Support directory

Abuse

• ASHIANA Specialist support for black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee women. Based in Sheffield.
• Ben's Place Specialist support for male sexual abuse survivors.
• Karma Nirvana Supporting victims of honour-based abuse and forced marriage.
• RASAC Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield rape and sexual abuse support centre.
• National Association for People Abused in Childhood Provides information, support and a free helpline for anybody who experienced abuse in childhood.
• Stop it Now Campaigning and awareness-raising site to prevent child sexual abuse with a comprehensive list of further support.
  
• Survivors UK Support and information for men who have experienced sexual abuse.
• The Survivor Trust An organisation that aims to support and empower survivors of rape, sexual violence and/or childhood sexual abuse.
• Survivors West Yorkshire A specialist sexual violence and abuse support service in West Yorkshire.

Addictions

• WithYou Help with drugs and alcohol misuse for young people and adults.
• Al-Anon Organisation for family friends of problem drinkers, offering support, info and meetings. Includes Alateen for young people aged 12 to 20, experiencing difficulties with another person who is a problem-drinker.
• Alcoholics Anonymous Information and support, based on a 12-step recovery programme. Site gives details of local groups around the country.
• Alcohol Support Kirklees service offering confidential support and help.
• The Base A free and confidential drug and alcohol service for young people, up to the age of 21, in Kirklees.
• Recovery An online counselling service for people affected by alcohol and drug abuse, and by eating disorders, including a section aimed at young people.
• Frank Information about drugs, aimed at young people. Also support and advice for those affected. Includes A to Z of drugs. Phone, email and online support all available.
• Gamblers Anonymous Offering info and support, including via helplines and by email, with some info aimed at young people and details of meetings.
• GamCare Online support and information about gambling.
• Gam-Anon For those affected by someone else’s gambling. Has a helpline and support meetings.
• YGAM YGAM is an educational charity and does not provide direct treatment or support to those affected by gambling or gaming, but their extensive directory will help you get the support you need.
• Cyber Sexual Addiction US site of info and self-help for anyone affected.
• The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity (ATSAC) A specialist UK charity that provides information and support on sex addiction and compulsivity to those with this problem, partners and therapists.
• Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) SLAA is open to anyone who knows or thinks they have a problem with sex and love addiction.

Adoption

• Adoption UK Support, counselling, finding relatives, and all matters relating to anyone affected by adoption. Has helplines including one specifically for young people.
• PAC-UK Specialist therapy, advice, support and counselling for anyone affected by adoption or permanency.

Anger management

• British Association of Anger Management Includes tips, links and online resources. Also “Keep your Cool” kit.
• Community Links Engagement and Recovery Service (CLEAR) CLEAR run this 6-week anger Management course. Contact them for details of when course is running and how to join.

Anxiety

• Anxiety 2 Calm Offers an appraisal of treatments for anxiety, panic, OCD and depression, with lots of info. Also has some techniques for managing certain conditions eg insomnia. Mindfulness, phobias and fear of flying are covered too.
• Anxiety Care Information, tips, helpline, online support group, e-mail support.
• Anxiety UK Formerly the National Phobics Society, this site offers lots of info on treatment and help, and a helpline.
• Samaritans Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. Call them 24/7 on 116 123.
• Social Anxiety UK This site acts as a starting point for people finding out more about social anxiety, with good links.
• PeerTalk Peer support group for those living with depression, anxiety, and related conditions.

Bereavement

• Bradford Bereavement Support Free and confidential counselling and support service for people experiencing bereavement.
• Cruse Bereavement Care CRUSE is a national organisation providing information, support and counselling for people affected by bereavement.  Groups are run in Kirklees, Leeds and elsewhere in West Yorkshire.
• Hope Again CRUSE’s youth project site, for young people affected by loss, including a helpline.
• Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide is a self-help organisation offering practical and emotional support, including local groups and a helpline.

Bullying

• Family Lives Help and advice for parents and children.
• National Bullying Helpline A UK helpline providing operational, timely, support to both adults and children – whether the bullying is in the home, the community, the playground, the workplace or online.

Carers and care leavers

• The Care Leavers Association Support, encouragement and financial assistance for care leavers from the UK.
• Carers UK Help and advice on a number of topics for carers.
• Carers Trust A great tool for finding further information and resources on being a carer.

Confidence

• Get self help Website offers information on how to increase your self-esteem. 
• Mind Information on how to increase your self-esteem, giving practical suggestions for what you can do and where you can go for support.
• More Self-esteem Information and resources to help you become the person you want to be: inspired, confident and happy.
• NHS Livewell NHS Livewell information on raising low self-esteem.
• Self-confidence Self-help articles on confidence, self-esteem, shyness, blushing etc, and a free 6-week confidence course.

Counselling

• NHS Counselling Discover the free counselling services provided by the NHS.
• Counselling at the University of Huddersfield Find out more about the counselling service hosted through the Wellbeing Service.

Depression

• Depression UK Fellowship of Depressives Anonymous - a self-help organisation.
• Health Talk Personal experiences of health and illness - search by topic.  Includes a thorough section on managing depression.
• Students Against Depression Offers information and resources validated by health professionals alongside tips and advice from students who have experienced it all themselves.
• NHS Helpline This crisis helpline is open 24/7 and can offer support and advice if your mental health is currently at a low point.
• PeerTalk Peer support group for those living with depression, anxiety, and related conditions.

Disability

• Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities The website offers lots of information, news, research and online forums.
• Kirklees Council (support for adults with autism) Support for adults with autism. The site offers information about getting a diagnosis and local support groups.
• Kirklees Council (Sensory Services) Support for adults who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a visual impairment.
• University of Huddersfield Disability Services Discover the support on offer to students with disabilities and register online with Disability Services.

 

Domestic violence

• Kirklees Council
  Kirklees Domestic Abuse site offering support including counselling and links to further resources.
• Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership A registered charity that provides support, advice, information and safe accommodation to anyone that is affected by domestic violence.
• Women's Aid Women's Aid Federation of England (Women's Aid) is the national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. Has a 24 hour helpline.

Eating disorders

• Beat The UK’s largest eating disorder charity. Offering support to individuals experiencing an eating disorder.
• Leeds and Yorkshire Partnership The site offers support to individuals with severe and enduring eating disorders.
• National Centre for Eating Disorders This site provides counselling, information and training.
• Overeaters Anonymous This US based site offers information on meetings within the UK.
• WomenCentre Offering tailored support to women in the local region.

Emergency contacts

Samaritans 
Tel. 01484 533388 / Freephone. 116 123
Email. jo@samaritans.org.uk
Web. www.samaritans.org

PAPYRUS (Prevention of young suicide)
Tel. 0800 068 41 41
Email. pat@papyrus-uk.org
Web. www.papyrus-uk.org

Local Police 
Tel. 01484 436659 / 101 / 999

Frank (Drugs Advice)
Te. 0300 123 6600
Email. frank@talktofrank.com
Web. www.talktofrank.com

Pennine Domestic Violence Group (Womens’ Aid)
Tel.  0800 052 7222 (24 hour freephone)
Email. admin@pdvg.co.uk
Web. www.pdvg.org

24/7 NHS Mental Health Crisis Helpline
Tel. 0800 183 0558
Web. www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/service-users-and-carers/in-crisis/ 

Muslim Youth Helpline
Tel. 0808 808 2008  (Monday to Friday 6pm to 12am, weekends 12.00pm to 12.00am)
Email. help@myh.org.uk
Web. www.myh.org.uk/

Faith support

• Inspirited Minds A faith based, voluntary mental health charity that aims to raise awareness, combat stigmas and provide professional, non-judgemental, confidential support to those with mental health illnesses.
• Muslim Community Helpline A confidential, non-judgemental listening & emotional support service.
• Muslim Youth Helpline Muslim Youth Helpline. Help is via phone, e-mail and internet counselling.
• Jo Cox More in Common Centre Information on the University's faith centre, including facilities, staff and prayer.

Meditation and mindfulness

• Be Mindful This is a campaign by the Mental Health Foundation to raise awareness about mindfulness.  It includes an online ten-minute meditation and information about local courses.
• Breathworks Mindfulness Managing stress, pain and promoting well-being using mindfulness.
• Community Links An 8-week mindfulness course.
• Meditation Centre Partly a commercial site that also includes some simple meditations.
• Meditate in Huddersfield Provides a peaceful and relaxed space for you to discover the benefits that meditation and modern Buddhism can offer. Everyone is Welcome.
• Wildmind Buddhist meditation practices to sample online and read about.  Online shop for guided meditations.

Mental health

• Bipolar UK Offering information and support for anyone affected by bipolar.
• Hearing voices
  Offering information, support and understanding to people who hear voices and those who support them.
• Hub of Hope Mental Health support network providing a directory of services across the UK.
• Mind One of the largest mental health support networks in the UK.
• OCD UK
  Supporting children and adults affected by obsessive compulsive behaviour.
• Samaritans Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. Call them 24/7 on 116 123.
• 24/7 NHS Mental Health Crisis Line The NHS provide a 24 hour, 7 day a week helpline for service users and can offer advice to referrers at any time.

BAME community

• Black Minds Matter UK Connecting Black individuals and families with free mental health services, making mental health topics more relevant and accessible for all Black people in the U.K., removing the stigma and remodelling the services to be relevant for the Black community.
• BHI (Black Health Initiative) BHI enables minority communities to engage with service providers and influence services, policies and procedures with the emphasis of deliberate inclusion.
• Black Students Mental Health Useful resources for students, self-help tips, leaflets, MH services and helplines.

Men

• Andy's Man Club Breaking down the stigma and supporting men struggling with mental health issues.
• Platform 1 Mental health and crisis charity supporting men from all backgrounds and encouraging recovery through various activities.
• Men's Sheds Association Supporting the development of Men's Sheds (community spaces where men can enjoy practical hobbies) for the benefit of men's health and wellbeing.
• Luke's Lads Encourages and offers mental health support in an alternative environment.

LGBTQIA+ community

• African Rainbow Family Support for LGBTIQ People of African heritage and the wider BAME community.
• Huddersfield Gay Group (HuGG) A social group for gay and bisexual men aged 18+.
• Mind Out A mental health service run by and for lesbians, gay, bisexual, trans and queer people with experience of mental health issues.

Disabled community

• Disability Action Yorkshire A charity and social enterprise, providing services that create opportunities for disabled people to live the lifestyle of their choosing.
• People Matters (West Yorkshire) Provides a range of services for people of all ages who have learning disabilities, hidden disabilities, physical disabilities and social, emotional and mental health support needs.
• The Huddersfield Society For The Blind Offering services to combat isolation and loneliness for those who are blind and partially sighted.
• ABLEize A support directory owned and run by people with disabilities.

Further support

• Grassroots Enterprise for Social Inclusion and Poverty Relief (GESIPR) Focus mainly on communities, groups and individuals excluded from society who, as a result, are deterred from exploring their full potentials.
• Clare Hill Centre Muslim Community Centre.
• Uniform Exchange Launched by a group of Huddersfield mums to ease the pressure on parents struggling with financial difficulties.
• The Welcome Centre Food bank to help those in crisis in Kirklees.

Miscarriage and baby loss

• Miscarriage Association Information and support for those who have experienced a miscarriage.
• Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society site offers information and support, including local self-help groups, for parents and families.
• Talkthru Free and confidential counselling for women and men facing an unplanned pregnancy or baby loss.  

Money and finances

• Advice Guide Citizen’s Advice site with information on benefits, housing, employment, debt, consumer, legal and family issues.
• National Debtline Free, confidential and independent advice on dealing with debt problems in the UK.
• Step Change The UK’s most comprehensive debt service providing free debt advice to help deal with debt and set up a solution.

Panic and phobias

• No Panic Support for sufferers of panic attacks, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and tranquiliser withdrawal.
• Triumph Over Phobia (TOP) Triumph Over Phobia (TOP) run a UK network of self-help groups to help people with phobias or OCD to overcome them.

Parenting

• Family Lives Information for parents, including phone and e-mail helplines.
• NCT New Parent Support Offers information on a wide range of topics related to parenting. Aims to introduce parents to a network of other local parents to gain practical and emotional support.
• NCT Postnatal Depression in Men Webpage with information regarding postnatal depression in fathers.
• Postnatal Depression Information and support for women affected by postnatal depression and their partners.

Physical health

• Epilepsy Action Advice and information for all those with epilepsy.
• Healthtalk Information and support for a range of health issues by seeing and hearing people's real life experiences.
• NHS NHS site for online information about health conditions.
• Terrence Higgins Trust Terrence Higgins Trust site offers information and help on HIV and AIDS.
• The Brunswick Centre Based in West Yorkshire, the Brunswick Centre offers counselling and support for those with HIV. The service also offers HIV testing. 

Pregnancy

• Auntie Pam's Auntie Pam’s is an organisation that supports mum’s to be in Kirklees.
• British Pregnancy Advisory Service British Pregnancy Advisory Service site offers information and services relating to pregnancy.
• Talkthru Free and confidential counselling for women and men facing an unplanned pregnancy or baby loss.  

Rape and sexual assault

• Hazlehurst Centre Offers free support and practical help to anyone in West Yorkshire who has experienced sexual violence and/or sexual abuse.
• RASAC Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre, working with female and male survivors of rape, sexual violence and domestic abuse.
• Male Survivor The national male survivor website. A consortium of UK organisations supporting male survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation.
• Man Kind Confidential support service working with men who have been affected by unwanted sexual experiences.
• Rape Crisis Information and services for anyone affected by rape and sexual assault, including men. Site includes local groups and helplines.
• Support after Rape Leeds Support after Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL). Service for women and girls in Leeds affected by rape and sexual violence.
• Survivors UK Survivors UK - Information, support & counselling for male victims/survivors of rape and sexual abuse.
• FASO Clear information, practical advice and emotional support for anyone affected by false allegations of abuse.

Relationships

• Relate Relate site includes information and support on relationships.
• The Spark Organisation that specialises in couple counselling, marriage counselling, youth counselling and family counselling. Offers free telephone and web chat services and free resources.

Self-harm

• Harmless Clear information, coping strategies, email counselling support and an online forum for anyone affected by self-harm.
• Lifesigns Self injury guidance and network. Information, online support and message board.
• National Self-Harm Network National Self-Harm Network. A site for survivors, families and professionals which is survivor-led and provides information on broad-ranging support organisations and resources.
• Self injury Support Information and links to TESS, a text and e-mail service for young women in emotional distress and experiencing self-harm.

Sex, sexuality and gender

• Allsorts Youth Project Allsorts Youth Project listens to, connects & supports young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or exploring their sexual orientation and/or gender identity (LGBT+) and their families.
• akt akt supports LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25 in the UK who are experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile or abusive environment.
• Galop Galop, the UK's LGBT+ anti-violence charity, offer a Hate Crime Helpline open daily, Monday – Friday, to offer support to anyone who has experienced anti-LGBT+ violence, abuse, or harassment, as well as a 24/7 help chatbot
  
• Gender Trust Information and support for adults who are transsexual, gender dysphoric or transgender.
• Huddersfield Gay Group (HUGG) Huddersfield Gay Men’s Group – site gives information about the group’s meetings.
• Locala Contraception & Sexual Health Centre at Greenhead Road, Huddersfield.
• Mindline Trans+ Mindline Trans+ is an emotional and mental health support helpline for anyone identifying as transgender, non-binary or genderfluid.
• Northern Concord A social and self-help group for cross-dressers, transvestites, transsexuals, transgendered people and their families. 
• Switchboard LGBT+ confidential phone helpline.
• The Brunswick Centre The Brunswick Centre provides sexual health and HIV services across Calderdale & Kirklees.
• The Proud Trust A charity that provides support, education and advocacy for LGBT+ young people and their communities.

Sleep

• Insomniacs UK Information about sleep difficulties and self-harm.
• Mind Information from mental health support charity, Mind, on how to cope with sleep problems.
• NHS Livewell Information on how to get better sleep.
• Sleep Foundation American website with information on sleep disorders and general sleep topics.

Stress

• HSE Offers information on work-related stress including employees’ and employers’ statutory duties.
  
• Centre for Stress Management Offers self-help and articles on stress.
• Stress Busting Website with tips for leading a less stressed life.

Suicide

• Andys Man Club Support group for men that aims to tackle male suicide. Also runs #itsokaytotalk campaign to get people talking about mental health.
• Papyrus UK Prevention of Young Suicide. Site for young people, family and friends as well as professionals offering help and information for those considering or affected by suicide.
• Samaritans Samaritans site for those experiencing extreme distress or contemplating suicide. Services available by phone, email, letter or face-to-face.
• Support After Suicide Offering support and information for those who have been affected by suicide personally or professionally.
• The Calm Zone Campaign Against Living Miserably is an award-winning charity dedicated to preventing male suicide. Offers information and support.

Welfare

• Students' Union The University of Huddersfield's Students' Union site offering information, advice and support.
• Rights of Women Information about legal rights and an advice line for women.
• Shelter Offers advice, support and legal services to people struggling with bad housing or homelessness.
• The Brightside Trust Helps students cope with barriers to higher education. Site includes a “student calculator” to help with budgeting and financial management.
• The Welcome Centre A charity based in Kirklees that provides practical, short-term support to help local people who are in crisis. Information on the referral process is on the website.
• Victim Support Offering help for victims, witnesses and those affected by crime.

Young people

• Support Line Provides emotional support by phone, email and post. Emphasis on positive coping strategies. Details of counsellors, agencies and support groups.

• The Mix Site managed by YouthNet UK for 16 to 25 year olds. Offers information on many life issues.

• Young Minds The UK’s leading charity committed to improving the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.

• Healthtalk Peer support on health topics, including depression.

• Hope Support Services At Hope Support Services we provide support to young people aged 5-25 who have a loved one with a serious illness. We provide emotional and practical support when young people are impacted by a family health crisis, whether that is a terminal illness or a life-limiting illness.