Depression Links

General Resources

Breathing Space Scotland: Breathing  Space is a free confidential phone-line with skilled & experienced staff available every day from 1800 to 0200 to listen to callers who present with issues of low mood and depression and if necessary signpost callers to appropriate services.

Depression Alliance Scotland : Offers many services including self help support groups, a telephone helpline, publications, training, awareness raising and campaigning.

Depression in Teenagers: A resource to help users to recognise the symptoms associated with the condition as well as offering some suggestions about ways to combat these symptoms.

Doing Well - A Step Forward Against Depression: Doing Well aims to broaden knowledge of depression, and how you can help recover from feeling depressed. It can also help you to make sense of some of the decisions that you will come across in life. The site also offers a PHQ test to help you find out how depressed you feel

Irish Health: This site has information on depression in older people including information on signs, symptoms, causes and treatments.

LifeSIGNS: A voluntary organisation that raises awareness about the syndrome of self injury in the UK and beyond.

Living Life to the Full:  Offers free life skills training based on a CBT model for people with anxiety and depression.

Papyrus UK: UK resources and support for those dealing with suicide, depression or distress particularly teenagers and young adults.

Post Natal Depression

Association for Post Natal Illness: Association for post natal illness provides information and a telephone helpline.

Beyond Blue (Australia): Beyond Blue National Postnatal Depression Programme. Australian site with online resources.

>Meet a Mum Association: Self-help groups for mothers with small children and specific help and support to women suffering from post-natal depression.

Post Natal illness-Support and Help Association: PostNatal illness-Support and Help Association was set up to help and support women and their families affected by postnatal illness.

Postpartum: An American site with information and resources for those suffering from postpartum illness.