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Freephone 0800, Charities
and Helplines

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Helpline name

Telephone

AbilityNet

0800269545

Action for Blind People

08009154666

Action MS Careline

08000288833

Action on Elder Abuse

08088010310

Action on Elder Abuse - Elder Abuse Response

08088088141

Advisory Centre for Education Exclusion Advice Line

08088000327

Advisory Centre for Education General Advice Line

08088005793

Advisory Centre for Education Referral Line

08088000008

After Adoption Actionline

08000568578

After Adoption TALKadoption

08088081234

Age ConcernDevon Befriending and Care Line

08088010313

Age Concern Information Line

0800009966

Alzheimer Scotland - Dementia Helpline

08088083000

Amina Muslim Women's Helpline

08088010301

Arthritis Care

08088004050

Arthritis Care Source Helpline for Young People

08088082000

Barnardo's Beyond the Shadows

08088010312

Big Plus

08081001080

Big Plus for Business

08000288608

Birmingham Signposting Service

08088081001

Bluebell at ParentLine Scotland

08003457457

Borderline

08000274466

Brain and Spine Foundation

08088081000

Breakthru Drug Awareness

08088002020

Breast Cancer Care

08088006000

Breathing Space

0800838587

Bristol MindLine

08088080330

British Polio Fellowship

08000180586

Brook Young People's Information Service

08000185023

Business Debtline

08001976026

Call2Quit

08000525855

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)

0800585858

Cancer Backup

08088000022

Cancer Backup

08088001234

Cancer Backup Arabic

08088000130

Cancer Backup Bengali

08088000131

Cancer Backup Cantonese

08088000132

Cancer Backup French

08088000133

Cancer Backup Greek

08088000134

Cancer Backup Gujerati

08088000135

Cancer Backup Hindi

08088000136

Cancer Backup Non-specific Language Support

08088000142

Cancer Backup Polish

08088000137

Cancer Backup Punjabi

08088000138

Cancer Backup Turkish

08088000139

Cancer Backup Urdu

08088000140

Cancer Backup Vietnamese

08088000141

Cancer Research UK

0800226237

Cancer Research UK

08088004040

CARE Confidential

08000282228

Careers Scotland

08081001877

Carers UK Exeter

08088010878

CarersLine

08088087777

Cerebra - For Brain Injured Children and Young People

08003281159

Cerebral Palsy Helpline Scope

08088003333

Chai Cancer Care

08088084567

Child Death Helpline

0800282986

ChildLine

08001111

Children's Choices in Lincolnshire

08001951635

Children's Commissioner for Wales

08088011000

Children's Heart Federation

08088085000

Children's Law Centre

08088085678

Citizens Advice Consultancy Debtline

08088082575

Citizens Advice LSC Employment Consultancy Line

08088083681

Colostomy Association

08003284257

Community Advice and Listening Line (CALL)

0800132737

Connexions Direct

08080013219

Consumer Credit Counselling Service

08001381111

Contact a Family

08088083555

Contact Youth Counselling Services

08088088000

Crimestoppers

0800555111

Cruse Bereavement Care Youth Involvement Project

08088081677

Deafness Research UK

08088082222

Devon Rape and Sexual Abuse Line

08088000188

DIAL North Worcestershire

08009707202

Domestic Violence Helpline - Portsmouth

08005876500

Domestic Violence Helpline - Refuge / Women's Aid

08082000247

Domestic Violence/Abuse Line (Central Hertfordshire)

08088088088

Drinkline

08009178282

Dyn Project/Triangle Wales

08088010321

Edinburgh Crisis Centre

08088010414

Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH)

08081000143

Endometriosis UK

08088082227

Epilepsy Action

08088005050

Epilepsy Scotland

08088002200

Family and Friends

08088002000

Family Info Link Stockport

08088000606

Family Rights Group

08007311696

Familyline Surrey

08088005678

First Step - St Martin's Housing Trust

08009777594

First Steps (East Surrey PCT)

08088010325

Fosterline

08000407675

Frank

0800776600

Freshfield Service

0500241952

Friends of the Earth Environmental Justice Hotline

08088010405

Friends of the Earth Supporter Information Team

08088001111

Get Connected

08088084994

Gingerbread - National Office

08000184318

Gingerbread Northern Ireland Advice Service

08088088090

Give It A Go

08081001855

Glasgow Advice and Information Network (Citizens Advice Direct)

08088011011

Grimsby and Scunthorpe Rape Crisis

08001974787

Haemophilia Society

08000186068

Headway - The Brain Injury Association

08088002244

Heart MOT Line

08000430313

Help the Aged SeniorLine

08088006565

Help the Aged SeniorLine Northern Ireland

08088087575

Hepatitis C Information Line

0800451451

Highland Homeless Helpline (Citizens Advice Direct)

08088010804

Home Heat Helpline

0800336699

Howard League for Penal Reform

08088010308

ICIS: information for life

0800859929

ILA Scotland

08081001090

Include at Womens Health Matters

08088084444

It's Your Choice

0800515819

Jewish Women's Aid

0800591203

Kick it Out

08001699414

Know the Score

08005875879

Learndirect

0800100900

Learndirect Scotland

08009178000

Learndirect Scotland

08081001091

Learndirect Scotland

08081009000

Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service Connect

08088001212

Leukaemia Care Society

08001696680

Leukaemia Care Society

08088010444

Liberty Telephone Advice Service

08088084546

Lifeline

08088082121

Lifelink

08088011315

Lone Parent Helpline

08000185026

Lone Parent Helpline Scotland

08088010323

Lothian Centre for Integrated Living - Your Call

08088010362

Lymphoma Association

08088085555

Macmillan Benefits Helpline

08088010304

Macmillan Cancer Support

0800500800

Macmillan Cancerline

08088082020

Macmillan Youthline

08088080800

MACSAS

08088010340

MALE Men's Advice Line

08088010327

Marie Curie Direct

08006344520

Max! Appeal

08003891049

Mencap Cymru

08088000300

Mencap Learning Disability Helpline

08088081111

Meningitis Research Foundation

08088003344

Meningitis Trust

08088010388

Mental Health Matters - Coventry

0800616171

Mental Health Matters - Durham

08000857027

Mental Health Matters - Gateshead

08000851718

Mental Health Matters - Kent

08001070160

Mental Health Matters - Middlesbrough

08000527350

Mental Health Matters - Newham

08001070161

Mental Health Matters - Redcar and Cleveland

08000520658

Mental Health Matters - Residents Line

08000851720

Mental Health Matters - South Tyneside

08000851719

Mental Health Matters - Stockton

08000527349

Mental Health Matters - Sunderland

08000130626

Mesothelioma UK

08001692409

Missing People Helpline

0500700700

Missing People Message Home Helpline

0800700740

Missing People Runaway Helpline

08088007070

Miyad National Jewish Crisis Helpline (adult)

08006529249

Miyad National Jewish Crisis Helpline (youth)

08006524232

Mpower

08088084321

Multiple Sclerosis Society

08088008000

Muslim Youth Helpline

08088082008

Myasthenia Gravis Association

0800919922

Myeloma UK

08009803332

National Association for Children of Alcoholics

08003583456

National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC)

08000853330

National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC)

08088010331

National Childminding Association

08001694486

National Deaf Children's Society

08088008880

National Debtline

08088084000

National Group on Homeworking

0800174095

National Youth Advocacy Service

0800616101

Newham Monitoring Project

08001693111

NHS Smoking Helpline (Bengali)

08001690885

NHS Smoking Helpline (Gujarati)

08001690884

NHS Smoking Helpline (Hindi)

08001690883

NHS Smoking Helpline (Punjabi)

08001690882

NHS Smoking Helpline (Urdu)

08001690881

NHS Smoking Helpline / Smokers' Helpline for Wales

08001690169

Nightlink

08088000306

No Panic

08088080545

Norfolk Carers Helpline

08088089876

Northamptonshire Society for Autism

08088089090

Northern Ireland Domestic Violence Helpline

08009171414

Northern Ireland Smokers Helpline

0800858585

Nottingham Women's Aid Advice Centre

08088000340

NSPCC Asian Child Protection Helpline

08000967719

NSPCC Child Protection Helpline

08088005000

NSPCC Cymru/Wales Child Protection Helpline

08081002524

Off the Record - Bristol

08088089120

Off the Record - Hants

08088010724

Open Doors Information Line

08088088999

Ostomy Lifestyle

08007314264

PACE Family Support Line

08081807223

Parentline Plus / ParentLine Scotland

08088002222

Parents Advice Centre

08088010722

Parents for Inclusion

08006523145

Parkinson's Disease Society

08088000303

Patient Advice and Liaison Service Leeds

08000525270

Pet Bereavement Support Service

08000966606

Preston and Western Lancashire Racial Equality Council

08088087398

Prisoners Abroad

08081720098

Prisoners' Families and Friends Service

08088083444

Prisoners' Families Helpline

08088082003

Purple Pages

08088085252

Quest Linkline - The Helpline for Lesbian and Gay Catholics

08088080234

Quitline

0800002200

Racing Welfare

08006300443

Rape and Abuse Line (men)

08088000122

Rape and Abuse Line (women)

08088000123

Rape Crisis Scotland

08088010302

Rape Support Helpline Wiltshire

08088001144

Refuge

08088089999

Respond

08088080700

Rethink - Brighton, Hove and Kent

08088083333

Rethink - Focus Line

08000272127

Rethink - Lincolnshire

08088001010

Rethink - Mental Health Asian Line

08088002073

Rethink - North Warwickshire

08088000025

Rethink - Sandwell

0800132561

Rhondda Cynon Taf CarersLine

08081001801

RNID Information Line

08088080123

RNID Tinnitus Helpline

08088086666

Safe and Healthy Working Advice Line

08000192211

Safeline Warwick

08088005005

Scotsline

08006522989

Scottish Network for Families Affected by Drugs

08080101011

Scottish Prisoners Familes Helpline

0500839383

Sexual Health Line

0800567123

Sexwise

0800282930

Sheffield Debtline

08088002237

Shelterline

08088004444

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Mental Health Helpline

08001951700

Signposts

0800317220

SKILL - National Bureau for Students with Disabilities

08003285050

Skillset Careers

08081008094

Smokeline Scotland

0800848484

SOLACE

08088010344

Somali Youth Helpline

08088010410

Southampton Womens Aid

08088010334

Speakability

08088089572

Spinal Injuries Association

08009800501

SSAFA Forces Help Confidential Support Line

08007314880

Staffordshire Mental Health Helpline

08088002234

Stirling Family Support Service

08000270898

Stop Hate Line

08001381625

Suffolk Gay and Lesbian Helpline

08088082322

TAMBA Twinline

08001380509

Tameside MBC Welfare Rights Advice Line

08000749985

Teacher Support Line

08000562561

Teacher Support Scotland

08005642270

Teacher Support Wales

08000855088

Tenovus Cancer Information Centre

08088081010

Terrence Higgins Trust Cardiff

08000743445

The Retail Trust

08088010808

Trade Union Learning Helpline

08003897241

Triangle Wales

08088010306

Turn2Us

08088022000

Ulster Cancer Foundation

08007833339

Veterans-UK

08001692277

Vitiligo Society

08000182631

Voice For The Child In Care

08088005792

Wales Domestic Violence Helpline

08088010800

Wales Drug and Alcohol Helpline

08006335588

Wellchild

08088010330

West of Scotland Seniors Forum 'Are You Cold'

08001072609

What Now?

0800511111

Winter Warmth Advice Line

08000857000

Working Advocacy in North Devon

08088000312

Young Scot

08088010335

Young Scot

08088010336

Young Scot

08088010337

Young Scot

08088010338

YoungMinds

08000182138

Youthline

08000961425

 

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