Help Lines
Child Line
Phone: 0800 1111
Website: www.childline.org.uk
NSPCC
Phone: 0800 1111 for Childline for children
Phone: 0808 800 5000 for adults concerned about a child
Website: www.nspcc.org.uk
Staffordshire County Council (First Response Line)
Phone: 0800 131 3126
(E-mail: firstr@staffordshire.gov.uk)
Samaritans (Stafford)
Phone: 01785 243333
Samaritans (UK):
Phone: 08457 90 90 90
(E-mail: jo@samaritans.org)
Website: www.samaritans.org
AgeUK
Phone: 0800 169 6565
Website: www.ageuk.org.uk
Rethink Mental Illness
Support and advice for people living with mental illness.
Phone: 0300 5000 927
Website: www.rethink.org
Depression Alliance
Charity for sufferers of depression. Has a network of self-help groups.
Website: www.depressionalliance.org
CALM
CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15-35.
Website: www.thecalmzone.net
MDF: the bipolar organisation
A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.
Website: www.mdf.org.uk
Sane
Phone: 0845 767 8000 (daily, 6pm-11pm)
SANEmail email: sanemail@org.uk
Website: www.sane.org.uk
Mind
Phone: 0300 123 3393
Website: www.mind.org.uk
The Mental Health Foundation
Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Young Minds
Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals.
Phone: Parents' helpline 0808 802 5544
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
PAPYRUS
Young suicide prevention society.
Phone: HOPElineUK 0800 068 4141
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org
Refuge
Advice on dealing with domestic violence.
Phone: 0808 2000 247
Website: www.refuge.org.uk
Gamblers Anonymous
Website:
Runaway Helpline
Phone: 116 000
E-mail: runaway@missingpeople.org.uk
Website: www.runawayhelpline.org.uk
Alcoholics Anonymous
Phone: 0845 769 7555
Website:
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Narcotics Anonymous
Phone: 0300 999 1212
Website: www.ukna.org
Alzheimer's Society
Provides information on dementia, including factsheets and helplines.
Phone: 0845 300 0336
Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care
Phone: 0844 477 9400
Website:
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
Rape Crisis
Phone: 0808 802 9999
Website: www.rapecrisis.org.uk
Victim Support
Phone: 0845 30 30 900
Website: www.victimsupport.org
Beat
Phone: 0845 634 1414
Website: www.b-eat.co.uk
Family Lives
Phone: 0808 800 2222
Website: www.familylives.org.uk
Mencap
Charity working with people with a learning disability, their families and carers.
Phone: 0808 808 1111
Website: www.mencap.org.uk
Drink Line
Help with Alcohol abuse.
Phone: 0800 917 8282
FRANK
Help with drugs or substance misuse
Phone: 0800 77 66 00
E-mail: frank@talktofrank.com
Website: www.talktofrank.com
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Action
Support for people with obsessive compulsive disorder. Includes information on treatment and online resources.
Phone: 0845 390 6232
Website: www.ocdaction.org.uk
OCD UK
A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD.
Phone: 0845 120 3778
Website: www.ocduk.org
Panic attacks
Website offering free online course for people who suffer from panic attacks.
Phone: 01273 776 770 (to enrol only)
Website: www.panic-attacks.co.uk
No Panic
Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and OCD.
Phone: 0800 138 8889
Website: www.nopanic.org.uk
Anxiety UK
Charity providing support if you've been diagnosed with an anxiety condition.
Phone: 08444 775 774
Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Relate
Phone: 0300 100 1234 (for information on their services)
Website: www.relate.org
Shelter
Housing advice line
Phone: 0808 800 4444
Website: www.shelter.org.uk
Action on Elder Abuse
Phone: 0808 808 8141
E-mail: enquiries@elderabuse.org.uk
Website: www.elderabuse.org.uk
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