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NATIONAL Birth Trauma Association
PO Box 671, Ipswich IP1 9AT
Email: support@birthtraumaassociation.org.uk
www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk The birth trauma association supports all women who have had a traumatic birth experience, and may feel traumatised by childbirth and develop some of the symptoms of PTSD. Care for the Family
Garth House, Leon Avenue, Cardiff CF15 7RG
Tel: 029 2081 0800
Email: mail@cff.org.uk
www.careforthefamily.org.uk National charity which aims to promote strong family life and to help those hurting because of family breakdown. Offer help and support to those who have been widowed at a young age and to bereaved parents, and a wide range of other support services to families experiencing any kind of difficulty. Meet a Mum Association (MAMA)
54 Lillington Road, Radstock BA3 3NR
Helpline: 0845 120 3746
Email: jeanette@mama.co.uk
www.mama.co.uk Network of MAMA groups and individuals who provide friendship and support for mothers and pregnant women who are isolated and lonely. Information and support for women experiencing post natal illness. UK & Ireland Directory of Counselling and Psychotherapy
www.cpdirectory.com A directory listing counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. Useful resource for those seeking emotional support or emotional healing. Searchable on region, town, postcode, agency or practitioner name. Searches can be refined to help find a suitable practitioner based on factors such as skills, way of working or organisational accreditation. We follow the ethical code of the British Association for Counsellingand Psychotherapy and operate with a "fair play" trading model (see: http://cpdirectory.com/cgi-bin/ethical_trading.pl). SCOTLAND Parentline Scotland
Children 1st, 83 Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh EH9 1AT
Helpline: 0808 800 2222
www.children1st.org.uk/index.php?page=18&s=46 A free, confidential, telephone helpline for anyone caring for a child in Scotland. You can call about any problem, however big or small. Also offer Scotland's first postnatal depression telephone helpline, Bluebell, on: 0800 3 457457. Depression Alliance Scotland
11 Alva Street, Edinburgh EH2 4PH
Tel: 0845 123 2320/0131 467 3050
Fax: 0131 226 7854
Email: info@dascot.org
www.dascot.org Aims: To offer support to self help groups and to share problems and information within a confidential setting thereby reducing isolation. Information and support to anyone in Scotland by telephone, letter and e-mail. ENGLAND Birth Companions
PO Box 56431, London SE3 7UZ
Email: info@birthcompanions.org.uk
www.birthcompanions.org.uk An organisation which provides trained and experienced birth supporters to support pregnant women in detention during labour and after the birth of their babies. Works mainly in Holloway Prison. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND GROW
Helpline: 1890 474 474
Email: info@grow.ie
www.grow.ie Helpline for anyone who has, or is experiencing, mental health problems. Can put people in touch with local groups and services, and send out information packs. |
