Action on Addiction
www.actiononaddiction.org.uk
Offers practical advice and support to help you cope with the fear, confusion, guilt, uncertainty and exhaustion that is part of living with a drug, alcohol or other addiction problem.
Beat
www.b-eat.co.uk
Information and help on all aspects of eating disorders, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, binge eating disorder and related eating disorders.
Big White Wall
www.bigwhitewall.com
Online service for people in psychological distress. Provided in partnership with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, the Big White Wall is an online community of people with mental health problems and offers a forum to ‘speak’ to other people experiencing psychological distress and is staffed by professionals who ensure the safety and anonymity of all members.
Children and Family Courts Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS)
www.cafcass.gov.uk/
Cafcass looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings. They work with children and their families, and then advise the courts on what they consider to be in the best interests of individual children. The web site is a useful source of information for parents and children involved in family disputes.
Child Maintenance Options
www.cmoptions.org/
This site explains your options with regard to child maintenance. There’s an excellent range of tools and calculators to help you work out budgets, a maintenance calculator and a downloadable private agreement form, in addition to various leaflets and articles.
Community Legal Advice
Community Legal Service Direct on 0845 345 4345 has info on how to find solicitors and legal advice centres local to you. It can also advise whether you are eligible for legal aid.
Cruse
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care promotes the well-being of bereaved people and enables anyone bereaved to understand their grief and cope with their loss. It provides free care to all bereaved people and also offers information, support and training services to those who are looking after them.
Gingerbread
www.gingerbread.org.uk
Gingerbread is the support organisation for over 2.5 million lone parents and their children throughout England and Wales
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
www.llgs.org.uk
London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard (LLGS) provides an information, support and referral service for lesbians, gay men, bisexual, trans people and anyone who needs to consider issues around their sexuality. The helpline operates from 10am to 11pm, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. The helpline number is 020 7837 7324.