Trusted self help resources
Our self help guides have helped thousands of people take their first steps towards better mental health.
Mental health staff and people with lived experience of mental health problems work to help create our guides. They offer simple advice, tips, and self help techniques that you can use in your own time.
Awards
Our guides are recognised for their high quality.
They received 15 awards at the British Medical Association (BMA) Patient Information Awards between 2010 and 2019:
Commended
Stress and anxiety – a self help guide for people in prison
Highly Commended
Sleeping Problems
Highly Commended
Obsessions and Compulsions
Commended
Anxiety
Commended
Post Traumatic Stress
Commended
Postnatal Depression
Commended
Domestic Violence - easy read
Highly Commended
And shortlisted in the Information produced by NHS Trusts Award
Depression and Low Mood - a guide for partners
Co-produced with OnePlusOne
Highly Commended
Anxiety - easy read
Highly Commended
Eating Disorders
Commended
Self harm
Highly Commended Runner-up
In the Wellbeing Award
Social Anxiety
Highly Commended
And shortlisted in the Information produced by NHS Trusts Award
Hearing Voices and Disturbing Beliefs
Commended
Alcohol and You
Highly Commended
Understanding what influences your mental health
The BMA Patient Information Awards ended in 2019.