Links > Health, sexual health and mental health
Sexual health
www.ruthinking.co.uk - An excellent website with information on sex and relationships
www.gmfa.org.uk- 'GMFA – the gay men’s health charity. Improving gay men’s health by increasing the control they have over their own lives.'
www.avert.org - 'AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, working to AVERT HIV and AIDS worldwide'
www.avert.org/yngindx.htm - Avert's Teens' Pages includes information on sex and relationships, sexual health, and has a gay and lesbian section
www.naz.org.uk - Mobilizing BME (Black & Minority Ethnic) communities for sexual health (London)
www.tht.org.uk - 'Terrence Higgins Trust is the leading and largest HIV and sexual health charity in the UK'
www.checkurself.org.uk - offers South London based under 25s an opportunity to order Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea self-testing postal kits. Also includes a good sexual health links section.
Mental health
http://depression.about.com/od/selfinjury - Self harm links
www.lgbmind-matters.com - 'Looking at Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual mental health issues'
www.channel4.com/health/ - Channel 4's health and mental health section
www.counselling-directory.org.uk - Enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs
Rethink, the leading national mental health membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life
A note about counselling (UK): if you are referred by your NHS doctor to a counsellor (can included one-on-one or group therapy) there is often a waiting list, but the counselling service is free of charge. An alternative to going via your GP is to find a private counsellor or psychotherapist yourself via local adverts, word-of-mouth recommendations, or a website like www.counselling-directory.org.uk but you will have to pay. Charges vary, but expect £50-70 per session/hour. Often counsellors offer a free initial consultation, so you can find out if the service being offered sounds right for you, and just as importantly, decide if you like the counsellor before beginning any paid-for treatment.
Health
www.b-eat.co.uk - The leading UK eating disorders charity
www.mengetedstoo.co.uk - 'Men get eating disorders too!'
www.talktofrank.com - Drugs advice and support
www.drinkaware.co.uk - Information about responsible drinking
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