{"id":933,"date":"2019-05-01T13:28:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T13:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/?page_id=933"},"modified":"2025-10-27T16:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:29:23","slug":"resource-directory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/resource-directory\/","title":{"rendered":"Resource Directory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Welcome to the REACT Resource Directory.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We hope you find this useful.<br \/>\nThese resources offer more detailed explanations and information on various topics relevant to supporting someone with bipolar disorder or psychosis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It can be possible to have too much information and sometimes difficult to find the right information when searching online. We have tried to help make this easier by signposting to resources we think you will find helpful. Please note that addresses and web links do change over time. If any of the links no longer work, then do let us know and we will update them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>If you need more urgent help and are already in contact with mental health services, please contact them directly. If you are not in contact with mental health services the following might be helpful:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your own GP<\/li>\n<li>Your local out of hours GP or A+E visit <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/\">www.nhs.uk<\/a><\/u> if you\u2019re unsure where to find the services)<\/li>\n<li>For someone to talk to over the phone call Samaritans on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org<\/li>\n<li>If you feel there is a serious and immediate risk please call the emergency services on <a href=\"tel:999\">999<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have any queries about the Resource Directory, please email us at <a href=\"mailto:reactsupporter@lancaster.ac.uk\">reactsupporter@lancaster.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221; style=&#8221;double&#8221; border_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221; style=&#8221;double&#8221; border_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;1204&#8243; 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