Mental health

Mental illnesses affect one in four of us at some point in our lives. They include depression and manic depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, obsessions, phobias, as well as alcohol and drug addiction to name but a few.

These conditions can leave people confused and isolated and this in turn can lead to profound feelings of despair and even thoughts of suicide.

There are many misconceptions about mental illness, often fuelled by the images that we see on television and the 'scare stories' that we read in the media.

Boys who are suffering from mental illness can be referred to one of the School Counsellors. A system of self-referral applies to all year groups, but Tutors, Year Heads or the Second Master may advise and arrange this.

SANE is committed to helping people with these conditions as well as their families, carers and health professionals. This section contains information sheets written by SANE in collaboration with mental health professionals and service users. You will also find information relating to treatments, including medical treatments, antidepressants and the so called 'talking treatments'.

If you require any further information after reading these pages, please call SANELINE on 0845 767 8000 where one of our volunteers will try to answer your questions and will be able to support you through a crisis. Printed versions of all the information booklets are available from SANE (www.sane.org.uk) .

Two of the booklets; 'Schizophrenia: The Forgotten Illness' and 'Depression and Manic Depression' are also available in Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Punjabi and Urdu.

Downloads:

Young People's Mental Health - As featured in The Citizen (13-10-2006)
Depression - A factsheet written by SANE (www.sane.org.uk)