You might find it helpful to examine the sections of this site that relate to the cause of your depression, if you know what this is. Examples include bereavement, financial difficulties, addictive problems, relationship issues or legal matters. 

• Advice from Mind, the UK’s leading mental health charity:
  
  
  • Mind guide to understanding depression 
  • Mind guide to understanding postnatal depression 
  • Mind guide to understanding seasonal affective disorder
    
    
• The Depression Alliance
  
  A charity which offers help to people with depression, run by sufferers themselves. Website includes symptoms of depression, treatments for depression, and local groups.
  Website: www.depressionalliance.org
  
  
• NHS Direct: All the health information you need on one website.
  Website: http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/ or, for those in Scotland, http://www.nhs24.com/
  
  
• Vet Helpline
  
  Friendly people with personal experience of the veterinary profession are there to talk to you in complete confidence about whatever is troubling you.
  Tel: 07659 811 118 (local call rates apply, 24hr rapid response answer phone).
  
  
• Veterinary Surgeons’ Health Support Programme
  
  Completely confidential professional help with alcohol, drug, addiction & mental health issues. 
  Tel: 07946 634220
  
  
• Samaritans
  
  Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental support, 24 hours a day for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.
  Address: Chris, PO Box 90 90, Stirling, FK8 2SA
  Tel: 08457 90 90 90 
  Email: jo@samaritans.org
  Website: www.samaritans.org