users in an online community for additional support.