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All helplines exist to literally give you help at the end of a telephone line. Some lines offer information, others support and some befriending. They are usually free and confidential and numbers which begin with 0800 will not appear on your phone bill. The great thing about helplines is you can stay anonymous, and ask questions you may be afraid to ask face to face. To get a copy of our help and advice list just click on the button to the right.
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Marie Stopes International (MSI) Tel: 0845 300 80 90 – for details of centres, contraception and abortion advice. Avert – youth section of this international AIDS education website. BAAF
Tel 020 7593 2000 – adoption and fostering information. BBC – sections for girls and lads, featuring information about sex, relationships and more. Brook Advisory Centres Tel: 0800 018 5023 – for details of centres providing free,
confidential advice on sex and contraception to the under 25s. Careline Crisis Line Tel: 020 8514 1177 – confidential counselling service for young people. Childline
Tel: 0800 1111 (24 hours) or for children living away from home there’s a special helpline Tel: 0800 884 444 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-9.30pm, Sat & Sun 2-8pm), Minicom: 0800 400 222 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-9.30pm, Sat & Sun 9.30am-8pm). Dr Ann – a virtual surgery with advice from the doc on a range of health issues for young people. Family Planning Association (fpa)
Tel: 0845 310 1334 – for details of your nearest family planning and sexual health clinic. Gay Youth UK - extensive information, resources and support for gay youth nationwide.
Gingerbread Tel: 0800 018 4318 – national network of self-help groups offering friendship, support and practical help for one-parent families. I-wanna-know – offers answers to your questions on teen sexual health and sexually transmitted infections (American Social Health Association site). Keeping Your Baby – see your GP. Lesbian and Gay Switchboard Tel: 0207 837 7324 LifeBytes – web site offering 11-14 year olds facts about health. Mencap – works with children and adults with a learning disability (and their families and carers) to improve their lives and opportunities. Check out the website www.mencap.org.uk, or call the Learning Disability Helpline (10am-4pm, Mon-Fri) on 0808 808 1111, Minicom: 0808 808 8181 or email help@mencap.org.uk Mind – works for a better
life for everyone with experience of mental distress. Contact the MindinfoLine on 08457 660 163 (9.15am-5.15pm, Mon-Fri) or visit the website. Mind, Body and Soul – a web site giving 14-16 year olds the low-down about health. National Condom Week – runs from 10-16 May each year and is one of the UK's leading sexual health campaigns. Organised by Durex, the aim of the week is to educate young adults about safer sex, unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. www.durex.co.uk/nationalcondomweek National Autistic Society (NAS) – provides information, support and services related to autism and asperger syndrome. Helpline: 0845 070 4004, email: autismhelpline@nas.org.uk or visit the website www.nas.org.uk One Parent Families Tel: 0800 018 5026 – provides information and advice for single pregnant women and lone parents and campaigns on their behalf. National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees and their Parents (NORCAP) National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) NYAS Young People's Safety Net Tel: 0800 616 101 One Parent Families: Scotland Tel: 0131 556 3899 Post-Adoption Centre Tel: 020 7284 0555 – for advice and counselling (Mon-Wed & Fri 10am-1pm, Thurs 5.30pm-7.30pm). Samaritans Tel: 08457 909 090 – for confidential emotional support for those experiencing feelings or distress and despair (24 hours a day). Sexual Health Information Helpline Tel: 0800 567 123 – for information, advice and support. Sexwise
Tel: 0800 282 930 – for information on sex, relationships and contraception aimed at the under 18s (from 7am to 12 midnight every day). Talk Adoption Helpline Tel: 0800 783 1234 (Tues, Wed & Thur 6-9pm) – a helpline for adoptees up to the age of 25. Teenage Health Freak – web-based health information for
teenagers, with links to Dr Ann's virtual surgery. Teenwire
sexuality and relationship information from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Yield Ireland – work with young people, parents and organisations on sexual health and relationship issues. Check out their website at http://www.yieldireland.com or e-mail Yield on yield@eircom.net YoungMinds – is a charity committed to improving the mental health of children and young people. Check out the young people section of their website www.youngminds.org.uk for useful information. |
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