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Health

Good health is important if you want to enjoy life to the full, so:

Think about ways to stay healthy.

Don’t put off getting help with any health problems you may have

Don’t struggle on your own; get support early before the problems get too big. If you feel you can’t talk to your family about what’s worrying you, speak to your Connexions Personal Adviser or contact any of the below:

GENERAL HEALTH

Black Health Agency
0845 450 4247
www.blackhealthagency.org.uk

NHS Direct
0845 4647
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

MENTAL HEALTH

Campaign Against Living Miserably (C.A.L.M.)
0800 58 58 58
www.thecalmzone.net

Central Youth
0161 480 9600
www.centralyouth.org.uk

ALCOHOL

Stockport Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Service (MOSAIC)
0161 480 5939
http://www.stockportdrugservices.org/youth.htm

Drinkline
0800 917 8282

SMOKING

www.quit.org.uk
QUIT

Stockport Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Service (MOSAIC)
0161 480 5939
http://www.stockportdrugservices.org/youth.htm

SEXUAL HEALTH

Central Youth
0161 480 9600
www.centralyouth.org.uk

Brook in Manchester Advisory Service
0161 237 3001
http://www.brook.org.uk/content/M4_GoToBrookDyn.asp?strAction=Detail&intBrookCentreID=17

www.likeitis.org.uk
Information on sexual health

www.teenagehealthfreak.org
Information for young people on health issues