This page contains a list of useful telephone numbers relating to issues concerning abortion, fraud, elderly people, alcohol and drug abuse, asthma, eating disorders, transgender people/gender dysphoria, cancer, sexual health, children, disabled people, heart conditions, mental health, meningitis and emergency housing.
Abortion Help – 0845 300 80 90
24-hour abortion information service run by Marie Stopes International clinics.
Action Fraud – 0300 123 20 40
Action Fraud is the UK’s national fraud reporting centre. We provide a central point of contact for information about fraud. People are scammed, ripped off or conned everyday and we want this to stop.
Age UK – 0800 00 99 66
Information and advice on a broad range of topics affecting older people.
Alcoholics Anonymous – 0800 9177 650
For those who think their drinking is becoming a problem, Alcoholics Anonymous offers the chance to talk to someone who know the issues through personal experience.
Asthma UK Advice Line – 0845 701 02 03
Asthma nurse specialists provide independent, confidential advice and support to people living with asthma, their families, friends and carers and to health professionals.
BEAT – Beating Eating Disorders – 0845 634 14 14
Confidential helpline offering support and advice for anyone affected by an eating disorder.
Beaumont Society – 01582 412220
Advice and support for transgender, transvestite, transsexual and cross-dressing people to reduce emotional stress and increase understanding.
Breast Cancer Care Helpline – 0808 800 6000
Nurses and trained workers with personal or professional experience of breast cancer offer information and support on any aspect of breast cancer or breast health.
Brook Advisory Centres – 0800 018 50 23
Free and confidential sexual health advice and services for under-25s.
CALM – 0800 58 58 58 or webchat
Campaign Against Living Miserably.
CancerBACUP – 0808 800 12 34
Information from nurses about all types and aspects of cancer – diagnosis, treatment, symptom control, clinical trials, support groups and where to get practical and emotional help.
Childline – 0800 1111
Support, information and advice for children on any topic they want to talk about – bullying, gangs, puberty, sexual abuse, alcohol, drugs, or anything else that worries them.
Condom Essential Wear – 0800 56 71 23
Free and confidential sexual health information and advice.
Contact a Family – 0808 808 35 55
Information on specific conditions and rare disorders for families with disabled children.
Crisis Messenger – 85258 (24 hours)
Help the homeles at Christmas.
Cruse Day by Day – 0844 477 94 00
Help and support for people who are bereaved. Also offers a special line for young people on 0808 808 1677.
Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247
National Domestic Violence 24-hour helpline for those who require an urgent response or need in-depth support. The helpline is run by Women’s Aid and Refuge.
Drink Line – 0300 123 1110
Information and self-help materials, help to callers worried about their own drinking, support for family and friends of people who are drinking, and advice on where to go for help.
Family Planning Association (FPA) – 0845 122 86 90
For information and advice on contraception, sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy choices, abortion, or planning a pregnancy. http://www.fpa.org.uk/
FRANK – 0800 77 66 00
Call for confidential and friendly advice about drugs from professional advisers who will give you straight up, unbiased information. http://www.talktofrank.com/
Heart Helpline – 08450 70 80 70
British Heart Foundation’s cardiac nurses and information officers provide information to help support any medical advice you have already had from your GP or consultant.
Macmillan Cancer Line – 0808 808 20 20
Information and advice for anyone with concerns about living with cancer. Also offers a textphone service on 0808 808 0121.
Mencap – Learning Disability Helpline – 0808 808 1111
An advice and information service for people with a learning disability, their families and carers.
Meningitis Research Foundation – 0808 800 33 44
Trained staff and qualified nurses offer information on meningitis and septicaemia to anyone concerned about or affected by these infections.
Mind Info Line – 0845 766 0163
Mind’s helpline gives confidential advice and help for people with mental health problems, or text 86463
NHS Volunteer Responders – 0808 196 3646
No Panic – 0300 772 9844
NSPCC – 0808 800 5000
Rape Crisis – 0808 802 9999
Papyrus UK – 0800 068 4141
Prevent of young suicide, or text 07860039967
Rethink Mental Illness – 0300 5000 927 (Mon-Fri 9:30-4pm)
National Debtline – 0808 808 4000
Refuge – 0808 2000 247
National Domestic Abuse Helpline.
Rethink – 0845 456 0455
Helpline services offering practical and emotional support to those experiencing severe mental illness, their carers and relatives.
SANE – 0300 304 7000
Shelter – 0808 800 4444
Free housing advice from the homelessness and housing charity.
Shout – text 85258
Silverline – 0800 470 8090
Helpline for older people.
Stonewall – 0800 050 20 20
Studentline – 0808 801 0811
The Patients Association – 020 8423 8999
For concerns about healthcare in general, this national charity provides patients with a way to raise issues and share experiences as it works to improve the care we all receive. http://www.patients-association.com/
The Samaritans – 08457 90 90 90 / 0800 116 123
Confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day, for people who feel distressed, despairing or suicidal.
The MIX – 0800 808 4994
Essential support for under 25s
THT Direct – 0845 1221 200
Information, support and advice from the Terrence Higgins Trust on all aspects of HIV and sexual health. http://www.tht.org.uk/