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Psychology Links

Mental Health and Happiness

Authentic Happiness - Home page of Dr Martin Seligman, Director of the Positive Psychology Centre at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Center for Courage and Renewal - Runs programmes and retreats, but website includes resources and links

Dumb Little Man: Tips for Life - 30 Happiness Tips: Program Your Life for Optimum Enjoyment

Greater Good Magazine - Produced by the Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley


Layard, Richard - ‘Happiness and the Teaching of Values’, CentrePiece Summer 2007

Living Life to the Full: Helping You to Help Yourself - Web-based course using the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy. Free, with optional DVD and coursebooks

Steve Pavlina: Personal Development for Smart People - On the nature and development of courage

UPLIFT - Unity, Peace and Love In a Field of Transcendence


Wiki: How to do anything - How to be Happy


Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety UK - Information, advice and helpline

CALM – The Campaign Against Living Miserably – Resources and support aimed specifically at preventing male suicide

The Cambridge Counsellor - Includes a blog on mental health issues. Featured on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire


Food for the Brain - Free nutritional advice for those suffering from depression

Helpguide.org - Dealing with Depression: Self-help and Coping Tips

Mental Health Foundation - A range of resources, some free

Mental Health Matters - The Church of England’s resources for mental health issues

Mind: For Better Mental Health - Information, resources and helplines

Moodscope - Tracks your mood with the help of a friend in order to improve your mood


Rethink Mental Illness – Provides information and advice on a wide range of mental illnesses

Samaritans – Emergency help for mental and emotional difficulties

SANE – Resources and support for those suffering from mental illness

Stressbusting - Information, advice and downloads

Mindfulness

Be Mindful

Mindful – Support and information about mental health and emotional wellbeing 

Mindfulnet.org – The independent mindfulness information website



Mental Health for Teenagers

The Mix – Support for under 25s

Stem4 – Aims to improve teenage mental health by early stemming of common mental health problems

Young Minds – Aims to improve the mental health and emotional well-being of children and young people


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