Help Lines |
| Alcohol | Drink Line - Offers advice, information and support to anyone concerned about their own or someone else's drinking | FREE 0800 917 8282 |
| Bereavement - | Cruse Bereavement Care - Helpline for bereaved people and those caring for bereaved people | 0870 167 1677 |
| Child Death Helpline - Helpline for anyone affected by the death of a child | FREE 0800 282986 | |
| Compassionate Friends - Befriending and support for bereaved parents, grandparents, siblings. |
0117 953 9639 |
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CAB |
Outreach Generalist Advice
Service operating from Haling Dene Centre, Cannock Road, Penkridge Thursdays 9.30am to 12.30pm |
01785
716767 (Penkridge) Or Email |
| Carers | Carers Line - Advice and information for all carers | FREE 0808 808 7777 |
| Children and Young People | ChildLine - Helpline for children and young people to age 18, in danger, distress or with any problem | FREE 0800 1111 |
| NSPCC Child Protection Helpline - 24 hour helpline for children and young people or anyone concerned about a child or young person at risk of abuse | FREE 0800 800 500 | |
| Dementia Support | Providing advice,
information and emotional support to carers of people with dementia.
Covering the whole of South Staffordshire District Council area. Helena Payne, Dementia Support Worker Carers Association Southern Staffordshire |
Tel: 01902 851900 |
| Disability | Dial UK - Network of disability information and advice services run by people with direct experience of disability | 01302 310123 |
| Drugs | National Drugs Helpline - 24 hour helpline for drug users and solvent mis-users, their families, friends and carers | FREE 0800 77 66 00 |
| Emotional Support | The Samaritans - 24 confidential and emotional support helpline for anyone in crisis | 0845 790
90 90 |
| Family | Careline - Telephone counselling service for the general public | 020 8514 1177 |
| Parenting Plus - Helpline for support and information for anyone in a parenting role of children | FREE 0808 800 2222 | |
| Home-Start is a voluntary organisation in which volunteers, offer regular support, friendship and practical help to young families under stress | Organiser: Ralph
Lilburne or Karen Rowe Tel: 01785 244550 E-Mail: stafford@Home-Startstafford.co.uk |
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| Health | NHS Direct - A 24 hour confidential helpline providing advice and information on what to do if you are feeling ill, have health concerns for you or your family, local health service or self-help and support organisations. Also NHS Direct ONLINE on the internet | 0845 46 47 |
| If NHS Direct is not available in your area, call Health Information Service during office hours | FREE 0800 66 55 44 | |
| Free Prescriptions - Advice Line for Information about free prescriptions | FREE 0800 91 77 711 | |
| Mental Health | Staffordshire Mental Health Telephone Helpline - "Providing support, information and advice for people living in Staffordshire". | FREE 0808
800 2234 |
| MIND - Information Line |
0845 7660 163 |
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| NO PANIC - Helpline, information booklets and local self-help groups for people with anxiety, phobias, obsessions, panic. |
FREE 0800
783 1531 |
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Staffordshire Mental Health Information Resource Website - |
Nicky Bromage |
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SANELINE - Seven nights
6pm - 11pm.
SANE is a national mental health charity which aims to raise awareness of mental illness and campaign to improve services and initiate and fund research into the causes of serious mental illness through its research centre. Information and emotional support is also provided to anyone affected by mental illness via the helpline, SANEline and by email, via SANEmail. |
0845 767
8000 |
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| Rural Mental Health | Mid Staffordshire Rural Mental Health has a Rural Emotional Support Team who have experience with mental health issues and agricultural knowledge. They will come and see you, when and where you want at no charge. |
01785 255305 |
| Housing | Shelterline - 24 hour housing advice line offering independent information and advice in confidence to anyone with a housing problem | FREE 0808 800 4444 |
| Legal | Accident Line - Helpline for anybody who has suffered an injury in an accident caused by another person | FREE 0500 192 939 |
| Missing Persons | National Missing Persons Helpline - 24 hour helpline providing advice, practical help and support for anyone missing relatives or immediate family members | FREE 0500 700 700 |
| Message Home - 24 hour helpline for people who have left home or run away and enables callers to send messages | FREE 0800 700 740 | |
| Money | National Debtline - Help for anyone in debt or concerned they may fall into debt | FREE 0808 808 4000 |
| Gamcare- Confidential counselling, advice and information for anyone affected by a gambling dependency | 0845 6000 133 |
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| Older People | Age Concern Information Line - Telephone service for older people, their families, carers and other people working with them | FREE 0800 00 99 66 |
| Seniorline - Advice and information service for older people | FREE 0808 800 6565 | |
| Rape and sexual abuse | Rape and Abuse Line - Helpline for anyone has been affected by rape or abuse. | For calls answered by women
call evenings FREE on 0808 800 0123 For calls answered by men Monday and Wednesday only, Call evenings FREE on 0808 800 0122 |
| Emerge - Sexual Abuse Support Service |
01785 225591 |
| Relationships | RELATE - Relationship counselling for couples or individuals over 16. Sex Therapy for couples. |
01785 242779 |
| Seasonal Affective Disorder | SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder Association |
01903 814942 |
| Violence and Crime | Refuge 24 hour Domestic Violence Helpline - 24 hour crisis line providing counselling, support and welfare rights, advice for women and children escaping domestic violence | 0870 599 5443 |
| Domestic Abuse | Stafford Women's Aid (Rural Reach Out Project) can provide support and advice to women and children suffering domestic abuse - appointments to suit clients |
01785 607828 |
| Victim Supportline - Helpline for emotional support and practical advice for anyone affected by crime | 0845 30 30 900 |
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