This page lists some links to key websites:

Mental Health

• www.mind.org.uk - Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales, working for everyone with experience of mental distress
• Campaigning for jobs and rights in the community
• Providing quality mental health services through a network of more than 200  local Mind associations
• Advising government, health and local authorities on good practice and service development in mental health and community care
• www.mentalhealthalliance.org.uk - Mental Health Alliance
• www.mentalhealth.org.uk - Mental Health Foundation
• www.youngminds.org.uk - the children's mental health charity
• www.samaritans.org - The Samaritans
• www.mentality.org.uk - a national charity dedicated to promoting mental health and affiliated to the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
• www.scmh.org.uk - Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health

Health Services

• www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk - NHS direct on-line (NHS Direct is a telephone service staffed by nurses, giving confidential healthcare advice and information 24 hours a day)
• www.dh.gov.uk for all UK Government Health related sites
• www.nhs.uk for local NHS services

Legal/Rights

• www.clsdirect.org - Community Legal Services
• www.citizenadvice.org.uk - Citizens Advice
• www.csnconnect.org.uk - Consumer Support Network

Local Authorities in the Tees Valley

• www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk - Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
• www.middlesbrough.gov.uk - Middlesbrough Borough Council
• www.hartlepool.gov.uk - Hartlepool Borough Council
• www.stockton.gov.uk - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
• www.darlington.gov.uk - Darlington Borough Council (for UK public sector information on the internet www.open.gov.uk )

Local Tees Valley Community

• www.teesonline.org.uk - project to foster interactive communities
• www.darlington.org.uk - Darlington Partnership
• www.darlingtontown.co.uk - Darlington Community hub

Accessibility

• www.drc-gb.org - Disability Rights Commission
• www.disabilitynet.co.uk - Disability Net: site with contact addresses for a wide range of disabilities, feedback forums, etc.
• www.rnib.org.uk - Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
• www.rnid.org.uk - Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
• www.scope.org.uk - SCOPE: Information, advice, helpline, campaigns, housing in relation to people with cerebral palsy.

Benefits

• ww.dwp.gov.uk - Benefits information including: Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Constant Attendance Allowance, Invalid Care Allowance - Citizens Advice Bureau

Carers

• www.carers.gov.uk - Government Information for Carers
• www.carersonline.org.uk - Carers UK (formerly Carers National Association)
• www.carers.org - The Princess Royal Trust for Carers

Children

• www.the-childrens-society.org.uk (The Children's Society)
• www.nspcc.org.uk - National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
• www.youngminds.org.uk - the children's mental health charity

Equality

• www.equality-ne.co.uk - The Equality North East website includes a comprehensive one-stop source of equal opportunities employment information relating to race, gender, disability and other important issues such as equal opportunities policy, recruitment and selection, flexible working practices and harassment and bullying.
• www.refugee.org.uk - North of England Refugee Service

Older People

• www.ageconcern.org.uk - Age Concern: Practical help, information and advice for older people
• www.alzheimers.org.uk - Alzheimer's Society: Site for people with dementia, their families and carers, local support and information

Redcar & Cleveland Mind is not responsible for the content of external websites.