Support Groups - Links & Resources

Support Groups - Links & Resources

British Diabetic Association
sugaring the pill of having to live with diabetes.
www.diabetes.org.uk/bda.htm

British Heart Foundation
The dazzling displays of graphics are at the expense of greater depth of information, and the entire site can be viewed unnervingly quickly.
www.bhf.org.uk

CancerBACUP
This site shows how a little financial investment from sponsors can help support groups really add a new dimension to what they do. Few other sites provide so much help with so little frustration.
www.cancerbacup.org.uk

CancerHelp
An excellent start point for someone worried about cancer.
medweb.bham.ac.uk/cancerhelp/index.html

Cocaine Anonymous
The main part of the site consists of its ethos and the way it goes about helping people who help themselves. In the background float the words "Hope, Faith, Courage".
www.cauk.org.uk

Diabetes Insight
A slightly overdone site that is nevertheless well informed and useful.
www.diabetic.org.uk

Health Centre UK
Although some of the links are no longer working, this is still a good site for people who want a more personal approach.
www.healthcentre.org.uk/hc/clinic/support.htm

National Childbirth Trust
A nice looking site but sadly lacking to information and general support.
www.nct-online.org

NCH Action for Children
This is a great example of how a charity can cost-effectively backup its work by using the Internet. Best of all is the parent's guide to the Internet, which helps support mums and dads who aren't dedicated surfers understand the perils and pleasures of surfing.
www.nchafc.org.uk

NSPCC
Information for those who are suffering from child abuse, as well as for those who want to help.
www.nspcc.org.uk

Oppositional Defiant Support Group
The site has a real air of a home for those who have battled with a major problem and found kindred spirits.
www.conductdisorders.com

Patient UK
A great start point for medical queries, this site should be in everyone's bookmarks.
www.patient.org.uk

Psych Central: Dr Grohol's Mental Health Page
An excellent site which manages to plug the gap between uninformed conversation and clinical procedure on a whole range of matters.
psychcentral.com

The Samaritans
The site has many articles that may be of comfort, and a link to contact a samaritan by email if you prefer not to ring.
www.samaritans.org.uk

Scope
As with many other charities, little thought has been given to how the site may offer more than just its main activities.
www.scope.org.uk

Terence Higgins Trust
An excellent website that continues the good work that the trust has already done.
www.tht.org.uk