Social care library and information services

Mental health and mental health care

INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
Contact: Saven Morris, Librarian; Hélène Martin, Assistant librarian
Address: 112a Shirland Road , Maida Vale, London W9 2EQ
Phone: 020 7563 5008
email: library@iopa.org.uk
Website: www.psychoanalysis.org.uk/library.htm

Subjects covered: Psychoanalysis (theory, clinical), psychology

Access: annual membership available for £100.00, giving full access, including borrowing rights. Non-members: day/week passes available (charges apply). Reference only. Opening hours 12.30-20.30 Monday-Thursday.

Services: computers, internet, power points for laptops, interlibrary loans for members, photocopying (charges apply).

Disabled access: wheelchair accessible

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
Contact: Royal College of Psychiatrists Library and Information Service
Address: 17 Belgrave Square , London SW1X 8PG
Phone: 020 7235 2351 ext 138/152
email: infoservices@rcpsych.ac.uk
Website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk

Subjects covered: Psychiatry, mental illness and health, history of psychiatry

Access: College members: reference without charge; non-members: reference only, by appointment, £10.00 per day charge. Other charges apply to some services. Opening hours: 0930-1630 Monday-Friday.

Services: photocopier, three computers with online Medline/Internet facilities, scanner, four study spaces, document supply service, literature searches; library guide.

SAMARITANS
Contact: David Pygott
Address: The Upper Mill, Kingston Road , Ewell, Surrey KT17 2AF
Phone: 020 8394 8330
email: d.pygott@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org.uk/
Library catalogue:

Subjects covered: very specialist stock on suicide provided in an office environment. Intended primarily as internal staff resource.

Access: reference only, by appointment. For use as a library of last resort. Opening hours: office hours.

Disabled access: telephone for details.

TAVISTOCK AND PORTMAN NHS TRUST
Contact: The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust Library
Address: 120 Belsize Lane , London NW3 5BA
Phone: 020 7447 3868
email: lszwann@tavi-port.org
Website: http://www.tavi-port.org/

Subjects covered: Mental health, psychotherapy, psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, forensic psychotherapy, clinical psychology and social work.

Access: library opening hours term time: 09.00-21.00 Monday-Thursday,10.00-18.00 Friday, 10.00 am-17.00 vacation. Closed for 2 weeks during August. Check website for details for latest details.

Services: include postal loans, article photocopying service, literature searches. Different levels of membership and charges. For details of fee based services to external members see http://www.tavi-port.org/library.html and click on services.

VICTIM SUPPORT
Contact: The Dame Helen Reeves Library
Address: Cranmer House, 39 Brixton Road , London SW9 6DZ
Phone: 020 7896 3760
email: info@victimsupport.org.uk
Website: www.victimsupport.org.uk

Subjects covered: aims to provide a comprehensive collection on the subject of victims of crime. The coverage is multidisciplinary and includes work from the fields of psychology, law, social science, health, social care, mental health and criminology. Intended to support practitioners, researchers, students and Victim Support staff. Contains materials of all levels of readership from self-help manuals to academic research.

Access: staff members: full service. All others: reference only, by appointment. Monday-Friday - can be flexible about hours.

Services: computers, photocopying (charges apply)

Disabled access: the library is situated in the building's basement which is accessible by lift. The main entrance of the building has a single step. Minicom facilities are available.