Friday, 10 February 2012
EquipLinks: Bereavement
Books Beyond Words
A series of books for adults and adolescents who cannot read or who have difficulty reading, books include information on medical topics, keeping healthy, about the body, bereavement, crime.
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Counselling Directory
Information on Counselling and lists Counsellors in areas across the UK with their contact details, fees and the areas they cover.
This resource was last checked on: 12 April 2011
CRUSE Bereavement Care
Detailed information about different types of bereavement and aimed at different ages
This resource was last checked on: 13 September 2011
Easy Health
This website includes: Health leaflets that are easy to understand; Films showing visits to health professionals; Information for patients on improving your health and wellbeing ; Information for health professionals on improving the way you work; Useful help-lines and other websites. Topics include: Abuse, Ageing, Alcohol, Asthma, Autism, Blood Test, Bowel and Bladder, Breast examination, Calling an ambulance, Cancer, Chemist, Colds and flu, CT Scan, Death, Dementia, Dentist, Depression, Diabetes, Down syndrome, Ears, Epilepsy, Exercise, Eyes, Feeling upset, Grief, Healthy activities, Healthy eating, Hearing, Heart disease, Hernia, Hospitals, Hygiene, Hypertension, Love and sex, Maternity, Medication, Menopause, Old age, Pain and discomfort, Periods, Physiotherapy, Sexual health, Smear test, Smoking, Staying healthy, Stomach, Sunburn, Teeth, Testicles, Weight
This resource was last checked on: 09 January 2012
MIND
Has a large number of leaflets and booklets and also has translated booklets online on many mental health topics including: anxiety, bereavement, panic attacks, postnatal depression, self-harm, schizophrenia, available in: Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Filipino, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Polish, Punjabi, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Welsh. Also has audio translations on Anxiety, Dementia, Depression, Schizophrenia in Afghan (Dari), French, Kurdish, Polish, Somali , Urdu.
This resource was last checked on: 04 July 2011
Miscarriage Association
Many leaflets available online including some translated in Easy Read format, Arabic, Bangla, Gujarati, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu and audio tape in English, Urdu, Mirpuri and Bangla (Sylheti)
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust
Has self-help booklets on Depression, Depression and Low Mood, Obsessions and Compulsions, Stress, Panic, Bereavement, Understanding and Coping with Stress and Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress, Controlling Anger, Shyness and Social Phobia and Sleep Problems. A useful directory of external resources in other languages.
This resource was last checked on: 09 January 2012
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