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DVD Guides

   
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A Vision of Hope

A Self-Help Guide to Reducing Suicide and the Risks Associated with Self-Harm.

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A Vision of Hope

A Young Person's Guide to Reducing Suicide and the Risks Associated with Self-Harm.

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Stress Management Self-Help Guide

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A Young Person's Guide to Stress & Emotional Management

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If you are living in the north of Glasgow and would like to receive a free copy of any of the DVDs featured above please contact Michelle or Lyndsey at the North Glasgow Healthy Living Community

For those living outwith North Glasgow there is a charge of £10 per copy.

Tel: 0141336 7000
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Self-Help Resources

These resources will provide you with self-help reading material along with contact details of agencies who can help you with specific problems such as debt, addictions or mental health issues.

 

  • Self-help Reading List
  • Support Agencies & Useful Links: Adults
  • Support Agencies & Useful Links: Young People

Self-Help Reading List

Thriving on Stress Jan Sutton
Teach Yourself Managing Stress Terry Looker & Olga Gregson
Stress Busters Robert Holden
Managing Stress: The Stress Survival Guide for Today U. Markham
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook M. Davis & E.R. Yeshelman
The Book of Stress Survival: How to Relax and Live Positively A. Kirsta
Beating Stress at Work A. Woodham
How to Relax and Overcome Stress V. Colemam
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway Susan Jeffers
Stand Like Mountain Flow Like Water B. L. Seaward PHD
The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Managing Stress Jeff Davidson

Self Harm

Bodily Harm: The breakthrough healing program for self-injurers Karen Contario and Wendy Lader
Cutting Steven Levenkron
Healing the Hurt Within Jan Sutton
The Scarred Soul: Understanding and Ending Self-Inflicted Violence Tracy Alderman
What's the Harm? Lois Arnold and Anne Macgill
Women and Self Harm Gerrilyn Smith, Dee Cox and Jacqui Saradjian
Women Living with Self-Injury Jane Wegscheider Hyman

Suicide

How I Stayed Alive when my brain was trying to kill me: One Person’s Guide to Suicide Prevention Susan Rose Blauner
Suicide: the forever decision: For Those Thinking about Suicide, and for Those who Know, Love or Counsel Them Paul G. Quinnet

Borderline Personality Disorder

Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder Rachael Reiland
I Hate You – Don’t Leave MeJerold J Kreisman Hal Straus
Lost in the Mirror: An inside look at Borderline Personality Disorder Richard Moskovitz
New Hope for People with Borderline Personality Disorder Neil Bockian
Stop Walking on Eggshells Paul Mason Randi Kreger

Trauma and Abuse

Breaking Free: Help for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Carolyn Ainscough and Kay Toon
Wounded Boys, Heroic Men: Man's Guide to Recovering from Child Abuse Daniel Jay Sonkin
Abused Men: The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence Philip W. Cook
It's My Life Now: Starting Over After an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence Meg Dugan and Roger Hock

Self Help

Five Simple Steps to Emotional Healing: The Last Self-help Book You Will Ever Need Gloria Arenson
How to Stop Worrying (Overcoming Common Problems) Frank Tallis
Growing Yourself Back Up John Lee
Manhood Steve Biddulph
The Little Book of Recovery Bev Aisbett

Support Agencies and Useful Links for Adults

Al-Anon Family Groups

Tel: 0141 339 8884

Alcoholics Anonymous

Tel: 0845 76 97 555

Breathing Space

www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk
Tel: 0141 435 3901
Fax: 0141 435 3902
Postal Address: Clyde Contact Centre, Beardmore Street, Clydebank, G81 4HX

Breathing Space is a free, confidential phone and web based service for people in Scotland, experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.  We are here in times of difficulty to provide a safe and supportive space by listening, offering advice and information. It is our belief and hope that by empowering people, they will have the resources to recover.

Citizens Advice Bureau (North Glasgow)

Tel: 0141 770 7869

Community Addiction Team (North Glasgow)

Tel: 0141 276 4580

Community Mental Health Team (North Glasgow)

Tel: 0141 531 9300 / 0141 553 8770

Debt Advisory Service

Tel: 08000 191 278

Domestic Abuse Helpline

Tel: 0800 027 1234

Family Support Project

Tel: 0141 276 4160

Glasgow Council on Alcohol

Tel: 0141 353 1800

Glasgow LGBT Centre

www.glgbt.org.uk
Tel: 0141 552 4958

Celebrating equality and diversity in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Opening Times: Monday - Sunday 11am - 12 midnight

The Hamish Allan Centre (homelessess)

Freephone: 0800 838 502
Tel: 0141 287 1800

Lifelink

Tel: 0141 548 1515

Maryhill and Possil Stress Centre

Tel: 0141 347 1788

Maryhill Citizen Advice Centre

Tel: 0141 948 0204

Milton Advice Centre

Tel: 0141 564 1463

Money Advice Scotland

Tel: 0141 572 0237

NHS 24

Tel: 08454 24 24 24

Out of Hours Community Psychiatric Nurses

Tel: 0845 650 1730

ParentLine Scotland

ParentLine Scotland Tel: 0808 800 2222
Opening Times: The helpline is open between 9am and 5pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and from 9am and 9pm on Tuesday and Thursday.

ParentLine Scotland is the free confidential helpline that you can call if you are worried about your child or a child that you know. No matter how big or small the problem is, we can listen to you and offer you advice, support and information or tell you where to go for more help. If you want to talk we want to listen.

Peter G Farrell Specialist in Human Rights Law

Tel: 0141 552 0033

Positive Action in Housing

Tel: 0141 353 2220

Rape Crisis

Tel: 0141 552 3200

Royston Credit Union

Tel: 0141 553 1248

Samaritans

www.samaritans.org
Tel: UK & ROI: 08457 909090
Tel: IRELAND: 1850 609090
Email: jo@samaritans.org

Samaritans address for callers is: Chris, PO Box 90 90, Stirling, FK8 2SA

Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.

Whatever you're going through, whether it's big or small, don't bottle it up. We are here for you if you're worried about something, feel upset or confused, or just want to talk to someone.

We offer our service by telephone, email, letter and face to face in most of our branches.

Samaritans is available to anyone in the UK and Ireland. If you live outside of the UK and Ireland, visit www.befrienders.org to find your nearest helpline.

Sandyford North (sexual health services)

Tel: 0141 531 6703

Scottish Domestic Abuse

Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0800 027 1234

Free-phone number is available 24 hours all year round, providing confidential support & information to anyone affected by domestic abuse.

Scottish Helpline for Older People

Tel: 0845 125 9732

Scottish Refugee Council

Tel: 0141 2489799

Scottish Women's Aid

Tel: 0141 553 2022

Social Work (out of hours)

Tel: 0800 811 505

Social Work Services Maryhill

Tel: 0141 276 6200

Social Work Services Possil

Tel: 0141 276 4570

Social Work Services Royston

Tel: 0141 276 7010

Social Work Services Springburn

Tel: 0141 276 4710

Springburn Health Centre

Tel: 0141 531 6700

Sunnylaw Advice Centre

Tel: 0141 336 3405


Support Agencies and Useful Links for Children and Young People

Children 1ST

www.children1st.org.uk
Tel: 0131 446 2300

For over 120 years CHILDREN 1ST (formerly the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children) has been working to give every child in Scotland a safe and secure childhood.

Today, CHILDREN 1ST:

  • supports families under stress
  • protects children from harm and neglect
  • helps children recover from abuse
  • promotes children's rights and interests.

Get Connected

www.getconnected.org.uk
Tel: 0808 808 4994

HandsOnScotland

www.handsonscotland.co.uk

HandsOnScotland is a toolkit of helpful responses to encourage children and young people’s emotional wellbeing. It was commissioned by the Scottish Government following feedback from frontline workers working in children’s services about their lack of confidence in managing mental health problems.

Our team at Playfield Institute, National Health Service, Fife, have developed this resource with support from Barnardo’s and Dundee University.

This website is for anybody working with children and young people. It is a one-stop shop for practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people’s troubling behaviour, build up their self-esteem, and promote their positive mental wellbeing.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth Scotland

www.lgbtyouth.org.uk
Tel: 0845 113 0005
Opening Times: Tuesday 7:30-9pm

LGBT Youth Scotland is working towards the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people in the life of Scotland. They provide a range of services and opportunities for young people, families and professionals which aim to increase awareness and confidence; as well as reducing isolation and intolerance.

Lifelink

www.lifelink.org.uk
Tel: 0141 548 1515

Message Home Helpline

Tel: 0800 700 740

ngy logoNorth Glasgow Youth (NGY)

www.ngyouth.co.uk
Tel: (0141) 552 5413
Fax: (0141) 552 0886

North Glasgow Youth Stress Centre

www.youthstress.co.uk
Tel: 0141 552 3693

Runaway Helpline

Tel: 0808 800 7070

YoungMinds

www.youngminds.org.uk

YoungMinds is the only UK-wide charity specialising in children’s mental health and well-being. We are dedicated to promoting the very best outcomes for children and young people, through our own services – training and consultancy, our Parents Helpline, campaigning and lobbying – and through sharing and emerging practice.

Youth Health Talk

www.youthhealthtalk.org
Email: info@youhealthtalk.org

Young people talk about real life experiences of lifestyle and health.

 

 

 

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