Please see below for Self Help Organisations that you may find helpful.
Action on Addiction
Tel: 0845 126 4130
Web: www.actiononaddiction.org.uk
Provides advice and support for anyone worried about someone they know who is suffering from an addiction problem.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tel: 0845 769 7555
Web: www.alcoholic-anonymous.org.uk
Provides information for people needing support and advice about the nature of alcohol dependence
Anxiety UK
Tel: 0344 477 5774
Web: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Anxiety UK is a national registered charity gor those affected by anxiety, stress and anxiety based depression.
Bereavement Advice Centre
Tel: 0800 634 9494
Web: www.bereavementadvice.org
Provides support and advice for people on what needs to be done after a death.
CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
Tel: 0808 802 5858
Web: www.thecalmzone.net
Facebook: Facebook.com/theCALMzone
A male suicide prevention charity – suicide is currently the single biggest killer of 15-34 year old men in the UK – offering help, advice and information
Carers Direct
Tel: 0808 802 0202
Web: www.nhs.uk/carersdirect
Provides a guide to practical support and help available to carers.
Child Death Helpline
Tel: 0800 282 986
Web: www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk
Offers support to those bereaved by loss of a child in any circumstances.
Cruse Bereavement Care
Tel: 0870 167 1677 (Helpline)
0808 808 1677 (Young Persons Helpline)
Web: https://www.cruse.org.uk/
Helpline for anyone affected by bereavement
Eating Disorders Association
Helpline: 08456 341 414
Tel: 01603 619 090
Web: www.b-eat.co.uk
Provides information and help on all aspects of eating disorders, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, binge eating disorder and related eating disorders
Men’s Advice Line
Tel: 0808 801 0327
Web: www.mensadviceline.org.uk
Men’s Advice Line: a confidential helpline for any man experiencing domestic violence and abuse from a partner (or ex-partner).
MIND
Tel: 0845 766 0163 (Helpline)
Web: www.mind.org.uk
Leading UK Mental Health Charity offering supported housing, crisis helplines, drop-in centres, counselling, befriending, advocacy, employment and training schemes
Narcotics Anonymous
Tel: 0845 373 3366 (Helpline)
Web: www.ukna.org
A voluntary organisation run by recovering addicts. Provides information for people needing support and advice about the nature of drug addiction
National Centre for Domestic Violence
Tel: 0800 970 2070
Web: www.ncdv.org.uk
Helps victims of domestic violence obtain non-molestation and injunctions from court to protect them from further abuse.
National Self Harm Network
Tel: 0845 766 0163
Web: www.nshn.co.uk
Provides information, contacts and workshops on matters relating to self harm and promotes survivor written literature
No Panic
Helpline: 0808 808 0545
Web: www.nopanic.org.uk
Runs local self help groups and produces a range of leaflets, information and audio tapes
OCD Action
Tel: 0845 390 6232
Web: www.ocdaction.org.uk
A national charity for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and the related disorders such as body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), compulsive skin picking (CSP) and trichotillomania
OCD UK
Tel: 0845 120 3778
Web: www.ocduk.org
OCD-UK is an OCD charity that is a charity for children and adults with OCD, run by sufferers, for sufferers. It facilitates a safe environment for people affected by OCD to communicate with each other and provide mutual understanding and support
One Parent Families/Gingerbread
Tel: 0808 802 0925
Web: www.gingerbread.org.uk
Provides information for lone parents on issues including: legal rights, benefits, maintenance, work, education and childcare.
PAPYRUS (Prevention of Young Suicide)
Tel: 0870 170 4000 (Helpline)
Web: www.papyrus-uk.org
Provides information for parents of suicidal children and supports those bereaved by suicide
Relate
Tel: 0300 100 1234
Web: www.relate.org.uk
Information on relationship counselling, psychosexual therapy, mediation and online advice.
Rethink
Tel: 0300 5000 927
Web: www.rethink.org
National Mental Health Charity: provision of expert advice and information to those affected by mental health problems.
Samaritans
Tel: 08457 909090
Web: www.samaritans.org
Providing 24 hour phone support, Samaritans is a national charity and the co-ordinating body for 201 Samaritans branches. Their aim is to reduce emotional distress and reduce suicidal feelings so that fewer people die by suicide.
SANE
Tel: 0845 767 8000 (helpline)
Web: www.sane.org.uk
Provides emotional support, practical help and information for people affected by mental illness
Social Anxiety
Web: www.social-anxiety.org.uk
A volunteer led organisation – providing information on social anxiety and related issues: support and information for shyness and self-consciousness; resources for understanding and combatting stress symptoms and nervous tension.
Talk to Frank
Tel: 0800 77 66 00
Web: www.talktofrank.com
Formerly known as the National Drugs Helpline; a website ad telephone helpline offering advice, information and support to anyone concerned about drugs and substance misuse, including drug misusers, their families, friends and carers
Terrence Higgins Trust
Tel: 0845 1221 200
Web: www.tht.org.uk
Offers information and general advice to those affected or concerned about HIV.
The Way Foundation
Tel: 0870 011 3450
Web: www.widowedandyoung.org.uk
Provides a support network for men and women widowed under the age of 50 and their children
Triumph Over Phobia (TOPUK)
Tel: 0845 600 9601
Web: www.topuk.org
A national network of structured self-help groups. Helpline for people experiencing anxiety disorders
We Stand
Tel: 0800 980 1958
Web: https://westand.org.uk/
Help and support for parents and carers whose children have been sexually abused.
Women’s Aid
Web: www.womensaid.org.uk
Women’s Aid is a national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. Their Survivor’s Handbook provides practical support and information for women experiencing domestic abuse, with simple guidance on every aspect of seeking support.
Young Minds
Young Minds is a UK-based mental health charity that focuses on providing support and resources for children, young people, and their parents. They aim to ensure that all young people can access the mental health support they need