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All 'who they are' sections below in apostrophes are quoted from the service's website.
Almost all services have a lot of written information and advice on their websites regarding their support area.
Services may offer support that applies to multiple topics; so if in one topic you cannot find a service that offers the support you need, look at services in other topics.
Who they are:
❓ 'We are the leading national patient charity for people living with all types of allergy.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
Who they are:
❓ 'At Asthma + Lung UK, we believe that every breath matters - and that the right to breathe freely applies to everybody, regardless of income, age, ethnicity, gender, or background.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
Who they are:
❓ 'We are Diabetes UK. Our vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm. It’s why we campaign for better care, give support in times of need and fund ground-breaking research into new treatments and a cure.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
💬 an online community
👨👩👦 events or support groups (online or in-person)
Who they are:
❓ 'We are here because we believe that every person with epilepsy deserves to feel supported and reassured. No-one deserves to be alone and isolated.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
👨👩👦 events or support groups (online or in-person)
Who they are:
❓ 'Cancer Research UK is the largest cancer research organisation in the world outside the USA.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
Who they are:
❓ 'Changing Faces is here for everyone with a scar, mark or condition on their face or body.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
Who they are:
❓ 'Macmillan Cancer Support is here to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
💬 an online community
👨👩👦 events or support groups (online or in-person)
Who they are:
❓ 'We're Scope, the disability equality charity in England and Wales. We provide practical information and emotional support when it's most needed [and] campaign relentlessly to create a fairer society.
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
🙌 support via sign language
💬 an online community
Who they are:
❓ 'The largest UK charity and membership organisation representing people who stammer.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
👨👩👦 events or support groups (online or in-person)
Who they are:
❓ 'Every day, seven young people aged 13-24 hear the words “you have cancer”. We’re the only UK charity dedicated to meeting this vital need – so no young person faces cancer alone.'
What they offer:
🏢 in-person support
👨👩👦 events or support groups (online or in-person)
Who they are:
❓ 'We are striving for a world where no one suffers with tinnitus. That’s why we provide free support to anyone with tinnitus or caring for someone with tinnitus.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
💬 an online community
Who they are:
❓ 'Brook operates a number of sexual health and wellbeing services across the UK.'
What they offer:
🏢 in-person support
Who they are:
❓ 'We are the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
Who they are:
❓ 'Honest information about drugs.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
Who they are:
❓ 'If you have a problem with drugs, we are recovering drug addicts who can help you get and stay clean.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
👨👩👦 events or support groups (online or in-person)
Who they are:
❓ 'Drinkaware is an independent charity which aims to reduce alcohol-related harm by helping people make better choices about their drinking.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
Who they are:
❓ 'Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA, is a community of people who come together with one aim: to stay sober, and help other alcoholics seeking help to stop drinking.'
What they offer:
📞 a helpline
📧 text-based (e.g. email, SMS, web chat) support
👨👩👦 events or support groups (online or in-person)
Council Directories
Council Directories
In addition to all the support services listed below, your council can offer support and has details of a vast amount of local services.
Click here if you're unsure what your council is (you'll need your postcode).
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