General Resources for Carers

Beacon of Hope
A collection of resources for people whose partners are diagnosed with a severe mental illness.

Carers | Mind
Information from UK mental health charity Mind. Includes general advice (how to cope as a carer, how to help someone who’s suicidal) as well as details of UK-specific services and legislation.

Codependents Anonymous
Codependence can be described as the strong tendency to take care of someone else in a way that interferes with their ability to be responsible for themselves. This won’t apply to all carers, but if it’s an issue you struggle with, you might find the CoDA 12-step programme helpful.

Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Significant Others
An email list for the spouses, families, friends and other loved ones of those who suffer from bipolar disorder (manic depression).

How Families & Close Friends Can Help
This page is aimed at the families and friends of people with bipolar disorder, but a lot of the advice is also useful for any mental health issue where the sufferer is reluctant to admit they have a problem or seek help.

Dissociation

The Significant Other’s Guide to Dissociative Identity Disorder
A wealth of information for partners and friends of those diagnosed with DID.

Personality Disorders

Anything to Stop the Pain
A website for partners and parents of people with borderline personality disorder (BPD), with lots of information and an online support group.

Self-Harm

Help for families and friends of people who self-injure
Some guidelines for dealing with self-injury in a friend or family member, written from the perspective of someone who self-harms.

Self-Injury: Family and Friends
Article by a clinical psychologist for the families and friends of people who self-injure. Help with thoughts and feelings you may have, and advice on dos and don’ts.

Trauma and Abuse

Pandora’s Project | Secondary Survivors
Resources and online support for friends, family and partners of rape and sexual abuse survivors.