Joe WellerOne of our group members is raising money for TOP UK. Joe is running the Swindon Half Marathon and has set up a fundraising page at Virgin Money Giving. Please support him in his challenge as he is new to long distance running. York GroupWe want to open a new self-help group in York. If you live in the area and would be interested in volunteering to help run the group please get in touch. Glasgow GroupWe are now taking applications for our Glasgow group. We need two more people to register and then we can get it up and running. Please get in touch if you have a phobia, OCD or other related anxiety disorder and you can get to Glasgow one evening each week. We can help you on to the road to recovery so please ask for an application form. TOP is coming to Scotland!If you have spotted the Scottish flag on our website you might have guessed that we are planning to open our first ever Scottish group. Details are being finalised for a self-help therapy group to open in Glasgow. If you suffer from OCD, a phobia or other related anxiety and live in or around Glasgow please get in touch for more information. New HorizonsThe Government wants to help everyone have better mental health and are currently working on a new plan called "New Horizons - Towards a Shared Vision for Mental Health". This will start in 2010. You can have a look at the plans in an easy to read booklet at the link below: http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_104426.pdf New Horizons is at the consultation stage and we have joined up with other anxiety charities to get the opinions of our members. We think it is very important that anxiety sufferers get their views heard as this document sets the tone for the next 10 years. Forest HillWe are now taking applications for our New London Group which will be meeting in Forest Hill on a Tuesday evening from 7pm. If you live in or around South East London and want help with a phobia or OCD then get in touch. If you are not sure if TOP UK can help you then get some inspiration from our Testimonial page! Congratulations to Dr Lynne DrummondWe are thrilled to announce that TOP UK Clinical Adviser Dr Lynne Drummond raised over £450 for TOP UK by running the British 10K London Run 2009 in July. New Groups
We are opening 4 new groups. The group leaders have been trained and once we have 3-4 people interested in attending we can open them. So if you live in any of the following areas and need help with OCD or a phobia please get in touch
- Torquay
- Northampton
- Richmond / Twickenham
- Forest Hill - London
BABCP Launch a New CBT RegisterA new online register has been launched by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and the Association for Rational and Emotive Behaviour Therapy (AREBT). These two organisations have come together to make it easier to get access to Psychological Therapies and now you can find an accredited CBT therapist with just a couple of clicks: http://www.cbtregisteruk.comCBT is a talking therapy that deals with a person's thoughts, feelings and how they behave. It is evidence-based psychotherapy recommended for the treatment of anxiety and depression and a whole range of mental health conditionsNew Group to open in ClaphamTOP is opening a new group in London. The group will meet in Clapham on a Monday evening. If you are interested in this group and would like some more information please get in touch - you can phone or email.New group in NorthamptonTOP is pleased to announce the opening of a brand new group in Northampton. If you live in the area and would like details, please get in touch. You can fill out the application form on this page, telephone or email. We look forward to hearing from you.Other potential groupsWe are actively seeking group leaders to open other new groups in Devon - particularly Barnstable and Bideford. Please take a look at our volunteering page for more information.
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