Useful Links

No matter what issue you’re concerned about, there are services here to help you get the advice you need, be it online or over the phone.

 

Please note, call charges vary between organisations. Click through to the relevant website for more information.

Sex & Relationships

The Lesbian and Gay Foundation – 0845 330 30 30 (www.lgf.org.uk)

Barnardos (www.barnardos.org.uk)

Brook Sexual Health – Text 07717989023 (www.brook.org.uk)

Relate – The Relationship People 0300 100 1234 (www.relate.org.uk)

Drink & Drugs

Alcoholics Anonymous – 0845 769 7555 (www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk)

Al-Anon – For friends and families of alcoholics – 020 7403 0888 (www.al-anonuk.org.uk)

Smokefree National Helpline – 0300 123 1044 (www.nhs.uk)

Talk To Frank – 0300 123 6600 (www.talktofrank.com)

Bullying

BullyingUK – 0808 800 2222 (www.bullying.co.uk)

Childline – 0800 1111 (www.childline.org.uk)

Cybersmile – online bullying help and advice (www.cybersmile.org)

Kidscape – preventing bullying and child sexual abuse (www.kidscape.org.uk)

Teacher Support – 08000 562 561 (Wales 08000 855 088) (www.teachersupport.info)

Studying & Work

Pay and Work Rights Helpline – 0800 917 2368 (www.gov.uk)

UCAS Application Helpline – 0871 468 0468 (www.ucas.com)

UCAS Exam Results Helpline – 0808 100 8000 (www.ucas.com)

Your Body

B-eat Eating Disorders Youthline – 0845 634 7650 (www.b-eat.co.uk)

Epilepsy Action Helpline – 0808 800 5050 (www.epilepsy.org.uk)

Mermaids – Support for gender variant young people – 0208 123 4819 (www.mermaidsuk.org.uk)

Sands – Stillbirth and neonatal death – 020 7436 5881 (www.uk-sands.org)

Young Minds Parent Helpline – 0808 802 5544 (www.youngminds.org.uk)

Friends, Family & Home

Centrepoint – Give homeless young people a future – 0808 800 0661 (centrepoint.org.uk)

Lucy Faithfull Foundation – Preventing child sex abuse – 0808 1000 900 (www.lucyfaithfull.org.uk)

Karma Nirvana – Forced marriage support – 0800 5999 247 (www.karmanirvana.org.uk)

Missing People Helpline – 116 000 (www.missingpeople.org.uk)

NSPCC – 0808 800 500 (www.nspcc.org.uk)

Health & Wellbeing

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – 0800 58 58 58 (www.thecalmzone.net)

The Mix – help for young people – 0808 808 4994 (www.themix.org.uk)

Mind – the mental health charity – 0300 123 3393 (www.mind.org.uk)

NHS Urgent Care (England Only) – 111 (www.nhs.uk)

Papyrus – young suicide prevention Hopeline – 0800 068 41 41 (www.papyrus-uk.org)

Quit – Stop Smoking Quitline – 0800 00 22 00 (www.quit.org.uk)

Samaritans (UK and ROI) – 116 123 (www.samaritans.org)

Gambling

Access to confidential advice, or call the National Gambling Helpline – 0808 8020 133 (www.BeGambleAware.org)