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Citizens Advice provide a series of leaflets which contain brief helpful information about various issues and details of where to get further help.
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The information and services available on the Directgov website are provided by a variety of UK government departments and agencies. It contains information on government services and life issues. It includes links to claim some benefits online, and to download some benefit claim forms.
Directgov provides advice on jobs, travel, tax & benefits, health, education, pensions and housing in the UK. Directgov has the widest range of government information and services online.
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Community Legal Advice is a free confidential advice service paid for by legal aid. You can find information and advice on a wide range of topics on their website. You can use interactive tools to find out if you could get legal aid, and search for legal advisers (including solicitors) near you. You can also get free, confidential legal advice by calling them on 0845 345 4345.
They offer information in several community languages.
Legal Aid - Find a solicitor: To find a legal adviser or solicitor, search Legal Aid Finder to find someone in your area.
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Other Advice Centres in Sheffield
To find for your nearest Specialist and Neighbourhood Advice Centres in Sheffield visit Advice Sheffield or see Find an advice service or download A Guide to Advice Services in Sheffield leaflet for further details.
As there are so many changes to advice services at the moment due to funding cuts, the new leaflet is a directory of services (addresses & phone nos), but does not include opening times as it’s presently very difficult to keep this accurate.
There is, however, a full up-to-date list of advice services and opening times (for new enquiries) available on the www.advicesheffield.org.uk website. Just select ‘Get Advice’ from the top menu and then below the search boxes you’ll find a link to the A-Z listing of services.
Advice Sheffield is a consortium of not-for-profit advice agencies in Sheffield. Their website is an online resource for finding free, independent and confidential advice in Sheffield. It also includes extensive links to recommended self help advice and information articles.
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Advicenow is an independent, not-for-profit website providing accurate, up-to-date information on rights and legal issues.
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A4A is a national organisation providing information on independent advocacy throughout the UK. You can also find your local advocacy service through their pages.
Visit their website to find out more.
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Their website also contains a searchable directory of services for people with mental health difficulties in Sheffield - click on the link to their website, then click on the 'Search Services' box at the top of the page.
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They are the main provider of a wide range of specialist health and social care services to individuals and their carers or families in Sheffield.
They provide:
- Mental health services for adults and older people
- Services for people with learning disabilities
- Services for people with drug and alcohol problems
- A wide range of other specialist services, such as for people accessing maternal mental health, gender dysphoria services and psychology for people with physical health problems.
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NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health. Its guidance on mental health is intended to provide the best options for mental health professionals in how they treat their patients. You could use these to work out how you would like to be treated yourself, according to the latest recommended best practice.
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The Sheffield Well-being Consortium website offers a range of information and services to the public, potential partners / commissioners and to members themselves.
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Mind helps people take control of their mental health. They do this by providing high-quality information and advice, and campaigning to promote and protect good mental health for everyone.
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Campaign to put a stop to discrimination that people with mental health issues face.
Get involved by pledging your support by visiting their website.
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Rethink Mental Illness, the leading national mental health membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.
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A website provided by Age Concern Sheffield where you can find out what's on offer for people over 50 in Sheffield.
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They are a charity that helps people access the money available to them – through welfare benefits, grants and other help. Their website has been designed to help you find appropriate sources of financial support, quickly and easily, based on your particular needs and circumstances. (Turn2us is part of the Elizabeth Finn Care family.)
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Health Works is a specialist health and wellbeing organisation based in Sheffield that works with communities and businesses to improve health through quality of life and regeneration. |
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Find a counsellor or psychotherapist near you.
Search their network to be connected with a professional counsellor or psychotherapist.
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The Mental Health Foundation is the UK’s leading mental health research, policy and service improvement charity. They are committed to reducing the suffering caused by mental ill health and to help people lead mentally healthier lives.
They help people to survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems.
They do this by carrying out research, developing practical solutions for better mental health services, campaigning to reduce stigma and discrimination and promoting better mental health for us all.
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They provide lots of readable, user friendly and accurate information about mental health issues.
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Shelter is a charity that works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing. |
