Health and Mental
Health
Anxiety
Care
Helpline and other support for people with anxiety problems, obsessive-compulsive
disorders and phobias, and their carers.
020 8478 3400
CALM
Advice and counselling for young men aged 15 - 24 who are feeling
depressed or anxious.
Open 5 pm - 3 am.
0800 585 858
Crisis
line
Help line for people living in Greater Manchester who are in crisis
which is affecting their mental health, including people with severe
and/or long term mental health problems. Listening service, support,
advice and information. Access to crisis accommodation via the helpline.
0808 808 2007
DIAL
UK network of disability information and advice services run by
people with direct experience of disability.
(01302) 310 123
Focus
Line
Helpline providing support and information for anyone affected by
mental health issues, including carers and families.
0800 027 2127
Health
information service
Provides information on NHS services, coping with illnesses and
treatments. Provides information about support groups and help lines
including mental health, sexual health and those providing information
relating to pregnancy/abortion.
0800 66 55 44
Help
with health costs advice line
Available 09.00 - 18.00, Monday to Friday; 09.00 - 12.00, Saturday.
0800 9177711
MARCH
(Mental Aftercare in Registered Care Homes)
Helpline providing advice on all aspects of mental health care,
and day services for people who are, or have been, suffering from
a mental disorder
01698 815400
Mental
Health Helpline
0500 639000
MIND
infoline
0845 766 0163
NHS
Direct
0845 4647
Rethink
Severe Mental Illness - National Advice Service
020 8974 6814
SANELINE
Helpline providing information and advice on mental health.
0845 767 8000
Sexual
Health Information Line
0800 567 123
Threshold
- Women and Mental Health Info line
0845 3000 0911
Women's
Health
Mon-Fri 9.30am-1.30pm
0845 125 5254 (local rate)
Young
Minds
Help line and other support services for parents concerned about
the mental health of a baby, child or young person.
0800 018 2138
Self
injury
Bristol
Crisis Service for Women
Telephone counselling for any woman in distress, with a particular
focus on self-harm and self-injury.
0117 925 1119
GYL
Project
Help line providing information, support and befriending to young
lesbians, gay men and bisexuals, their families and friends. Support
for young lesbians who self harm.
01656 649990
Help
for Women in Distress
Help and support for women, especially for those who self injure.
Friday & Saturday, 9 pm - 12.30 am., Sunday, 6 pm - 9 pm.
(0117) 952 1119
Project
SPEAR
Telephone information and support for people whom self harm and
those with stress related illness.
01793 520111
Self
Harm Alliance
Volunteer run group and help line providing information and support
to people affected by self harm, including friends, family and professionals
who work with them.
01242 578820
Zest
Telephone counselling and other support services for individuals
who self harm or attempt suicide.
028 7126 6999
Alcohol
Al-Anon
020 7403 0888
Alcohol
and Drug Abuse
800-729-6686
Alcoholics
Anonymous
0845-7697555
Alcoholics
Anonymous (London)
020 7833 0022
DRINKLINE
Drinkline is a national alcohol helpline providing counselling,
support, advice and information.
Available 9am - 11pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9am
until 11pm on Monday evenings
0800 917 8282
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS
0800 289 061
Violence
and abuse
Anger
and Stress Management Centre
Telephone advice, support and referral service on anger, conflict
and stress management for young people, parents, teachers and adults
with work or relationship problems.
020 8441 1153
DIAS
Telephone and other domestic violence services. Support, advice,
guidance and advocacy. Drop-in centre. Counselling, chaperone service.
Counselling for child witnesses to domestic violence.
01942 495230
Domestic
Violence/Abuse Line
Telephone information and listening service for anyone concerned
about domestic violence or abuse.
0808 808 8088
Everyman
Project
Helpline for anyone concerned about a man's violence. Counselling
for men who want to stop their violent or abusive behaviour.
020 7737 6747
HALT
Domestic Violence
0113 243 2632
Refuge
Refuge's 24 hour national domestic violence helpline provides: emotional
support, advice on housing, welfare rights and legal assistance,
and referrals.
0808 808 9999
Women
and Girls Network
Telephone advice, face to face counselling, group work and complementary
health services for women and girls overcoming experiences of violence
- sexual, physical or emotional, recent or past. Referrals to specialist
services.
020 7610 434
Women's
Aid 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline
Helpline for women experiencing physical, emotional or sexual violence
in the home. Provide advice, information and support, and can refer
callers to local refuges and emergency and temporary accommodation
across England. All calls charged at local rates.
08457 023 468
General
help
Careline
- Crisis Telephone Helpline
(open Monday - Friday 10am-4pm and 7pm-10pm)
020 8514 1177
City
of London Social Work Emergency Duty Service
(open Monday-Thursday 5.15pm-9am and at weekends from Friday 5.15pm-Monday
9am)
020 8356 2300
Connections
Youth Counselling Service
01793 695255
Gamcare
Advice and counselling on gambling problems
0845-6000133
London
Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
020 7837 7324
Open
Door - Counselling Service for Young People
Free and confidential service for under 26's.
0121 472 2071
Samaritans
08457 909090
Samaritan
Youth Project
020 8692 5228
Shelterline
Telephone advice and information for those with a housing problem
0808 800 4444
Supportline
Supportline provides a confidential telephone helpline offering
emotional support to any individual on any issue. The helpline is
primarily a preventative service and aims to support people before
they reach the point of crisis. It is particularly aimed at those
who are socially isolated, vulnerable, at risk groups and victims
of any form of abuse
020 8554 9004
The
Line to What Now?
Telephone advice and information for young people aged 11-25. Subjects
covered include housing, benefits, education, employment and training,
family and relationships, money, sex and sexuality, health, drugs.
0800 511 111
Legal
CLS
Telephone Advice Line (Community Legal Service)
Helpline offering legal advice on welfare benefits law.
0845 120 2982
Disability
Law Service
Legal advice helpline for disabled people, their families and carers.
020 7791 9800
Disability
Rights Commission Helpline
Helpline providing information and advice for disabled people and
employers about rights and duties under the Disability Discrimination
Act. Can arrange legal advice, and conciliation to help resolve
disputes.
08457 622633
Legal
Helpline outside office hours
0800 0834345
Liberty
(The National Council for Civil Liberties)
Advice on civil rights issues including criminal justice, police
complaints, public order, privacy, strip-search, censorship, access
to personal files, rights of immigrants, lesbians and gay men, mental
health patients, prisoners and travellers.
0845 123 2307
National
Youth Advocacy Service
Information, advice and advocacy services for children and young
people up to the age of 25. Legal service for any child or young
person through a network of advocates and in-house solicitors.
0800 616101
Drugs
National
Drugs Helpline
0800 77 66 00
Birmingham
Drugline
Full range of services.
0800 0561429
Breakthrough
drug Awareness
Telephone information and other services on all aspects of drug
use. Counselling for young drug users and their families.
0808 800 2020
City
Roads Crisis Intervention
020 7278 8671 Crisis line
CLOUDS
Offering help, hope and freedom from alcohol and drug dependency
Tel: 01747 830733
Crack
Outreach Team
Help and treatment for users. Support to family and friends
(0121) 685 6722
FRANK
CAMPAIGN HELPLINE
Available 365 days a year 24 hours a day
Provides information and advice about drugs and information on local
services.
0800 776600
Health
Works
0800 137491
Hungerford
Drug Project (Turning Point)
020 7437 3523
Narcotics
Anonymous London
020 7730 0009
RELEASE
Advice on health and welfare aspects of drug use and the legal consequences.
020 7603 8654
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