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If you have been affected by the issues raised in this programme please see information below offering support and advice.
At a Loss
Talk to a bereavement counsellor
A hub of nearly 1000 bereavement services across the UK, a library of helpful resources (for all ages) and a great deal of essential information bereaved people need when someone dies. Live chat counselling service and many helplines people can contact.
The Brain Charity
https://www.thebraincharity.org.uk/
https://www.thebraincharity.org.uk/get-help/
Provides practical help, welfare benefits advice, legal guidance, and specialist counseling services tailored to over 600 different neurological conditions.
The Brain Tumour Charity
0808 800 0004
https://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/
The Brain Tumour Charity is the world’s leading brain tumour charity. Committed to saving and improving lives to help every single person affected by a brain tumour.
Brianna Ghey Legacy Project
https://www.briannaslegacy.org/
Helps children and families build the habits, relationships and resilience that protect mental wellbeing before problems become crises.
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Professional body for talking therapy and counselling. Provides information and a list of accredited therapists.
British Heart Foundation
0300 330 3322
If you have questions about your heart health or want reliable information about managing a condition, we're here to help. https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport
CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
0800 58 58 58
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) works to prevent male suicide and offers support services for any man who is struggling or in crisis. CALM’s helpline 0800 58 58 58 and web-chat are for men in the UK who need to talk or find information and support. The services are open 5pm–midnight daily and are free, anonymous and confidential. SOS
Child Bereavement UK
0800 02 888 40
Our vision is that when a child dies or is bereaved, all grieving children, young people and families have access to quality support and information relevant to their individual needs from appropriately trained professionals and to make a real difference to bereaved families through providing accessible quality support and information to all affected by the death of a child or when children are bereaved, and accessible quality training for the professionals who work with these families and children.
ChildLine
Helpline: 0800 11 11
ChildLine is a counselling service for children and young people. You can contact ChildLine in these ways: You can phone on 0800 1111, send us an email, have a 1-2-1 chat with us, send a message to Ask Sam and you can post messages to the ChildLine message boards. You can contact ChildLine about anything - no problem is too big or too small. If you are feeling scared or out of control or just want to talk to someone you can contact ChildLine.
Contact
0800 808 3555
Offers advice, helplines, workshops, and 1-on-1 support for families raising disabled or seriously ill children.
Disability Challengers
01483 579 390
https://disability-challengers.org/
Runs inclusive, non-exclusionary play and youth schemes across the South East to fight social isolation.
England Amputee Football Association
https://www.theeafa.org/ A national charity and sporting body that provides football opportunities for amputees and people with limb-affecting disabilities.
Hub of Hope
UK-wide mental health service database. Lets you search for local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support. You can filter results to find specific kinds of support.
Kids
https://www.kids.org.uk/contact/
Provides local SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) support, digital inclusion programs, and young people's hubs across over 60 local authorities.
Inclusive Orkney
https://inclusiveorkney.co.uk/
Supports children with additional needs and their families in Orkney, Scotland.
Jami
020 8458 2223
Provides mental health support for the Jewish community through online services, community hubs, recovery support plans and education.
Kooth.com
Kooth.com is an online counselling service that provides vulnerable young people, between the ages of 11 and 25, with advice and support for emotional or mental health problems. Kooth.com offers users a free, confidential, safe and anonymous way to access help.
LimbBo Foundation
https://limbbofoundation.co.uk/
Supports children with a limb difference and their families; linking people with others in the same situation and providing the opportunity for our children to meet other limb different children.
Limbless Association
0800 644 0185
https://limbless-association.org/
Supports those of all ages and backgrounds living with limb-loss, whether they are about to have an amputation or are living with congenital or acquired limb-loss. Provides information and assistance to carers, family members and friends of amputees.
Mind
0300 123 3393
Side by side on-line support community
The MindinfoLine offers thousands of callers confidential help on a range of mental health issues. Mind helps people take control of their mental health. We do this by providing high-quality information and advice, and campaigning to promote and protect good mental health for everyone. They also provide a special legal service to the public, lawyers and mental health workers.
Molly Rose Foundation
https://mollyrosefoundation.org/
Works at the intersect of suicide prevention, online safety and tech accountability to end preventable harm online. Providing young people with the tools needed to feel safer and more supported, supporting parents in keeping their children safe online, and providing information cards signposting young people to support services.
National Survivor User Network (NSUN)
Independent, service-user-led charity for people with experience of mental health issues. Provides information, networking opportunities and peer support.
Rethink Mental Illness
0808 801 0525
Support and information for anyone affected by mental health problems, including local support groups.
RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People)
Support for blind and partially sighted individuals in the UK includes national helplines, social care assessments, financial benefits, and practical mobility aids.
Helplines & Emotional Support
RNIB Helpline: Call the RNIB Helpline for confidential advice, practical guidance, and emotional support.
Samaritans
116 123 (freephone) samaritans.org
For anyone who needs to talk. Open all the time, any time of day, 365 days a year. They also have a Welsh language line: 0808 164 0123 (open 7pm to 11pm every day). You can visit some Samaritans branches in person.
Silence of Suicide
0808 115 1505 (8pm to midnight M-F. 4 to midnight Sat/Sun)
We support everyone affected by suicide, whether they be bereaved, having thoughts of suicide, or have attempted suicide. No one should feel awkward. No one should feel isolated, we will continue to support everyone and anyone who needs our help.
Trussell Trust
01722580180
Provides emergency food parcels and practical support to people left without enough money to live on and suffering from the ongoing cost of living crisis. If you need help, a food bank can provide an emergency food parcel containing at least three days of meals: https://www.trussell.org.uk/emergency-food.
Turn2us
National charity providing straightforward information and practical support to people who are struggling financially.
Victim Support
0808 168 9111
Emotional and practical support, including 24/7 live chat service. For people affected by crime and traumatic events in England and Wales.
Young Minds
Parents Helpline: 0808 802 5544
We’re the UK’s leading charity fighting for children and young people's mental health. We want to see a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health, and all young people get the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what.