• Active Places
  www.activeplaces.com
  Site that lets you search for sports and fitness facilities anywhere in England.
• BBC Health Site
  www.bbc.co.uk/health
  The BBC's main health site.

·         BBC Healthy Living
www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthy_living
The healthy living pages in the BBC's health site.

·         British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
www.bases.org.uk
The UK professional body for all those with an interest in the science of sport and exercise.

·         British Heart Foundation
www.bhf.org.uk
At the forefront of the fight against heart disease.

·         Eatwell (Food Standards Agency)
www.eatwell.gov.uk
Eat well, be well. Helping you to make healthier choices.

·         Food Fitness
www.foodfitness.org.uk
Practical advice on healthy eating and an active lifestyle.

·         Weight Concern
www.weightconcern.com
Charity committed to addressing the physical and psychological health needs of overweight and obese people.

·         Citizens Advice Bureau helps

      http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index.htm#

      people resolve their legal, money and other problems

·         General Information Sites

o        General Health

§         http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/

§         For a full list of relevant links to Health Charities sites:

§         http://www.nhsia.nhs.uk/def/pages/links_charity.asp#s

·         Employement Laws resources

o        http://www.direct.gov.uk/Employment/Employees/RightsAtWork/fs/en

o        http://www.direct.gov.uk/Employment/Employees/FlexibleWorking/fs/en

·         Government financial advice and aid

o        http://www.direct.gov.uk/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/fs/en

·         Helplines

      http://www.samaritans.org.uk/

Stress related links

Helplines and support

First Steps to Freedom

Charity helping people who suffer from phobias, obsessional compulsive disorder, general anxiety, panic attacks, anorexia and bulimia, and those who wish to come off tranquillisers.
7 Avon Court, School Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2GX
Helpline: 0845 1202916
Web: www.first-steps.org

National Phobics Society

User-led organisation, run by sufferers and ex-sufferers of anxiety disorders supported by a medical advisory panel. Groups throughout the country for people experiencing anxiety.
Zion Community Resource Centre, 339 Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester M15 4ZY
Tel: 0870 7700 456 Fax: 0161 227 9862
Web: www.phobics-society.org.uk

No Panic

Voluntary charity helping people suffering from panic attacks, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorders and other related anxiety disorders, including tranquilliser withdrawal.
93 Brands Farm Way Telford Shropshire TF3 2JQ
Helpline: 0808 808 0545
Web: http://nopanic.org.uk

PAX

Information and advisory service for people who experience panic attacks, agoraphobia, social phobia and other related phobias and anxiety problems.
4 Manorbrook, Blackheath, London SE3 9AW
Web: www.panicattacks.co.uk

Triumph over Phobia

Network of structured self-help groups run by trained, lay volunteers teaching sufferers from phobia and OCD how to overcome their problem. Leaflets available - please send a SAE.
PO Box 344, Bristol BS34 8ZR
Tel: 0845 600 9601
Web: www.triumphoverphobia.com

Association for Coaching

Member association for professional coaches and organisations involved in coaching in the areas of executive, business, personal/life, speciality and group coaching.
66 Church Road, London W7 1LB
Web: www.associationforcoaching.com

British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies

A multi-disciplinary interest group for people involved in the practice and theory of behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy.
BABCP General Office Globe Centre PO Box 9 Accrington, BB5 2GD
Tel: 01254 875277 Fax: 01254 239114
Web: www.babcp.org.uk

British Psychological Society

Representative body for psychologist and psychology in the UK, with more than 36,000 members.
St Andrews House 48 Princess Road East Leicester LE1 7DR
Tel: 0116 254 9568 Fax: 0116 247 0787
Web: www.bps.org.uk

Centre for Stress Management

International training centre and consultancy that runs modular courses in stress management, stress counselling, psychotherapy and coaching.
156 Westcombe Hill, London SE3 7DH
Tel: 020 8293 4334 Fax: 020 8293 4114
Web: www.managingstress.com

Coaching Psychology Forum

Provides members of the British Psychological Society with an easy and effective way of sharing research and practice experiences that relate to psychology of coaching.
Web: http://coachingpsychologyforum.org.uk

Royal College of Psychiatrists

The professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the UK and the Republic of Ireland aiming to aadvance the science and practice of psychiatry and related subjects.
17 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PG
Tel: 020 7235 2351 Fax: 020 7245 1231
Web: www.rcpsych.ac.uk

British Heart Foundation

Charity playing a leading role in the fight against heart disease so that it is no longer a major cause of disability and premature death.
14 Fitzhardinge Street, London W1H 6DH
Tel: 020 7935 0185 Fax: 020 7486 5820
Web: www.bhf.org.uk

Health and Safety Executive

Responsible for regulating almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.
Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HS
Tel: 08701 545500 Fax: 02920 859260
Web: www.hse.gov.uk

Mental Health Foundation

UK organisation usingresearch and practical projects to help people survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems.
83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW
Tel: 020 7802 0300 Fax: 020 7802 0301
Web: www.mentalhealth.org.uk

Mind

Mental health charity working in England and Wales, aiming to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress.
PO Box 277 Manchester M60 3XN
MindinfoLine: 0845 766 0163. Deaf or speech impaired enquirers can use the same number (if using BT Textdirect add the prefix 18001)
Web: www.mind.org.uk