Places To Turn For Help

Below are some places to get some help:

• Abortion:

  Marie Stopes: https://mariestopes.org.uk/

  BPAS: https://www.bpas.org/

• Addiction:

  Ad Fam: http://www.adfam.org.uk/

  Addiction Helper: http://www.addictionhelper.com/

  Frank: http://www.talktofrank.com/

  Gam Care: http://www.gamcare.org.uk/

  Port of Call: https://portofcall.com/

  Drugs and Alcohol (Northern Ireland): https://drugsandalcoholni.info/

• Anxiety:

  Anxiety UK: http://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/

  No Panic: http://www.nopanic.org.uk/

  OCD Action: 0845 390 6232 ocdaction.org.uk Information and support for people with experience of OCD, and their friends, family and carers.

  OCD-UK: 03332 127 890 ocduk.org A charity run by people with OCD who campaign and can help with local support group information.

• Autism:

  Autism Independent UK: http://www.autismuk.com/

  The National Autistic Society: http://www.autism.org.uk/

• Bereavement:

  For information on suicide bereavement support, please visit our dedicated page here.

  Child Bereavement Network: http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk

  Child Bereavement UK: http://www.childbereavementuk.org/

  Compassionate Friends: http://www.tcf.org.uk/

  Cruse Bereavement Care: http://www.cruse.org.uk/

  Grief Encounter: http://www.griefencounter.org.uk/young-people/

  Hope Again – Cruse Bereavement for Children: https://www.hopeagain.org.uk/hope-again-about-us

• Borderline Personality Disorder:

  BPD World: http://www.bpdworld.org/

  Rethink: https://www.rethink.org/

• Bipolar:

  Bipolar UK: http://www.bipolaruk.org.uk/

  Rethink: https://www.rethink.org/

• Bullying:

  Bullying UK: http://www.bullying.co.uk/

  Kidscape: www.kidscape.org.uk

  StopSpeakSupport: www.stopspeaksupport.com/

• Carers:

  Carers Trust: http://www.carers.org/

  Carers UK: http://www.carersuk.org/

• Child Abuse current and historic:

  Barnardos: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/

  Cis’ters: http://cisters.org.uk/

  Childline: http://www.childline.org.uk/

  Help for Adult Victims of Child Abuse: www.havoca.org

  Mankind: http://www.mankindcounselling.org.uk/

  MOSAC: http://www.mosac.org.uk/

  National Association for People Abused in Childhood: http://napac.org.uk/

  National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

  Stop it Now: www.stopitnow.org.uk

  Survivors UK: https://www.survivorsuk.org

• Chronic Pain:

  Pain UK: https://painuk.org/members/charities/

  Pain Support: http://painsupport.co.uk/help-advice/medical-consults/

  Action on Pain: http://www.action-on-pain.co.uk/

• Counselling:

  Youth Access: http://www.youthaccess.org.uk/

  British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy: www.bacp.co.uk

  British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies: www.babcp.co.uk

  Counselling Directory: www.counselling-directory.org.uk/

  Joshua Nolan Foundation (Edinburgh only service): https://www.joshuanolanfoundation.org/

• Crime:

  Victim Support: https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/

• Debt:

  Step Change: https://www.stepchange.org/

  National Debtline: https://www.nationaldebtline.org/

  The Money Advice Service: https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en

• Depression:

  Charlie Waller Memorial trust: http://www.cwmt.org.uk/

  Peer Support via Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/

  Recovery Letters: http://therecoveryletters.com/

• Domestic Violence:

  Gov UK: https://www.gov.uk/stop-forced-marriage respectphoneline.org.uk mensadviceline.org.uk

  Womens Aid: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/helpline/

• Eating Disorders:

  BEAT: http://www.b-eat.co.uk/

• Elder abuse/ Learning disability abuse:

  Hourglass: https://wearehourglass.org/

  Respond: respond.org.uk

• Exam Advice:

  Student Mind: http://www.studentminds.org.uk/

  Childline: www.childline.org.uk

• General Help:

  Family Support Northern Ireland: https://www.familysupportni.gov.uk/

  Hub of Hope: https://hubofhope.co.uk/

  The Mix: http://www.themix.org.uk/

  Nightline Association: http://nightline.ac.uk/

  Young Minds: http://www.youngminds.org.uk/

  Youth Access: www.youthaccess.org.uk

  Public Health Agency Northern Ireland: https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/

  Public Health Agency Norther Ireland: Young Person’s Guide to Mental Health

  Public Health Agency Northern Ireland: Coronavirus Take 5

• Mental Health:

  Mind: http://www.mind.org.uk/

  Rethink: https://www.rethink.org/

  SANE: http://www.sane.org.uk/

  The Big White Wall: www.bigwhitewall.com

  DocReady: https://www.docready.org

  Minding Your Head (Northern Ireland): https://www.mindingyourhead.info/services

• Housing:

  Shelter: http://www.shelter.org.uk/

• Men:

  CALM: https://www.thecalmzone.net/

  Andy’s Man Club: http://andysmanclub.co.uk/

• Older People:

  Silverline: https://www.thesilverline.org.uk/

• Online Safety:

  Get Safe Online: https://www.getsafeonline.org/

• Parents Support:

  Barnardos: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/

  Family Lives: http://www.familylives.org.uk/

  Sure Start: https://www.gov.uk/find-sure-start-childrens-centre

  Young Minds: http://www.youngminds.org.uk/

  Gingerbread: https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/

• Pregnancy/Childbirth and Miscarriage:

  The Association for Post Natal Illness: 020 7386 0868 apni.org Provides support to mothers with postnatal depression.

  Birth trauma association: birthtraumaassociation.org.uk Support for women who have experienced traumatic childbirth, and their partners.

  The Miscarriage Association: miscarriageassociation.org.uk Information and support for anyone affected by miscarriage.

  Sands: sands.org.uk Stillbirth and neonatal death charity, providing information and support for anyone affected by these issues.

  PANDAS: pandasfoundation.org.uk Information and support for anyone experiencing a mental health problem during or after pregnancy.

• Prisoners:

  NACRO: https://www.nacro.org.uk/resettlement-advice-service/

  Offenders family helpline: http://www.offendersfamilieshelpline.org/

  PACT prison advice: http://www.prisonadvice.org.uk/

  UNLOCK: http://www.unlock.org.uk/

• Rape/Sexual Assault:

  Lifecentre: http://www.lifecentre.uk.com/

  Rape Crisis: http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/

  Survivors Trust: http://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/

• Relationships:

  Relate: www.relate.org.uk

• Self-Harm:

  Self Injury Support: http://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk/

• Sexuality and Gender:

  Beaumont Society: http://www.beaumontsociety.org.uk/

  LBGT Foundation: https://lgbt.foundation/

  LGBT Scotland: https://www.lgbthealth.org.uk/

  Stonewall: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/

• Suicide:

  Lifeline (Northern Ireland): https://www.lifelinehelpline.info/

  Maytree: http://www.maytree.org.uk/

  SOS (Silence of Suicide): https://sossilenceofsuicide.org/

• Support/Listening:

  If U Care Share: http://www.ifucareshare.co.uk/

  Samaritans: http://www.samaritans.org/

  Supportline: http://www.supportline.org.uk

  CALM: https://www.thecalmzone.net/

  Breathing Space: http://breathingspace.scot/

• Trauma:

  ASSIST trauma care helpline: 0178 856 0800 assisttraumacare.org.uk Information and specialist help for people with PTSD and anyone supporting them.

• Voices:

  Hearing Voices Network: http://www.hearing-voices.org/

• Women:

  Rights of Women: http://rightsofwomen.org.uk