Real Help, A directory of real helplines & services Options

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Use this sticky thread to add numbers and websites for professional problem help.

NHS Direct
UK Medical Advice
0845 46 47
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

Sunday Surgery Helpline
Personal Problems, Medical Problems, anything
08700 100 100
24hrs

Child Line
0800 1111
Textphone Service 0800 400 222
www.childline.co.uk

Talk to Frank
Info/advice about drugs, completely confidential
0800 77 66 00

1 life line
0800110100
(radio 1)
open 24:7

Lesbian & Gay Switchboard
020 7837 7324

Alateen
for teens with alcohol concerns
020 7403 0888

Eating Disorders Association
01603 621414

Albert Kennedy Trust
for homeless gay teens or those forced to live in a hostile environment:
London office : 020 7831 6562
Manchester office : 0161 228 3308
www.akt.org.uk
enquiries@akt.org.uk

Sexwise
0800 28 29 30

Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group Headquarters (USA)
1-800-344-2666 (U.S.)
1-800-443-4525 (Canada)
Provides information about Al-Anon/Alateen and referrals for local meetings. 8 am-6 pm EST, Monday through Friday.

The Alcohol Hotline (USA)
1-800-ALCOHOL
24-hour hotline provides help and referrals for people with concerns about alcohol or drug use.

Child Help USA (USA)
1-800-422-4453
Child abuse hotline for victims, offenders, and parents.

Cocaine Helpline (USA)
1-800-COCAINE
24-hour information and referral service. Recovering cocaine-addict counselors answer the phones, offer guidance and referrals to treatment centers and family learning centers.

CyberTipline (USA)
1-800-843-5678
For reporting the exploitation of children.

Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Hotline (USA)
1-800-ATF-GUNS
Call this number to anonymously report suspicious gang, gun, and drug activity.

National AIDS Clearinghouse (USA)
1-800-458-5231

National AIDS Hotline (USA)
1-800-342-AIDS
24-hour hotline provides information, education, and answers questions regarding AIDS, testing facilities, and medications used for treatment.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (USA)
1-800-843-5678

National Contact Center (USA)
1-800-FED-INFO
TTY 1-800-326-2996
Have a telephone and a question about Federal agencies, programs, benefits, or services? Staff will answer your question or get you to someone who can. Recordings of frequently requested information available around the clock. 9 am-8 pm EST, Monday-Friday.

National Council on Alcoholism Information Line (USA)
1-800-NCA-CALL
The National Council on Alcoholism, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization that combats alcoholism, other drug addictions, and related problems. The Council also provides referral services to families and individuals seeking help with alcoholism and other drug problems.

National Domestic Violence Hotline(USA)
1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233)

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (USA)
1-800-269-4237

National Mental Health Association Help Line(USA)
1-800-969-6642
Provides free information on specific disorders, referral directory to mental health providers, and national directory of local mental health associations. Monday through Friday, 9 am-5 pm EST.

National Runaway Hotline (USA)
1-800-231-6946
Operates 24 hours. Provides information, referral, and transportation back home for runaways.

National Sexually-Transmitted Diseases Hotline (USA)
1-800-227-8922

National Suicide Hotline (USA)
1-800-SUICIDE

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)(USA)
1-800-656-HOPE
Free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the country.

Channel 4 Health
A great website where you can search questions about Sex, Drings, Health and all sorts about life is at the Chanel 4th Helth Website.
www.channel4.com/health/microsites/H/health/

Netherlands Gay & Lesbian Switchboard
020-6236565

familyacceptance.org (USA)
Coming out to family is difficult. This is a site—written by parents—deals with questions commonly asked and solid answers. It is all very non-threatening, and the sort of place one might send any parent confused about your sexuality.
familyacceptance.org

Tel-Jeunes (french Canadian)
for all kind of problems you don't really want to talk with your friends, collegues or parents, 24/7:
Montréal: 514-288-2266
Outside Montréal: 1-800-263-2266
On the Web: tel-jeunes.com (You can also help people there, if you feel for it)

Help For Suicide (french Canadian)
1-866-APPELLE (277-3553)

CLSC (french Canadian)
If you think you have a sexualy transmited diseases, you are pregnant(or you want to help a friend) or want to know anything related to health, you can go to your local CLSC ( There are 200 in Québec, go there to find yours: www.clsc-chsld.qc.ca/membres/liste1.htm
They can also give you some ressources for any problem you have in your life, refer you to any sort of physician, all this FREE (thanks to our health system ) and confidentially (if your over 14). They can even help you find some place to go if you're homeless for any reason. It is the most interesting place to go if you need help.

Stonewall Scotland
phone advice/helpline for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals....
0141 204 0746
www.stonewall.org.uk

BODYPOSITIVE
14 Greek Street, London W1V 5LE
Tel: 020 7287 8010
BodyPositive is a charity providing advice and information on HIV and AIDS related issues, including support and counselling services.
They also run PositiveLine, a helpline staffed entirely by HIV positive men and women 0800 616 212 7pm-10pm Sun-Fri and 4pm-7pm Sat.

GAY MEN'S SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC
Rainbow Clinic, 1st Floor Reception, Caldecot Centre, 15-22 Caldecot Road, Camberwell, SE5 9RS
Tel: 020 7346 3448
This is a service run by King's College Hospital every Wednesday 4pm to 6pm on an appointment-only basis. Please ring the above telephone number for further details and ask for the "Rainbow Clinic". The clinic provides a space for gay men to receive treatment for and advice about all sexual health matters, including HIV.

THE GLOBE CENTRE
159 Mile End Road, London, E1 4AQ
Tel: 020 7791 2855.
The Globe Centre is a Day Care Centre for people affected by HIV/AIDS offering a wide range of services from purpose designed premises. The new building includes a café, a large meeting/function hall, training rooms and therapy rooms, as well as a gymnasium and a Hydrotherapy pool. There is fully disabled access to all levels with disabled toilet and shower facilities and off road parking for service users. The services are accessed via the Day Care team who will carry out a full assessment to determine the needs of each individual.

NATIONAL AIDS TRUST (NAT)
New City Cloisters, 188/196 Old Street, London, England, EC1V 9FR
Tel: 020 7814 6767
Email: info@nat.org.uk
Website: www.nat.org.uk
NAT is the UK's leading AIDS advocacy organisation. It aims to promote a wider understanding of HIV and AIDS; develop and support efforts to prevent the spread of HIV; and improve the quality of life of people affected by HIV and AIDS.

[bTHE POSITIVE PLACE[/b]
52 Deptford Broadway, SE8 4PH
Tel: 020 8694 9988
Minicom: 020 8694 2230
Email: posplace@charity.vfree.com
The Positive Place offers complementary therapies, social activities,
support, information and advice to anyone affected by HIV or AIDS. The project also provides opportunities for volunteering.

TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST LIGHTHOUSE
152 Grays Inn Road, WC1X 8JU
Tel: 020 7831 0330 (general enquiries)
Tel: 020 7242 1010 (helpline) 12 - 10pm
Tel: 020 7405 2381 (legal advice line)
Tel: 0800 567 123 (National Aids Helpline)
Email: info@tht.org.uk
Website: www.tht.org.uk
Europe's leading HIV / AIDS charity offer health promotion information, as well as providing counselling, advice and information for all people affected by HIV or AIDS.

THE SAMARITANS
Tel: 08457 90 90 90 in the United Kingdom or
1850 60 90 90 in the Republic of Ireland
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org

THE GENDER TRUST
PO Box 3192, Brighton, BN1 3WR
Tel: 07000 790347 (information line)
Email: gentrust@mistral.co.uk
Website: home.freeuk.net/gentrust
The only UK charity that specifically helps adults who are Transsexual, Gender dysmorphic or transgenderist, and their families and partners.

LESBIAN AND GAY EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS (LAGER)
Unit 1G, Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, N1 3QP
Tel: 020 7704 8066 (for lesbians) 12pm - 4pm
Tel: 020 7704 6066 (for gay men) 12pm - 4pm
Email: lager@dircon.co.uk
Website: www.lager.dircon.co.uk
This is a multi-cultural project fighting the many forms of discrimination experienced by lesbians and gay men at work and in unemployment. The project provides support and advice to many groups, produces information and newsletters and undertakes training and consultancy work. Please ring for further details.

Meningitis Trust
http://www.meningitis-trust.org

Queer Youth
For Teens looking for advice and where they can meet other gay people
http://www.queeryouth.org.uk/

Prostate Cancer Awareness
http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/

Self Harm Alliance
http://www.selfharmalliance.org

Young People and Self Harm
http://www.selfharm.org.uk

[markyboi]

http://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk (nothing to do with me being on their site, lol, just really really good people) Organisation who work for LGBT Youth's to 'Have Your Say' in Scotland. They also run many youth groups in Scotland.

http://www.vividyouth.com LGBT youth group run by Glasgow City Council

[startrekker39]

(Sorry if Phils has already posted this one but i couldnt see it!)

Gay Youth UK
"The aims of the site, is to provide as much information, support, help and advice to all gay youth within the UK. In fact, not just gay youth, but those who may be questioning their own sexuality, or who may be bisexual."

There are some quite good advice sections that helped me



Startrekker39
xXx

This post has been edited by startrekker39: May 24 2004, 19:56

[markyboi]

(Sorry if Phils has already posted this one but i couldnt see it!)

Gay Youth UK
"The aims of the site, is to provide as much information, support, help and advice to all gay youth within the UK. In fact, not just gay youth, but those who may be questioning their own sexuality, or who may be bisexual."

There are some quite good advice sections that helped me



Startrekker39
xXx

sorry if i'm 'ing this threead, but i used to be a GYUK'er, got bored of it though, good site though, met a friend i still see every week, from it.

[cinmiester]

Good idea Phil moving this over to the new board... One question do you plan to sticky it up at the top??? As I feel that all this info will help a some individuals...








Cindy

[kaos]

sorry if i'm 'ing this threead, but i used to be a GYUK'er, got bored of it though, good site though, met a friend i still see every week, from it.

At the risk of being another spammer (perish the thought!) Gay Youth UK has changed a lot recently. So if you didn't think much of it before, try again now.

The most active part of Gay Youth UK is the forums, which I moderate on as 'Peregrine'. Its a great place to chat to other young people in your situation, if nothing else.

I also suggest the Queer Youth Alliance website, where you can get similar help and advice.

If you are at University and are lesbian, gay or bisexual the best source of help and advice is from the uni LGB group. They usually have a page on the university's website - if you are at Sheffield Uni, use the link in my sig.

Hope that helps.

EDIT:

Just realised that QYA has already been mentionned - sorry.

FFLAG: Families and Friends of Lesbians And Gays - a useful site if your parents are having difficulties accepting your sexuality.

This post has been edited by kaos: Jun 5 2004, 01:12

[rich]

Online Suicide Rescource



Thinking of suicide? Read this first.

[aussiemale]

INFO FOR AUSTRALIANS

Hi All,

There are a lot of people on here from Australia and I thoguh that I would post some information about services for Aussies!

MISCELLANEOUS

Kids Helpline

24 hour anonymous and confidential counselling for 5 - 18 year olds
Ph: 1800 551 800
Web: www.kidshelp.com.au
Email a counsellor
Online web counselling (available from 3-9pm QLD time)

MONEY & GAMBLING

Centrelink

Information on youth allowance (the payment for young people who need help while studying, training or looking for a job).
Ph: 13 24 90
Web: www.youthallowance.centrelink.gov.au

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business

Provide information about wages and conditions of employment.
Ph: 1300 363 264
Web: www.wagenet.gov.au

DRUGS

The Austrlaian Drug Foundation

Organisation working to prevent and reduce alcohol and drug problems in Australia. Information on alcohol, amphetamines, caffeine, cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin, inhalents, mixing drugs, prescription drugs, tobacco, drugs and pregnancy, drug testing and quitting and cutting down.
Web: www.adf.org.au

NPS-Medicines Line

Confidential information on prescription medicines and over-the-counter medicines. You can ask a qualified pharmacist about how medicine works, how to take medicine, doses, side effects, storage and much more.
Ph: 1300 888 763
Web: www.medicinesline.com.au

MIND HEALTH

Suicide & Self-Harm

Lifeline
24 hour counselling, support and referral for crises and personal emergencies
Ph: 13 11 14

EMOTIONAL HEALTH

SANE Australia

A mental health charity that operates a national telephone helpline for people concerned about mental illness and also has an internet helpline online service.
Ph: 1800 688 382
Web: www.sane.org
Email Helpline

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GOOD LINK

http://www.somazone.com.au

This is a good site for advice on all types of issues (mainly for teens).

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- Aussiemale

[aussiemale]

INFORMATION FOR ALL WHO HAVE A PROBLEM OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES

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Working through it myself -

• You may want to think through your situation first before talking to someone, in doing so this may help you identify your concerns more clearly.

• Writing down your troubles is a great outlet without relying on someone else. Sometimes confronting your feelings can be difficult so make sure a friend or family member is around if you need them.

• Think about the options you have in your situation; write down all the possible actions and the possible positive and negative outcomes of each.

• Sometimes it can take a great deal of courage to pick up the phone or jump on the net but there are people ready to listen and to help you.

Improving your self esteem…

• Don’t get too caught up about outside beauty and remember there is an inner beauty that is deeper in you and in others.

• Try not to have negative thoughts.

• Concentrate on the things you like doing and that you are good at. Feel proud of your talents and the new skills you develop.

• Take pride in you! Your thoughts, values and beliefs, and voice them!

• Exercise! It’s a great outlet of stress and makes you feel happier and better about your self.

• Set goals that you wish to achieve. This could be on a daily basis, monthly basis or perhaps where you wish you be in one year’s time.

Some helpful quotes...

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give up”

“People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within.” Ramona. L. Anderson

“Know that although in the eternal scheme of things you are small, you are also unique and irreplaceable, as are all your fellow humans everywhere in the world” Margaret Laurence

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Helping a Friend -

Ways of helping a friend through a difficult time…

• Encourage them to talk to someone

• Distract your friend by doing something you both enjoy such as shopping, going to the beach, movies or joining in a sports game.

• Be supportive. Let your friend know you care and you are there to listen.

• Talk. Work through feelings together.

If you believe your friend is in serious danger let the appropriate authorities know.

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GOOD LINK

http://www.somazone.com.au

This is a good site for advice on all types of issues (mainly for teens).

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- Aussiemale

[Silver_kayne]

Hi wanted to add a UK helpline called Mind im not totally sure on what they do but i was given their number when i was depressed and needing help

Mind
0208 519 2122

~Kayne~

[Red Devil]

Radio 1's Exam advice line

Not sure whether to go to university or college, get a job or take time out? One Life's results advisors have the answers. For expert, independent advice on all the options, including guiding you through Clearing, call 0808 100 8000

Link to webpage

Calls are free and lines are open daily, including weekends, from Tuesday 10 August - Saturday 28 August.

The helpline hours are:

10th - 11th August: 8.00am - 8.00pm

12th - 18th August: 9.00am - 6.00pm

19th August: 8.00am - 9.00pm

20th August: 8.00am - 8.00pm

21st - 29th August: 9.00am - 6.00pm

[Clayden]

Urban 75 Drug Advice

Very useful, unbiased presentation of what drugs are, what they do - 'good' effects and 'bad' effects. Also has legal information.

[philly_917]

Terrence Higgins Trust have just launched a new website for young gay men, Really useful

www.ygm.org.uk

This post has been edited by Tiuri: Apr 6 2005, 16:06

[Silver_kayne]

Bunch of Websites people might find useful.

www.blagchat.org.uk

www.pupiline.net

www.connexions-direct.com

www.mind.co.uk

www.bullying.co.uk

www.youth2youth.co.uk
Youth2Youth (Y2Y) is a unique helpline service. The reason it is unique is that the helpline is run by young people for young people
The helpline is for any young person under the age of 19 years who feel they need emotional support. Young people who are worried confused or just need to talk can contact our trained volunteers by telephone, email or on-line chat.


General Health
www.mindbodyandsoul.gov.uk

www.lifebytes.gov.uk

www.teenagehealthfreak.org

Sexual Health
www.ruthinking.co.uk

www.playingsafely.co.uk

www.action4men.org

Health & Fitness
www.hifg.com

Eating Disorders
www.edauk.com

Drugs & Alcohol
www.trashed.co.uk

~Kayne~

This post has been edited by Silver_kayne: May 10 2005, 14:25

[diabeticguy]

Citizens Advice Bureau

This post has been edited by diabeticguy: Oct 24 2005, 19:03

[startrekker39]

www.met.police.uk/sapphire - Provides a one-stop for all victims of sexual assault.

www.roofie.com | 0800 783 2980 - A charity working in the field of drug related assault and sexual assault in the UK

www.suzylamplugh.org | 020 8392 1839 - A national charity on how to be safe at home, work, uni and out and about.

www.cardwatch.org.uk - The UK Bank industry, police and retailers working together to fight card fraud.

[KernowKid]

www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk

Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. The organisation provides counselling and support. It offers information, advice, education and training services.

[Vote-Me]

Hey, just thought I'd say how good NHS Direct is, can't praise it enough!

[x2k]

Here's a site which promotes the need to report homophobic abuse and hate crimes. Thought a lot of members may find it of interest...

SING - Silence Is Not Golden

[Jaylocutus]

Abuse in Relationships

Broken Rainbow Support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people experiencing domestic violence.
www.broken-rainbow.org.uk
08452 60 44 60

London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard - an information, support and referral service for lesbians, gay men and bisexual people from all backgrounds throughout the United Kingdom.
www.llgs.org.uk
020 7837 7324

MPower A national helpline for men who have been raped, assaulted or abused in childhood or adult life.
www.male-rape.org.uk
0808 808 4321

Mankind UK A support and resource service for men who have been sexually abused, sexually assaulted and/or raped.
www.mankinduk.co.uk
01273 510447

Refuge Provides emergency accommodation through a network of refuges throughout the UK.
www.refuge.org.uk
0808 2000 247

Survivors UK A national helpline for men who have been victims of violence, sexual assault and rape.
www.survivorsuk.org
0845 122 1201

Victim Support Helps people cope with the effects of crime.
www.victimsupport.org
0845 30 30 900

Women's Aid The national helpline offers advice and support for women experiencing domestic violence.
www.womensaid.org.uk
0808 2000 247