Citizens Advice Bureau
A Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) is for anyone seeking advice and information on all subjects,
including employment, housing, debt, benefits, legal and family matters.
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
Relate
Relate, the relationship people, is the largest provider of relationship support in the UK.
It provides services face-to-face through its national network of local Centres, as well as by
telephone and online. Services include relationship counselling, sex therapy, family counselling
(including post-separation counselling), and young people's services, all delivered by qualified
professionals. Advice is also available online. Call us for details of your nearest Relate Centre.
Relate services are available in Northern Ireland and Great Britain:
Relate GB: www.relate.org.uk
Relate Northern Ireland: www.relateni.org
Carers UK
A free, confidential advice line, which offers welfare rights advice to carers.
www.carersuk.org
Samaritans
If you're in any sort of emotional distress, Samaritans are available 24 hours a day.
Samaritans believe that giving you the time and space to work through problems or difficulties,
in confidence, without fear of being judged, can often be the first step in finding a way to cope.
www.samaritans.org.uk
Prisoners' Families Helpline
Provides information and support for anyone with a friend or relative in prison. Has a range of
information sheets we can send out that cover issues that affect prisoners and their relatives.
Can also direct people to other useful organisations.
www.prisonersfamilieshelpline.org.uk
SSAFA Forces Help
Offers practical, financial assistance and confidential support, including professional social
work advice for serving personnel and their families in the UK and other countries.
www.ssafa.org.uk
The Men's Project
The Men's Project seeks to increase awareness of the issues facing men and boys in NI
and to promote social inclusion by creating and sustaining networks, researching needs and
issues, collating information and resources, initiating practical action, raising awareness
of men's issues and recommending future strategies.
www.mensproject.org
Welsh Women's Aid
A source of help for women in Wales experiencing physical, financial, mental, emotional
and/or sexual abuse by someone they have been in a relationship with. Can refer callers to
local groups for support, information and refuge. The 39 local Women's Aid groups provide
information, support and safe refuges for women, children and young people experiencing
domestic abuse. The national office aims to raise awareness of domestic abuse through
campaigning, lobbying and liasing with relevant agencies.
www.welshwomensaid.org
Women's Aid Federation of England
Provides a National Domestic Violence Helpline run in partnership with Refuge, for women
experiencing domestic violence, friends/family calling on behalf of women and other agencies
wanting to refer women. Can refer callers to local refuges and emergency accommodation and also
provides an information service including safety planning and translation facilities.
www.womensaid.org.uk
Stepfamily Scotland
Provide a confidential telephone helpline offering support and information for anyone in
a stepfamily situation and professionals working with them.
www.stepfamilyscotland.org.uk
Family Rights Group
Family Rights Group (FRG) was established as a registered charity in 1974
to provide advice and support for families whose children are involved
with social services. FRG works to improve the services received by these
families.
www.frg.org.uk
Families Need Fathers
Offers personal support and information to parents and others excluded from
the lives of their children, or seeking to share their parenting. Provides support,
information and advice booklets to help parents stay in touch with their children
after divorce or separation. Runs a telephone helpline and holds regional, self-help
meetings throughout the UK. Publishes factsheets and other parenting and legal support
information and runs a self-help internet forum for members.
www.fnf.org.uk
Housing Advice (Shelter)
Advice and information for people who are homeless or have a housing problem, on
hostel placements, finding accommodation, housing rights, housing benefit and rent arrears.
Callers may be referred to a regional centre. Visit our website for general information on
the organisation and online housing advice.
www.shelter.org.uk
