We have tried to include as many helpful organisations as possible. If you are a voluntary sector group or part of the NHS or Local Authority, please contact us and we will add a link to your website.
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- Alzheimer’s Society – UK care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers
- CAB – Citizens Advice Bureau Hull and East Riding, helping people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing information and advice, and by influencing policy makers.
- Cancer Research UK – the UK’s leading charity dedicated to cancer research. The website has a wealth of information about cancer
- Centre for Accessible Environments – The Centre for Accessible Environments is committed to the provision of buildings and places which are accessible to all us
- Choices and Rights – Choices and Rights is an organisation for disabled people in the Kingston upon Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area. Its aims are: To promote the independence and inclusion of all disabled people in society; To Identify and pro-actively challenge the discrimination faced by disabled people; To encourage disabled people to work together to achieve change locally
- Contact a Family – The UK wide charity providing advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children
- Counselling Directory – This is a free, confidential service for those looking for support or general advice about receiving counselling
- Disability Law Service – Provide information and advice to disabled and Deaf people
- Disabled People – DirectGov – The Government’s disability information Page
- Dogs and mental health – information on how having a dog as a pet can help mental health
- HANA (Humber All Nations Alliance) – Supporting ethnic groups in Hull and the Humber region
- Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire – the independent voice for the people of the East Riding, helping to shape, challenge and improve local health and social care services
- Healthwatch Hull – independent organisation which works to help people get the best out of the city’s health and social care services
- HEY Mind – A local affiliated member of Mind, the mental health charity Telephone 01482 240200
- Humber Mental Health – (Humber NHS Foundation Trust)The mental health NHS service for Hull and East Yorkshire. phone: 01482 301700
- Mencap – The voice of learning disability
- Mind – National charity for mental health
- NACAB – National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
- NCIL – National Centre for Independent Living, a resource on independent living, direct payments and individual budgets for disabled people and others working in the field
- Public Law Project (PLP) – an independent, national legal charity which aims to improve access to public law remedies for those whose access is restricted by poverty, discrimination or other similar barriers.
- Recycling Unlimited ‘Turning Corners’ – A local charity operating in Hull which supports people with mental health problems and others facing social exclusion through woodworking, gardening and social interaction.
- Samaritans – Samaritans provides confidential non-judgmental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide
- S.E.E.D. Eating Disorders Support Services – A local group covering Hull and East Riding offering support to carer(s) or immediate family members wishing to seek a better understanding of eating disorders
- Therapy Directory – The Directory contains information on the many different complimentary therapies and has a ‘Search For a Therapist Near You’ function who can offer the complementary therapy that is specific to the needs of the individual.
- Turn2us – A charitable service which helps people access the money available to them – through welfare benefits, grants and other help