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NATIONAL Bereaved by Suicide
Helpline: 01252 661002
Email: bereavedbysuicide@ntlworld.com
www.bereavedbysuicide.org Helpline staffed by volunteers who have personal experience of a suicide bereavement. Meetings can also be arranged. Childhood Bereavement Network
8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE
Tel: 020 7843 6309; Fax: 020 7843 6053
Email: cbn@ncb.org.uk
www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk The Childhood Bereavement Network seeks to ensure that all children and young people in the UK, together with their families and other caregivers, including professional carers, can easily access a choice of high-quality local and national information, guidance and support to enable them to manage the impact of death on their lives. ChildLine
Freepost, NATN1111, London E1 6BR
Helpline: 0800 1111
www.childline.org.uk The free helpline for children and young people in the UK to talk about any problem. Also offer a text service where you can get information on the following topics: bullying, loneliness, pregnancy, sexual abuse, loss and bereavement, self harm and violence. Text one of the following keywords to 78101: bully; lonely; pregnancy; sex abuse; loss; self harm, or violence. Compassionate Friends
Helpline: 0845 123 2304
Northern Ireland Helpline: 0288 7788 016
Email: helpline@tcf.org.uk
www.tcf.org.uk CF is a charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents dedicated to the support and care of other bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents who have suffered the death of a child/children. We offer support both directly to bereaved families and indirectly by fostering understanding and good practice amongst professionals concerned with child death and by increasing public awareness. We recognise that many who have suffered the loss of a child feel a bond with others similarly bereaved and wish to extend the hand of friendship. The Maytree Respite Centre Limited
72 Moray Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3LG
Tel: 020 7263 7070; Fax: 020 7272 6863
Email: maytree@maytree.org.uk
www.maytree.org.uk Respite centre where people at serious risk of suicide can stay for up to four nights. Support and befriending are offered in complete confidentiality. MIND England
15-19 Broadway, Stratford, London E15 4BQ
InfoLine: 0845 766 0163
Email: info@mind.org.uk
www.mind.org.uk Organisation with offices across England and Wales offering information, support and understanding about mental health issues. Papyrus (Parents Association for the Prevention of Young Suicide)
Rossendale GH, Union Road, Rawtenstall BB4 6NE
HOPELineuk: 0800 068 4141
Tel: 01282 432555; Fax: 01282 432777
Email: admin@papyrus-uk.org
www.papyrus-uk.org A voluntary UK organisation aimed at helping prevent young suicide and promoting mental health and emotional wellbeing. Offer resources including support to those living/working with suicidal young people and support/information for young people who are suicidal. Rethink
5th Floor, Royal London House, 22-25 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1DX
Advice Service Tel: 020 7840 3188
Tel: 0845 456 0455
Email: advice@rethink.org
www.rethink.org Organisation offering practical and emotional support and information to anyone experiencing severe mental illness, their carers and relatives. Samaritans
Chris, PO Box 9090, Stirling FK8 2SA
08457 909090 (UK)
1850 609090 (Republic of Ireland)
www.samaritans.org.uk Please see also Samaritans Quick Link. Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
The Flamsteed Centre, Albert Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5GU
Helpline: 0844 561 6855
Email: sobs.admin@care4free.net
www.uk-sobs.org.uk Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide exists to meet the needs and break the isolation of those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend. We are a self-help organisation. Many of our volunteers have themselves been bereaved by suicide. We offer emotional and practical support in a number of ways: Confidential telephone helpline; Support information; Help by e-mail; Group meetings (in a number of locations); One-day conferences; Residential events, and Information relating to practical issues and problems. Supportline
PO Box 2860, Romford, Essex RM7 1JA
Helpline: 01708 765200
Tel: 01708 765222
Email: info@supportline.org.uk
www.supportline.org.uk Provide emotional support and information to anyone in distress and their family/friends, via telephone, email and post. Also offer a befriending service to particularly isolated and vulnerable people and those in need of additional support. Provide information on counselling agencies across the UK. Nightline
www.nightline.ac.uk Nightline is a listening, emotional support, information and supplies service, run by students for students and open at night when few other services are available. University can be a time of many changes and challenges and being able to talk to a fellow student can and does make a difference. If you're a student at a university with a Nightline you can talk to us about anything you like. We won't judge and we won't tell you what to do, but no matter what it's about, we'll listen and help you come to your own solution or resolution. Nightline is confidential and anonymous; you don't have to tell us anything about yourself, not even your name. Website gives details of local Nightline services. SCOTLAND Breathing Space Scotland
Helpline: 0800 838587
Email: info@breathingspacescotland.co.uk
www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk Helpline offering support to anyone experiencing low mood or depression or who is in need of someone to talk to. Offer support both to people who are feeling suicidal and to those who have been bereaved by suicide. Choose Life
www.chooselife.net The National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in Scotland. Website offers valuable information about suicide. The Choose Life website is an information and education resource. Choose Life staff do not provide a treatment, counselling or advice service for those in crisis. Depression Alliance Scotland
11 Alva St, Edinburgh EH2 4PH
Helpline: 0845 123 2320
Email: info@dascot.org
www.dascot.org Organisation offering a helpline, self-help support groups and in various parts of Scotland for people affected by depression. Lifelink
Crisis Tel: 0141 548 1515
Royston Tel: 0141 552 4434; Pollok Tel: 0141 553 0974
Possil Tel: 0141 347 1788/0141 553 0974
Pearce Institute Tel: 0141 553 0974
Email: info@lifelink.org.uk
www.lifelink.org.uk Support and advice for people in crisis and self-harming or at risk of suicide. Helpline service, drop-in service, information on harm minimisation and wound dressing, counselling, assessment and onward referrals. Information for family, friends and carers. Premises in Charles Street in Royston, Ardoch House in Possil, the Civic Realm in Pollok, the Pearce Institute in Govan and in Dumbarton Road Corridor. Adult service offers a range of support programmes and therapeutic stress management treatments. Youth service offers an outreach service and work with young people to help them recognise and develop the emotional tools and capabilities to deal with life. Crisis service available in north Glasgow, for people who self harm and/or are at risk of suicide. PETAL - People Experiencing Trauma and Loss
29 Clydesdale Street, Hamilton ML3 0DD
Tel: 01698 324502
www.petalsupport.com Provide practical and emotional support, advocacy, group support and counselling for the families and friends of murder and suicide Victims. ENGLAND Depression Alliance
20 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4LX
Email: information@depressionalliance.org
www.depressionalliance.org Organisation offering support and information, as well as self-help groups, in England and Wales, for people affected by depression. Norfolk & Norwich Suicide Bereavement Group
Tel: 01603 858205
Email: norman@suicidebereavement.co.uk
www.suicidebereavement.co.uk A safe, non-judgemental and confidential group where people who have been bereaved by suicide can meet and explore their emotions. Also offer one-to-one contact for people who may experience difficulty in joining a groug and, if desired, the opportunity to speak with others who have been bereaved by suicide. WALES Mind Cymru
3rd Floor, Quebec House, Castlebridge, 5-19 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff CF11 9AB
Tel: 029 2039 5123; Fax: 029 2034 6585
www.mind.org.uk/mind_cymru/landing Organisation with offices across England and Wales offering information, support and understanding about mental health issues. NORTHERN IRELAND Heads Away Just Say
www.heads-away-just-say.com Website providing sources of help on a wide range of issues for young men living in the Belfast area who may be feeling suicidal. |
