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At ANDYSMANCLUB, we want to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health and create a judgment-free, confidential space where men can be open about the storms in their lives. We aim to achieve this through weekly, free-to-attend peer-to-peer support groups for men aged over 18.

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Lots of resources, links to blogs, websites etc... for Perinatal Mental Health Challenges for men

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All too often, husbands and partners are overlooked when it comes to providing support and information on mental health. Evidence suggests that the risk factors, and impact, of perinatal mental health are reduced when mums have a supportive partner. Furthermore, fathers can develop 'perinatal mental health' problems (either as a result of their spouse's/partner's illness or independently). There is often little guidance available for men to understand the causes, risk factors, treatments and prognosis of perinatal mental illness, quite apart from what support they can give to their partner. Fathers also need information on how to improve their own mental health. On this page, you will find some information about the latest campaigns that I am involved with, some media stories that have been run about that, and an overview of resources and support for fathers.

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Fathers mental health - Dr Andrew Mayers

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This page describes the work I do for fathers' mental health, focusing on education, research, campaigning and advisory roles

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Questions that you might think of are hopefully answered here.

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We recognise that partners can be effected by seeing there loved one go through trauma. This website contains lovely heart felt information and guidance as well as links to social media.

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If you have a preference for talking to someone who has had a similar experience to you, just mention it in your initial call or email. The team includes one dad, Steve, who supports other dads, so if you'd like to deal with Steve, let us know. Read more about our peer supporters.

You may also find it helpful to read our leaflet for dads and partners.

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Peer support for birth trauma - Birth Trauma Association

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For support contact our BTA peer supporters: by email support@birthtraumaassociation.org.uk or by phone 0203 621 6338. All our supporters have experienced and recovered from birth trauma, and will listen and support you.

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Lovely website containing lots of information surrounding pregnancy, birth, miscarriage/ loss etc...

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This App holds lots of local support and information surrounding pregnancy / birth for everyone

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I was a bit scared when we found out we were having a baby, obviously happy, but a bit scared and in the beginning I was a bit clueless. The child development part is my favourite bit, but there's things in there, like things about mental health, that I didn't know about and that I didn't know you needed to know about.

Ross, 22

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DadPad | The Essential Guide for New Dads | Support Guide for New Dads

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Developed with the NHS, DadPad gives new dads and dads-to-be the knowledge and skills needed to gain confidence and give their baby the best start in life.

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A website that challenges the stigma around men speaking up about their battles with poor mental health. It includes useful links and a number of videos that discuss various topics related to men's mental health. The organisation also holds online and in-person events around the UK.

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We are MANUP?. Our goal is to change people’s attitudes, opinions, and minds about male mental health. To raise mental health awareness, we talk to men from various backgrounds, occupations, and histories. We are a registered mental health charity.

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However you identify, whatever your sexuality, we can help if you are experiencing sexual relationships problems.However you identify, whatever your sexuality, our psychosexual service can offer help if you are experiencing problems in your sexual relationship.

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Counselling & Psychotherapy | Couples Therapy. Tavistock Relationships

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World leading couples therapy and relationship counselling, online psychotherapy and face to face sessions in London

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Lovely guide for those caring for someone with MH Challenges

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APNI - Association for Post-Natal Illness | Post Natal Depression

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Following is advice for Partner, Parents, Friends etc.

1 Do try to give her as much practical help as possible. Depression makes a sufferer feel extremely tired and small tasks feel like huge ones.
2 Do try to let the mother express her own feelings of anxiety and fear, even if she repeats herself.
3 Do allow the mother to talk freely and express her innermost fears without showing shock or amazement.
4 Do show consideration and sympathy for her in her predicament. Reassure her that she will recover, repeat this reassurance as often as you can.
5 Do encourage her to have as much rest as possible.
6 Do encourage and praise when the mother makes an effort.
7 Do encourage her to seek professional help, if she has not already done so.
8 Do try to get out together, but never force the mother to do anything she doesn't feel up to doing.
9 Don't nag. Try to keep your patience even though it may be taxed.
10 Don't point out shortcomings, unfinished jobs, unkempt appearance.
11 Don't say 'Pull yourself together. You don't know how lucky you are. There are lots worse off than you.'
12 Don't leave her alone with baby if you feel there is the slightest possibility of her doing harm to the child or herself.
13 Don't expect the sufferer to have fears and worries that you feel are reasonable. When you are depressed quite small things can worry or upset you greatly.
14 Don't try to cope alone. You may find the present situation exhausting and stressful. Do talk about your own feelings as much as possible but not to your partner, and accept any offers of help from other.
15 To partners: Remember she is still your wife/girlfriend, not just the mother to a child.

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Advice for Carers - APNI - Association for Post-Natal Illness | Post Natal Depression

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1 Do try to give her as much practical help as possible. Depression makes a sufferer feel extremely tired and small tasks feel like huge ones. 2 Do try to let the mother express her own feelings of anxiety and fear, even if she repeats herself.

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Self Refer yourself to Talking Therapies and they will find you the right support.

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Contact NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Talking Therapies

T 0300 300 0055
Phone lines are operational:
9am-4pm, Monday to Friday (closed Bank Holidays)

E SPAtalkingtherapies@cpft.nhs.uk

Please note, NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Talking Therapies is not a crisis or emergency service and cannot provide an urgent response. If you are in a mental health crisis and need urgent support, please contact our First Response Service on 111, then select the option for mental health.

Follow us on our social media - click the icons below and the pages will open in a new window.

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NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Talking Therapies

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Contact NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Talking Therapies T 0300 300 0055 Phone lines are operational: 9am-4pm, Monday to Friday (closed Bank Holidays) E SPAtalkingtherapies@cpft.nhs.uk Please note, NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Talking Therapies is not a crisis or emergency service and cannot provide an urgent response.

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We can help you make sure your child gets the best start in life

As well as offering services which your child may be able to access in your local area, we also provide guidance and support online for parents, carers and families.

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Find out about the support, guidance and services we offer to parents, carers and families to ensure that every child grows up safe and loved.

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The MIND website offers support for everyone.

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This is a beautiful local group who hold regular meetings to support each other.

They understand first hand how difficult it can be at losing a baby or child and are able to support you and your family.

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We work with families who are experiencing the agonising loss of a child of any age. Set up by a group of bereaved parents and siblings, their own personal experiences guided how to best meet the needs of people at different stages on their grief journeys.

We work with individuals to take the heavy lifting out finding the right support by providing clear and easy to navigate signposting all in one place.

We share national and local services including support lines, practical support, organisations for specific types of loss and can guide towards organisations that fit the needs of family members. For people less comfortable working digitally factsheets are also available.

Navigation & Signposting

Taking the heavy lifting out of finding the right support, we provide an easy to navigate, searchable online signposting guide to hundreds of local and national organisations, as well as bespoke guidance via phone and email

Listening Support

Through a specially trained group at Samaritans Peterborough and District we can arrange for you to confidentially talk about things you might not want to share elsewhere, and in the early days to have a safe space before any other support is in place

Support Groups

Relaxed, facilitated group sessions for specific groups including parents, grandparents, siblings, step-parents and carers. All sessions are co-facilitated by bereavement facilitators and people who have lived with the experience of child death.

BALM gives agencies including police, hospitals, primary care, coroners, hospices and childrens services a consistent referral point ensuring families have the information they need when they most need it.

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We work with families who are experiencing the agonising loss of a child of any age. Set up by a group of bereaved parents and siblings, their own personal experiences guided how to best meet the needs of people at different stages on their grief journeys.

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We’re here to provide information and support for anyone who has experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death or termination for medical reasons.

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We offer confidential bereavement support to anyone affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a baby or young child.

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Sands - Saving babies' lives. Supporting bereaved families.

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"When our baby died our lives fell apart. I felt so alone and isolated and just didn't know what to do or where to turn. In those very early days and weeks, Sands was invaluable and the reason I am still here today." Mum
We are dedicated to providing emotional support and information right from the early hours after a baby's death, through to the weeks, months and years ahead. Sands supports anyone affected by the death of a baby.

Our Bereavement Support Services for parents include our helpline, online community, Sands Groups and the Bereavement Support Book.

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Supporting families | Sands - Saving babies' lives. Supporting bereaved families.

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We are dedicated to providing emotional support and information right from the early hours after a baby's death, through to the weeks, months and years ahead. Sands supports anyone affected by the death of a baby.

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Want FREE talking therapies? Take a look at this website it has lots of information and a self referral form so you do not have to talk to someone straightaway.

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We provide free, confidential talking therapies and counselling to anyone aged 17+ who is registered with a GP in the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire area.

What we can help with

Our Peterborough service offers a range of talking therapies and counselling for common issues including:

If you would like to learn more about the common mental health issues we can support, please see our How are you feeling? page.

The therapies we offer

We offer a range of talking therapies & counselling in our Peterborough service, including:

The best therapy will depend on your particular situation. If you would like further information on therapies we offer, please visit our How can we help you? section.

How to make an appointment

If you would like to book an appointment, please fill in our self-referral form now and a member of our friendly patient coordinator team will contact you.

View other ways we can help

Everyturn Mental Health is the trading name of Everyturn (charity number 519332) and Everyturn Services Ltd (company registered in England & Wales, number 4391008).

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Counselling & Talking Therapies in Peterborough | Everyturn

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Free and confidential Talking Therapies & counselling to anyone aged 17 living in the Peterborough or Cambridgeshire area. Get support today.

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The Stay Alive app is a pocket suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information to help you stay safe. You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide.

In addition to the resources, the app includes a safety plan, customisable reasons for living, and a life box where you can store photos that are important to you.

"I have used this app with volunteers and service users across the UK and the feedback is consistently positive. People have used it when in crisis and say it is literally life-saving."
Suffolk User Forum Survey 2017

Are you thinking of suicide, or worried about someone else and don't want to use the app? Check our "Find Help Now" pages for:

Helplines

Websites

Other services

These can help when you are having thoughts of suicide or are in a suicidal crisis. They can also help if you are concerned about someone.

We believe there's no shame in reaching out for help if you are feeling stressed, depressed or experiencing suicidal crisis in some form. If you're not sure of who to reach out to in your community and don't want to download the app, some of the contacts on our "Find Help Now" pages could help. People who care are ready to help you right now.

View Find Help Now

New features

The Stay Alive app has been given a complete overhaul. It's packed with more resources, more tools, and more information to help you or those you are worried about stay safe.

Optionally create a StayAlive account that will allow you to synchronise your LifeBox and other content across multiple devices, including the new website at www.stayalive.app.

The LifeBox now allows you to add videos and other file types alongside your existing photos.

There's a new search facility in the Find Help Now section which allows you to search for resources, helping you find exactly what you need.

You can now share your Safety Plan, Wellness Plan, and Reasons for Living with family, friends, or anyone that may be supporting you.

Life-saving features

Quick access to UK national crisis support helplines.

Quick access to local crisis services across of the UK.

A safety plan that can be filled out by a person considering suicide.

A LifeBox to which the user can upload photos from their phone reminding them of their reasons to stay alive.

Safety contacts page.

Strategies for staying safe from suicide.

How to help a person thinking about suicide.

Wellness Plan for your recovery, a place for your positive thoughts, inspirations and ideas.

Suicide myth-busting.

Research-based reasons for living.

Online support services and other helpful apps.

Suicide bereavement resources.

All guidance and information within the app are reviewed and updated every 6 months to check all resources are updated and links are in working order.

The app is fully compliant with GDPR and international data management standards.

"This weekend I found the online support list and the keeping safe for now section helpful and made me feel less lonely. Unlike so many mental health apps yours is not patronising and doesn't claim to 'fix' anyone. No app will ever be able to fix me but yours kept me company during a very long, dark weekend. Thank you for that."
Anonymous, via Facebook

"[The app helped me help someone else to stay alive] by introducing and making clear the option of 'stay safe for now'. This was so helpful for the young person I was working with who felt as if she had no choice other than to try and kill herself given how hopeless she felt."
Anonymous, via online survey

"Aside from Breathing exercises, grounding techniques and lots of useful tips and contacts, it has a section called 'My Life-box'. Here I can add pictures that remind me of my reasons to stay alive. I uploaded a funny photo of Si, one of my Mum and Dad celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and one of Saagar and I, happy together. This is the next best thing to a friend sitting with me, holding my hand when I am down and out."
SANGEETA MAHAJAN, on her blog.

A life saving story...

"I have had the Stay Alive app on my phone for many months, I keep my safety plan updated on it and have read a lot of the content. This has been incredibly helpful for me, but it is in the event of crisis that I have found the app most useful.

A few months ago I found myself in a position where my thoughts of suicide were so strong and prominent, that I needed immediate help to avoid another suicide attempt. In previous moments like this I have not known where to turn for help and have instead begun turning suicide plans into actions.

Fortunately, when I was trying to think if there were options other than suicide open to me, I remembered that I have the app and that it might help. I was able to immediately dial through to a helpline using the crisis resources on the "find help now" section of the app and they were able to support me and keep me safe in the short term, until further help could be reached. They were also able to help friends look after me.

I think perhaps without the app and its ability to help me to find help, strong suicidal thoughts would have become another suicide attempt. I believe that it is a unique resource which I carry with me everywhere I go, which gives it an unbelievable scope to help."
Brighton resident

StayAlive in professional healthcare settings

The app is included on mental health patients' discharge paperwork at Brighton & Hove and Haywards Heath Accident & Emergency Departments

The app is pre-installed on a number of counselling service waiting room tablets

Sussex Police promote the app to staff on their intranet and also to community members on their public-facing website

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust promote the app to their staff and service users

A wide range of mental health practitioners (both clinical and non-clinical) and therapists are using the app in and/or between sessions with their patients and clients

A recent independent evaluation report (PDF) from the Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network showed the app helped 76% of at-risk users to stay safe from suicide. The upgrade and evaluation were funded by the Crisis Care Concordat - Beyond Places of Safety scheme from the Department of Health & Social Care.
Stay Alive: Qualitative Review and Opportunity Cost Model (PDF)

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Stay Alive App - Grassroots Suicide Prevention

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Stay Alive is a suicide prevention app for the UK, packed full of resources, useful information, and tools to help you stay safe or help someone else.