Additional Support

Helplines and support

• Alcoholics Anonymous  – At AA, Alcoholics Anonymous members help each other to stop drinking. If you think you need help with your drinking problem get in touch.
• BetKnowMore – Betknowmore UK is a UK charity helping people take back control of their life from gambling. Established by individuals with lived experience, who now use that insight to help others.
• GamCare – Free support for anyone affected by gambling harms across Great Britain. Speak to the National Gambling Helpline 24/7.
• Alcohol Change – We are the charity, Alcohol Change UK. We work for a society that is free from the harm caused by alcohol. We are not anti-alcohol; we are for alcohol change.
• Gamblers Anonymous
• With You – We are a charity that offers free, confidential support to people in England and Scotland who have challenges with drugs, alcohol or mental health.

Other resources

• NHS – Find advice and support for getting help with drug and gambling addiction.
• Drink Aware – Drinkaware provides independent alcohol advice, information and tools to help people make better choices about their drinking.
• GamAnon
• Mind
• Talk to Frank – Find out everything you need to know about drugs, their effects and the law. Talk to Frank for facts, support and advice on drugs and alcohol today.
• GamCare – Free support for anyone affected by gambling harms across Great Britain. Speak to the National Gambling Helpline 24/7.
• Nacro
• TurningPoint
• DrugFAM – No one should face a loved one’s addiction alone. We support people affected or bereaved by a loved one’s harmful use of alcohol, drugs, or gambling.
• Betel – We provide life-changing support to those struggling with alcohol or drug addiction or homelessness
• The Bead Project

Helplines and support

• Cruse Bereavement – Grief can be overwhelming – you don’t have to deal with it alone. Cruse Bereavement Support is here. Call our helpline today.
• Cruse Bereavement Scotland
• Child Death Helpline – As bereaved parents, we know how it feels to lose a child and we’re here when you want to talk.
• Child Bereavement UK  – We help children, young people, parents, and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.
• SAMM (Support after Murder or Manslaughter) 
• Papyrus (After suicide)  – PAPYRUS UK is a charity for the prevention of young suicide (under 35) in the UK | Call PAPYRUS HOPELINE247 on 0800 068 4141 Now
• UK SOBS (After suicide)  – We are the only UK-based organisation offering peer-led support to adults impacted by suicide loss. We help individuals support each other, at the time of their loss and in the months and years that follow. We aim to provide safe, confidential environments where people can share their experiences and feelings, giving and gaining support from each other.

Other resources

• The Bereavement Register 
• Brake Charity  – The road safety charity. Care for victims, safe and healthy journeys.
• Road Peace 
• Support After Suicide 
• Sands  – Sands works to support anyone affected by the death of a baby; improve the care bereaved parents receive; and create a world where fewer babies die.
• Grief Chat  – Grief Chat provides a safe place for grieving or bereaved people to be able to share their story, explore their feelings and get support.
• The Miscarriage Association  – Learn about the Miscarriage Association, how to cope, and support those experiencing pregnancy loss. Access vital resources and information.
• Bereaved Parent Support  – The death of a child, of any age, brings heartbreak and devastation. Whether your child died recently or some time ago, Bereaved Parent Support is here to help you find hope, healing, peace, and a way forward. Find out about our support for parents who have lost a child.
• Support with funeral costs  – Funeral Expenses Payment (also called Funeral Payment) to help pay funeral costs if you get certain benefits – eligibility, how to claim, form SF200

Helplines

• National Bullying Helpline  – Bullying – Help and advice for adults and children affected by bullying at work, bullying at school or cyberbullying with information to help stop bullying
• National Stalking Helpline
• Rights of Women Helpline (sexual harassment) 020 7490 0152

Resources

• Ditch the Label
• ACAS  – Advice for employees and employers on dealing with discrimination and bullying.
• Changing Faces – We are here to help everyone in the UK who has a visible difference, a scar, mark or condition on their face or body that makes them look different.
• Family Lives – Parenting and family support from Family Lives through our website, helpline 0808 800 2222 and local support
• Anti-Bullying Alliance – Too many children in the UK are not getting the support they need to grow up safe and happy. We’re here to put this right.
• Galop (LGBT+) – Galop works with and for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence in the UK
• LGBT Foundation – A national charity with LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.
• SARI (Stand Against Racism & Inequality) – SARI provides free and confidential support for anyone who is a victim of hate crime. Everyone has the right to live without fear or hate.
• Tell Mama  – Tell MAMA is the best anti-muslim websites which supports victims of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hate. You can report in anti-Muslim hate to Tell MAMA & we will provide casework, one to one, emotional support & legal referrals.

Resources – cognitive and health

• Downs Syndrome Association – The Down’s Syndrome Association are here to support and walk along life’s journey with both old and young people living with Down’s Syndrome.
• Sense – We’re Sense, the national disability charity. We believe everyone should be able to take part in life, no matter their disability.
• Cerebral Palsy – Cerebral Palsy Help and Support
• RNIB (Sight) – The homepage of the Royal National Institute of Blind People. Discover how the RNIB supports blind people and those with visual impairments.
• RNID (Hearing)  – We are RNID and together, we’ll make life fully inclusive for the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.
• Mobility Trust 
• Headway (Head Injury)  – Headway is the UK-wide charity that works to improve life after brain injury by providing vital support and information services.
• National Autistic Society  – We are the UKs leading charity for autistic people and their families. Since 1962, we have been providing support, guidance and advice, as well as campaigning for improved rights, services and opportunities to help create a society that works for autistic people.
• Stroke Association  – We are the UK’s leading stroke charity. Everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. We’re here to help people get the care and support they need to rebuild their lives.
• ADHD  – The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity – an integrated health and education service.
• MacMillan Cancer – Macmillan Cancer Support is here to listen, support you through treatment, and help with money. We fundraise so we can do whatever it takes.
• Diabetes – We are Diabetes UK, the leading charity for people living with diabetes in the UK. Our vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm.
• Arthritis action –
• Arthritis Foundation – The Arthritis Foundation is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, control and cure of America’s leading cause of disability.
• MS Society  – Multiple sclerosis news, information, research, and support for everyone affected by MS
• Dementia – We are the UK’s leading dementia charity, we tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future.
• Parkinson’s – We’re the Parkinson’s charity that drives better care, treatments and quality of life. Because we’re here, no one has to face Parkinson’s alone.
• Leukaemia – We are dedicated to ensuring that anyone affected by a leukaemia diagnosis receives the best information, advice, treatment and support
• British Heart Foundation – We support people living with heart and circulatory diseases. Thanks to your donations, we fund research to give them more time with their loved ones.

Resources – Communication

• Dyslexia – The British Dyslexia Association is the voice for the 10% of the population that are dyslexic
• Speech Therapy  – We are the RCSLT – the professional body for SLTs in the UK, creating better lives for people with communication and swallowing needs.

Resources 

• Support Line – Supportline offers confidential emotional telephone support in the UK for men, women, children and young adults by calling 01708 765200
• Women’s Aid – Women’s Aid is a grassroots federation working together to provide life-saving services and build a future where domestic violence is not tolerated.
• Victim Support  – Victim Support is the independent charity dedicated to supporting victims of crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales.
• Refuge – Empowering women to live without violence & fear. Refuge is the largest domestic abuse organisation in the UK. Supporting thousands of women & their children overcome the physical, emotional, financial impacts of abuse.
• Rape Crisis – Get help and support after rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse or any form of sexual violence. We are the charity working to end sexual violence and abuse.
• National Stalking Helpline

Family support

• Relate – Relate offers counselling services for every type of relationship nationwide. We provide advice on marriage, LGBT issues, divorce and parenting.
• Carers UK
• Young Minds – YoungMinds are a mental health charity for children, young people and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need.

Financial management resources

• StepChange  – StepChange is the UK’s leading debt charity. Get expert debt help and advice and fee-free debt management to help you tackle your debts.
• Christians Against Poverty
• Money Helper 
• National Debt Line
• Debt Advice Foundation
• Business Debt 
• Mental Health & Money  – The Mental Health and Money Advice service help and support people understand, manage and improve their money and mental health issues.
• Money Saving Expert  – Martin Lewis’s free site saves you money. Beat the system on credit cards, shopping, special offers, mortgages, council tax, interest rate payments, freebies, loans, loopholes, best buys. Compare, read, discuss and be a Money Saving Expert.
• Turn2Us – Turn2us is a national charity offering information and practical support to people facing financial insecurity. We help people gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and other support – online, by phone and face to face through our work in communities and the organisations we partner with.
• Action Fraud – National Fraud & Cyber Crime Reporting Centre
• Phone-paid Services Authority  – Partner of Ofcom, we regulate phone-paid services in the UK, premium rate goods and services that you can buy by charging the cost to your phone bill and pre-pay account.
• Policy in Practice (benefits calculator) – Award-winning benefits calculator. Check benefits eligibility to ensure household income is maximised in cost of living crisis.
• The Money Charity – For over 25 years, The Money Charity has been helping people of all ages to manage their money well and increase their Financial Wellbeing.
• Citizens Advice – Get advice on dealing with debt, bailiffs, bankruptcy, pensions, tax and more.

 

Paying Bills 

Support with energy bills

• Ofgem – Our tips on switching, government grants, benefits and energy efficiency schemes to save money and get greener with your energy use.

 

Support with water bills

• Consumer Council for Water – Our advice hub is packed with information and useful tools to help you reduce your bills or access financial support, including advice on the different types of schemes that water companies provide.

Food banks

• Trussell Trust – Ending hunger together

Housing resources

• Shelter – Shelter believes everyone should have a home. More than one million people a year come to us for advice and support via our website, helplines and national network of services. We also tackle the root causes of bad housing by campaigning for new laws, policies, and solutions.
• Crisis – Crisis, the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. Together we will end homelessness.
• Centrepoint – Looking for volunteering opportunities near you? Join the incredible group who donate their time, skills, and passion to help change homeless young people’s lives.
• Housing Justice – Help us beat homelessness
• Porchlight (Kent)

Helplines and support

• Samaritans – Samaritans works to make sure there’s always someone there for anyone who needs someone. Read more.
• Saneline – SANE: Meeting the challenge of mental illness. No-one affected by mental illness should face crisis, distress or despair alone.
• Calmzone – We’re the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), a suicide prevention charity on a mission to help people end their misery, not their lives.
• Shout – Shout is the UK’s first and only 24/7 text service for anyone in crisis. Get free, confidential mental health support anytime, anywhere. Text ‘Shout’ to 85258.

Other resources

• Mind
• Rethink – We improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness. Because everyone deserves a good quality of life.
• Action for Happiness – Action for Happiness is a charity that promotes a happier and more caring society. We promote how to be happy, kindness, connection & wellbeing
• Heads Together – Heads Together work to ensure that people feel comfortable with their own and their friends and family everyday mental health and well being.
• Campaign to End Loneliness – We believe that people of all ages need connections that matter. We build the evidence from research, policy and practice to end chronic loneliness.
• Together – Together for Mental Wellbeing: Working alongside people on their journey towards better mental wellbeing and independent lives.