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Ambitious about Autism - TreeHouse
Aspergers, NAS help! programme: post-diagnostic support National Autistic Society - The aim of the help! programme is to provide parents and full-time carers with post-diagnostic information and advice. The programme is for parents or carers of children aged 3+ or in full-time education, and young people or adults who have had a recent diagnosis of Aspergers and Autism
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Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Health Library
Breakaway for Carers The Hertfordshire service which provides 'sitters' to give carers a break
British Institute of Learning Disabilities
Books on Prescription Choose libraries in the left-hand channel and follow the links
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Children, Schools and Families (CSF)
Combat Stress The ex-services mental welfare society. The only UK charity to specialise in helping ex-servicemen and women with psychological injuries.
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European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
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Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
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Herts Area Rape Crisis and sexual abuse centre Offers free and confidential counselling to women over 16 years of age who reside in the county of Hertfordshire. 01707 276512
HSE Getting to grips with Manual Handling
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Kings Fund An independent charitable foundation
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Learning Disability Information - Dept of Health
Learning Disability History Provides memorabilia and factual information on three hospitals in Hertfordshire: Cell Barnes, Harperbury and Leavesdon
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MDF The BiPolar Organisation, works to enable people affected by bipolar disorder / manic depression to take control of their lives.
MENCAP - the voice of learning disability.
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National Development Team working with people with Learning Difficulties
National Institute for Mental Health in England
National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA)
NHS Choices
Your health, your choices
NICE
Guidance for patients and the public
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Patient UK Information for patients and carers
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Relate Relate offers advice, relationship counselling, sex therapy, workshops, mediation, consultations and support face-to-face, by phone and through this website. 01462 679139
Reserves Mental Health Programme The programme is designed to help reservists who have been deployed to get access to mental health services.
Rethink Rethink, the leading national mental health membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
The Samaritans SchwabLearning- A Parent's Guide to Helping Kids with Learning Difficulties
Stevenage and North Herts Womens Resource Centre Provides a safe and friendly environment where women can find help and support. 01438 742742 The Letchworth Centre for Healthy Living Offers an array of complimentary medicines as well as affordable counselling services. 01462 678804
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The Royal College of General Practitioners
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Women's Counselling Centre Women’s Counselling Centre (WCC) is a charity that provides professional counselling and group services for women and young people from their base in central Hitchin. 01462 440244
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