Telephone helplines
Frequently Asked Questions about learning disabilities
The BILD Fact Sheets
BILD's Current Awareness Service
Links to other web sites
Telephone helplines
Holidays for the disabled
Alcohol
Drinkline
0800 9178282
Advice and information for people with alcohol problems.
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
0800 3583456
Information, advice and support for children of alcoholics.
Bereavement
Cruse Bereavement Care
0844 477940
Listening, support and practical advice.
The Compassionate Friends
0845 1232304
Help and support for bereaved parents.
Carers
Carers Information Service
020 86499339
Information and enquiry line for any carer.
Cares
0121 5587003
Information, advice and telephone support. Outreach project. Black & minority
ethnic group.
Children & Young People
Get Connected
0808 8084994
Help with young people under 25.
Youthline
0800 0961425
Telephone information for young people 11 – 20 years.
Disability
British Dyslexia Association
0845 251 9002
Information, advice and support.
Deafblind UK
0800 132320
24 hour help line. 7 days a week.
DIAL UK
01302 310123
Information services on all aspects of disability.
Disability Law Service
020 77919800
Legal advice for people with disabilities.
Speakability
080 88089572
Helpline and advice for people with Aphasia (lost all facility of
speech/language).
Vision Aid
01204 64265
Helpline for families of visual impaired children.
Domestic Violence
Broken Arrow Helpline
08452 604460
Helpline service for lesbians, gay etc.
Drugs
Council for Information on Tranquillers & Antidepressants (CITA)
0151 9320102
Telephone service for people addicted to antidepressants.
Release
0845 4500215
Helpline and support for drug users.
Education
Network 81
0870 7703306
Network of parents of children with special needs.
Parents for Inclusion
0800 6523145
Families trying to achieve mainstream education for children with disabilities
(including behaviour, learning, medical & physical).
Emotional Distress
Careline
020 8875 0500
Crisis telephone counselling service for young children, young people and adults.
Martha Trust
01304 615 223
Christian based helpline.
No Panic
0808 8080545
Helpline for people with anxiety disorders etc.
Samaritans
08457 909090
Helpline offering emotional support.
Employment
Andrea Adams Trust
01273 704900
Services for people concerned with workplace bullying etc.
Family & Parents
Contact a Family
0808 8083555
Helpline and advice for families caring for children with disabilities.
Families need fathers
08707 607496
Information on children’s issues for separated parents.
Gingerbread
0800 018 5026
Helpline for lone parents
Parentline Plus
0808 8002222
24 hour helpline involving carers for children. 7 days a week.
Step Up
020 85004914
Providing support for parents and carers of sexually abused children.
Health
Allergy UK
01322 619898
Information and advice on all types of allergy.
Arcos
0845 1228697
Advice & practical help for children and adults with communication and eating
difficulties.
Angelman Syndrome (ASSERT)
0300 999 0102
Helpline and support for families of children and adults with Angelman Syndrome.
Ataxia UK
0845 6440606
Helpline, support, information and advice line.
Epilepsy Helpline
080 88005050
Information and advice on medical care etc.
Cerebra (for Brain Injured children & Young People)
0800 3281159
Support for parents & carers of brain injured infants and children.
CJD Support Network
01630 673993
Helpline for anyone effected by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
DANDA
020 74357891
Support to adults with Dyspraxia, Asperger’s Syndrome etc.
Encephalitis Society
01653 699599
Helpline, advice and support for those affected by inflammation of the brain.
Headway
0808 8002244
Helpline about brain injury.
Lissencephaly Contact Group
01562 851429
Self-help and telephone support for families of children.
Look Up
0800 1218900
Information about eye care and vision for people with learning disabilities
National Autistic Society
0845 0704004
Helpline for people with autistic spectrum disorder.
The Stroke Association of Northern Ireland
028 90401389
Support, advice for people with speech and language impairments.
HIV & AIDS
Positively Women
020 77130222
Peer support for women living with HIV and their families.
African AIDS Helpline
0800 0967500
Multi-lingual, culturally sensitive advice and information.
Housing & Homelessness
Shelter’s Free Housing Advice Helpline
0808 8004444
Telephone advice and information for people with housing problems.
MoveUk
0845 6066161
Helpline for tenants and members of the public who wish to move.
Immigration & Asylum
Asylum Aid Advice Line
0845 603 3884
Legal advice & assistance for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.
Learning Disability
Fragile X Society
01371 875100
Helpline for families whose children have Fragile X Syndrome.
Voice UK
01332 291042
Telephone support for adults and children with learning disabilities who have been
abused.
Legal & Civil Rights
Crisis Counselling for Alleged Shoplifters
020 89548987
Telephone counselling and general advice.
Mental Health
No Panic
0808 8080545
Helpline for people with obsessive/compulsive disorder etc.
First Steps to Freedom
0845 1202916
Advice and support for people with eating disorders.
Missing Persons
Runaway Helpline
0808 8007070
National 24 hour helpline for children and young people who have run away from
home.
Money & Debt
Direct Debt Line
01323 635900
Debt advice line service.
Older People
Elder Abuse Response
080 88088141
Helpline and support for anyone concerned about abuse of the elderly.
Care Choices
0800 3892077
Helpline to assist people in finding appropriate care.
Prisoners & Ex-Offenders
Jobcheck
08706084567
Helpline for ex-offenders.
Rape & Sexual Abuse
Breaking Free
0845 1080055
Helpline for women of childhood sexual abuse.
Respond
0808 8080700
Helpline for children, adults and elders with Learning difficulties.
Voice UK
01332 291042
Telephone support for adults and children with learning disabilities who have been
abused.
Others
British Council of Disabled People/Disability Rights Commission
0845 604 6610
Umbrella organisation representing disabled people throughout the UK.
House of Commons Library
020 72192930/2100
National Children’s Bureau
020 78436000
Promotes the interest of children and young people.
UK Advocacy Network
0114 2728171
Federation of patients’ councils, advocacy groups.
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