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HELPLINES
Just
need to talk?
Helplines especially for young people.
Adoption
TALKadoption
- under 26yrs:
0808 808 1234 Freephone (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 10am-1pm, 2-6pm;
Tuesday 10am-1pm, 2-8pm; Friday 10am-1pm, 2-4pm.)
Aids
Aimed
at HIV Positive people under 27, this helpline offers support and general
information. Your call will be answered by a young, trained, HIV positive
person: 0800 298 3099 (Monday-Friday 10am-5pm)
Alcohol
Abuse
Frank:
0800 77 66 00 (24hr)
Alateen
- young people aged 12-20 who are affected by a problem drinker: 020 74
030 888 (24hr)
Anger
Management
Anger
and Stress Management Centre: 020 8441 1153 Monday - Friday 9am-7.30pm;
Saturday & Sunday 12noon-6.30pm)
Bereavement
RD4U
- young people aged 12-18 who've experienced the death of someone close to
them. Call Free: 0808 808 1677 (Monday - Friday 9am-5pm)
Blind
National
Blind Children's Society - under 19's: 0800 279 1555 (Monday - Friday 9am-5pm)
Bullying
Anti-Bullying
Campaign (ABC) - good advice for victims of bullying: 0207 378 1466
Care
Who
Cares? Call Free: 0500 564 570 (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday
3.30pm-6pm)
Counselling
Careline
- telephone counselling, any age, any issue:
020 8514 1177 (Monday-Friday 10am-4pm & 7pm-10pm).
Free
Counselling is available at the Information Shop for Young People, at 18
Church Road. If you want to talk to someone in confidence contact
Paula on 01444 243922 or email burgesshill.youthinformationshop@westsussex.gov.uk
Crime
Victims
Victim
Support: Local rate 0845 30 30 900 (Monday - Friday 9am-9pm; Saturday
& Sunday 9am-7pm)
Debt
Community
Debt Advice Centre, Burgess Hill: 01444 232444
National
Debtline Call Free: 0808 808 4000 (Monday-Friday 9am-9pm; Saturday
9.30am-1pm)
UK
Insolvency Help Line: Free Phone 0800 074 6918 (open 24 hours all year
round)
www.insolvencyhelpline.co.uk
Disabled
Rising
DAWN Call Free: 0800 073 0171 (Monday-Thursday 9.30am-4.15pm, Friday
9.30am-3.30pm)
Domestic
Abuse
24
hour National Helpline. Call free: 0808 2000 247 (24hr) www.womensaid.org.uk
and www.refuge.org.uk
The
NSPCC Helpline: call free: 0808 800 5000 (24 hr)
www.nspcc.org.uk
Childline:
call free: 0800 1111 (24 hr) or visit www.childline.org.uk
The
Samaritans: call free: 08457 909090 (24 hr)
Mens
Aid, call: 0871 223 9986
Helpline open 8am -8pm, 7 days a week. www.mensaid.com
Drugs
Frank:
call free: 0800 77 66 00 (24hr)
Eating
Disorders
Eating
Disorder Association Youthline Local rate: 0845 634 7650 (4-6.30pm Monday - Friday
& 1-4.30pm
Saturdays)
(4-6.30pm Monday - Friday
& 1-4.30pm Saturdays
Visit
the Beating Eating Disorders website http://www.b-eat.co.uk
Emotional
Support
Samaritans
Local rate: 08457 90 90 90 (24hr)
Gambling
Gamblers
Anonymous: 08700 50 88 80 (24hr)
General
ChildLine
- for children & young people, any problem, anytime. Call Free: 0800 1111 (24hr)
Citizens
Advice Bureaux, Burgess Hill: 01444 241252.
Connexions
Direct - advice for 13-19 year olds on health, housing, relationships with
family and friends, your career and learning options, and money: 080 800
13-2-19 (Monday - Sunday 8-2am). www.connexions-direct.com
Get
Connected - free connection to local and national services and sources of
help: 0808 808 4994 Freephone (1pm-11pm Monday - Sunday)
Youth2Youth
- run for young people under 19, by young people who are trained in
listening and understanding: 0208 896 3675 (Mondays & Thursdays
6.30-9.30pm)
Health
Arthritis
Care: 0808 808 2000 Freephone (Monday - Friday 10am-2pm)
Association
of Young People with M.E.: 01908 373300 (Monday - Firday 10am-4pm)
Meningitis
Trust - nurse led helpline for anyone with concerns about meningitis.
Local rate: 0845 6000 800 (24hr)
Housing
Shelterline
Call Free: 0808 800 4444 (24hr)
Learning
Disabilities
Mencap
Call Free: 0808 808 1111
VoiceUK
- supporting people with learning disabilities who have experienced crime
or abuse: 0870 013 3965 (Monday - Friday 10am-4pm)
Respond
- for victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse who are learning disabled: 0808
808 0700 (Monday - Friday 1.30-5pm)
Legal
National
Youth Advocacy Service Call Free: 0800 616101 (Monday - Friday 9am-7pm,
Saturday 9am-1pm)
Speak
Your Mind Advocacy - for Young People aged 11 - 19.
Living in the North
of Sussex - Telephone: 01444 443895 (Office based in the Princess Royal
Hospital, Haywards Heath)
Living in the South
of Sussex - Telephone: 01903 233145 (Office based at 45 Rowlands Road,
Worthing)
Mental
Health
West
Sussex Advocacy Services - run a special service for young people aged
11-19, experiencing mental health problems. Contact Mo Davis of the
Mid Downs Advocacy Services, Linwood Community Mental Health Centre on
telephone 01444 417286.
West
Sussex Mental Healthline - telephone service for people with mental health
problems, their relatives and carers. Local rate: 0845 300 2727 (24hr)
SANE
- A mental health charity giving support for those experiencing
mental health problems as well as their famillies, friends and carers.
Call
SANEline: 08457 767 8000
Email
SANEmail: sanemail@sane.org.uk.
Missing
Persons
National
Missing Persons Helpline: 0500 700 700 (24hr)
Message
Home: 0800 700 740 (24hr)
Muslim
Muslim
Youth Helpline: 0808 808 2008 (Monday - Friday & Sunday 6pm-9pm,
Saturday 10am-10pm
Pregnancy
Advice
BPAS
(British Pregnancy Advisory Service) - unwanted and crisis pregnancy
support. Local rate: 08457 30 40 30 (Monday - Friday 8am-9pm; Saturday
8.30am - 6pm; Sunday 9.30am - 2.30pm)
National
Childbirth Trust (NCT) support in pregnancy, childbirth and early
parenthood. National rate: 0870 444 8707 (Monday -Thursday 9am-5pm; Friday
9am-4pm)
The
Miscarriage Association: 01904 200799 (Monday-Friday 9am-4pm)
Sex
Sexwise
- 12-18yrs:
0800 28 29 30 Freephone (7am-midnight Monday - Sunday)
Brook
Young People's Information Service - under 25's. Call Free: 0800 0185 023 (Monday-Friday
9am-5pm)
Sexual
Abuse
Life
Centre - telephone counselling for women and men who are survivors of
sexual abuse, including rape and childhood sexual abuse, regardless of how
long ago the abuse happened: 01243 779196 (Thursdays & Sundays
7.30-10pm)
Life
Centre - helpline for 10-18 year olds: 0800 279 7273 (Tuesday, Thursday
& Saturday 3.30pm-5.30pm)
NSPCC
Child Protection Helpline Call Free: 0808 800 5000 (24hr)
Sexuality
Gay
Youth Line (GYL): 01656 649990 (Monday - Friday 4-8pm)
EACH
- Educational Action Challenging Homophobia: 0117 974 3795 (Monday-Friday
9am-5pm)
Lesbian
& Gay Switchboard: 020 7837 7324 (24hr)
Smoking
Quitline: 0800 00 22 00 (Monday - Sunday 9am-9pm)
NHS
Smoking Helpline Call Free: 0800 169 0169 (Monday-Sunday 7am-11pm)
Young
Parents
Lone
Parent Helpline: 0800 018 5026
Parentline
Plus - for anyone caring for children Call Free: 0808 800 2222 (24hr)
Gingerbread
- lone parents advice line. Call Free: 0800 018 4318 (Monday - Friday
9am-5pm)
Youth
Access
Help
finding local counselling and advice for young people. Call: 020 8772 9909
(Monday - Friday 9am-5pm).
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