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Charities & Support NetworksThe Alice Barker Welfare and Wildlife Trust 7 Knox RoadHarrogate , North Yorkshire , HG1 3EF Tel: 01423 530900/ 868121 The only charity in the country able to advise dying and bereaved people on the wider choices available for funerals, particularly when they have been told they can't do something. In constant need of funds to continue to provide the free advice service and train volunteers. AdviceUK 12th Floor New London Bridge House 25 London Bridge Street London SE1 9SGTel: 020 7407 4070 Fax: 020 7407 6699Email: general@adviceuk.org.uk http://www.adviceuk.org.uk Largest UK network of free, independent advice centres, formed in 1979 as the Federation of Independent Advice Centres, offering advice on a wide range of topics, including death and bereavement. Age Concern 207 Pentonville Road London N1 Tel: 020 8765 7200 Helpline: 0800 009966 (8am-7pm)http://www.ageconcern.org.uk The UK's largest charity working with and for older people. Fact sheets and information on all aspects of death and bereavement, also offers a will-writing service. Alzheimer's Disease Society Gordon House 10 Greencoat Place London SW1P 1PH Tel: 020 7306 0606Helpline: 0845 300 0336 (8.30am-6.30pm Mon-Fri) Email: enquiries@alzheimers.org.uk http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/ Advice and information on assistance and services Asian Family Counselling Service 76 Church Road Hanwell London W7 8LB Tel: 020 8813 9714 Fax: 020 8571 3933Web; www.asianfamilycounselling.org.ukEmail: afcs99@hotmail.com Provides support and advice to the bereaved when other charities may not be able to help. Association for Children's Palliative Care (ACT) Orchard House Orchard Lane Bristol BS1 5DT Tel: 0117 922 1556 Fax: 0117 930 4707 Email: info@act.org.uk http://www.act.org.uk/ Striving to achieve the best quality of life and care for all children and young people with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions and their families. BabylossPO Box 1168SouthamptonSO15 8XZEmail: support@babyloss.comWeb: www.babyloss.comOnline information and support for anyone affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy, at birth or shortly afterwards. Brake PO Box 548 Huddersfield HD1 2XZ Tel: 01484 559909 Information Line: 0845 603 8570Brakecare Helpline for Roadcrash Victims 01484 421611email; brake@brake.org.ukwww.brake.org.ukThe national road safety charity working to stop death and injury on the roads. British Association for Counselling Rugby CV21 2PJ Tel: 01788 578328?9 http://www.counselling.co.uk Will provide details of counselling organisations and services in your local area 59 Landsdowne Place Hove East Sussex , BN3 1FL Tel:/Fax: 01273 725951 Self-help tapes and relaxation techniques British Humanist Association 1 Gower Street London WC1E 6HD Tel: 020 7070 3580 Fax 020 7079 358 Email: info@humanism.org.uk http://www.humanism.org.uk Information on non-religious funerals, including suggested readings and pieces of music. Can also provide an officiant. British Medical Association BMA House Tavistock Square London WC1H 9JP Tel: 020 7387 4499 Fax: 020 7383 6400 http://www.bma.org.uk/ Governing body for the British medical profession. British Organ Donor Society (BODY) Balsham Cambridge CB1 6DL Tel: 01223 893636 Email: body@argonet.co.uk www.argonet.co.uk/body Information and general enquiries as well as support for donor and recipient families. British Red Cross 9 Grosvenor Crescent London SW1X 7EJ Tel: 020 7235 5454 Email: information@redcross.org.uk http://www.redcross.org.uk/ Operate loans service for medical equipment - contact local branch in local phone book. The Buddhist Hospice Trust c/o Dennis Sibley 1 Laurel House Trafalgar Road Newport Isle of Wight PO30 1QN Tel: 01983 526945 Email: dsibley@buddhisthospice.org.uk http://www.buddisthospice.org.uk Established in 1986 to explore Buddhist approaches to dying, death and bereavement. It is non-sectarian and welcomes both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Offers emotional support and spiritual help for the dying and bereaved. Buddhist volunteers will visit dying and bereaved people. CADD (Campaign Against Drinking & Driving) TBAC Business Centre Boston House Gove Technology Park Wantage OX12 9FF Tel: 01235 227 261 Fax: 01235 227 262 http://www.cadd.org.uk/ Provides support and campaigns for the families of victims killed and injured by drunk and irresponsible drivers. Call Centre (Cancer Aid and Listening Line) Swan Buildings 20 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JW Tel: 0161 835 2586 (National helpline, manned Monday-Thursday 12 noon-3pm and 7.30-10.30pm, emergencies dealt with at any time) Practical advice and emotional support for cancer patients and families. Cancer BACUP 3 Bath Place Rivington Street London EC2A 3JR Tel: 020 7696 9003 Fax: 020 7696 9002 Cancer Information Hepine Service 0808 800 1234 (Staffed by specialist nurses Monday-Friday 9am-7pm) http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/ CancerBACUP provides information and support to people affected by cancer. Cancerlink 11-21 Northdown Street London N1 9BN Freephone cancerlink 0808 808 0000 Email: cancerlink@cancerlink.org.uk Referral service with details of local self-help groups and some helpful pamphlets. Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund 15-19 Britten Street London SW3 3TZ Tel: 020 7351 7811 Fax: 020 7376 8098 http://www.macmillan.org.uk/ The fund provides financial assistance for some cancer patients and helps fund organisations caring for cancer patients. Macmillan nurses can help with emotional support, pain and symptom control. Chai-Lifeline, Jewish Cancer Support and Health Centre Norwood House Harmoney Way off Victoria Road Hendon London NW4 2BZ Tel: 020 8202 4567 Works with young people and adults facing life-threatening illnesses by providing support groups and complementary therapies. The Child Bereavement Trust Aston House West Wycombe High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP14 3AG Tel: 01494 678088 Email: enquiries@childbereavement.org.uk www.childbereavement.org.uk The Child Bereavement Trust provides support and counselling for grieving families. It is a charity that cares for bereaved families by training and supporting professional carers. Established in 1994 by Jenni Thomas and Julia Samuel, it aims to increase awareness and acknowledge the importance of grief and loss. It offers a number of helpful books and videos for grieving families as well as professionals. There is also a Child Death Helpline, 0800 286 986, which is manned by other bereaved parents at certain times of the day (check for details). Citizens Advice Bureau Myddelton House 115-123 Pentonville Road London N1 9LZ Contact head office or look in your local phone book for your nearest branch for free, impartial and confidential advice about death, bereavement and financial matters Compassionate Friends 53 North Street Bristol BS3 1EN Tel: 08451 232304Email: info@tcf.org.uk http://www.tcf.org.uk/ A self-help group for parents who have lost a son or daughter of any age. Council and Care Twyman House 16 Bonny Street London NW1 9PG Tel: 020 7485 1566/0845 300 7585 (local rate) Email: advice@counselandcare.demon.co.uk Advice and help for older people on finding and paying for residential and nursing care. Fact sheets and books available on welfare issues as well as research and training. Court of Protection The Public Trust Office Protection Division Stewart House 24 Kingsway London WC2B 6JX Tel: 020 7269 7300 Email: custserve@publictrust.gov.uk http://www.publictrust.gov.uk/ For applications to administer the financial affairs of someone who has become mentally incapacitated. Cremation Society of Great Britain 2nd Floor Brecon House 16/16a Albion Place Maidstone Kent ME14 5DZ Tel: 01622 688292 Email: cremsoc@aol.com http://www.cremation.org.uk/ Will tell you your nearest crematorium and publishes a free booklet on 'What You Should Know About Cremation'. Crossroads-Caring for Carers 10 Regents Place Rugby Warwickshire CV21 2PN Tel: 01788 573653 Trained carers who will take over from the regular carer to give them a break. Cruse Bereavement Care Cruse House 126 Sheen Road Richmond Surrey TW9 1UR Tel: 020 8940 4818 Fax: 020 8940 7638 Bereavement Helpline: 020 8332 7227 To speak to a counsellor afternoons or evenings phone 0345 585 565 Email: info@crusebereavementcare.org.uk http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/ Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone suffering a bereavement caused by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Cruse is now the largest bereavement counselling charity in the world and has nearly 200 branches throughout the UK and will provide a contact number for a local branch. It offers confidential counselling and support and can also offer advice on practical matters. The mail order service offers more than 100 books, booklets and pamphlets designed to help the bereaved and those that support them. Disability Information Trust Mary Malborough Centre Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Headington Oxford OX3 7LD Tel:01865 227592 Disabled Living Foundation 380-384 Harrow Road London W9 2HU Tel: 020 7289 6111 Fax: 020 7266 2922 Helpline: 0870 603 9177 Textphone: 0870 603 9170 Helpline and textphone open Monday-Friday 10am-4pm Email: dlfinfo@dlf.org.uk http://www.dlf.org.uk/ National charity offering information and advice on equipment for people living day-to-day with disability. Disablement Income Group PO Box 5743 Finchingfield Essex CM7 4PW Tel: 01371 811 621 Work to improve the financial circumstances of disabled people. Disaster Action 17 Bruno Court 10 Fassett Square London E8 1BF Tel: 020 7254 7111 Press Office Tel/Fax: 01483 799 066 http://www.disasteraction.org.uk/ Self-help group for those bereaved by a major disaster such as a plane crash. Epilepsy Bereaved PO Box 112 Wantage Oxon OX12 9ZU Bereavement Contact Line: 01235 772852 (always an ansaphone Office Phone: 01235 772850 Email: ebfamilysupport@dial.pipex.com epilepsybereavement@dial.pipex.com http://www.sudep.org A small but national charity offering support for anyone bereaved by any form of epilepsy Exit (Scottish Voluntary Euthanasia Society) 17 Hart Street Edinburgh EH1 3RN Tel: 0131 556 4404 Fax: 0131 557 4403 Email: didmsnj@easynet.co.uk http://www.euthanasia.org/ World leader in research and euthanasia-related information, including advice on Living Wills. The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) Artillery House 11-19 Artillery Row London SW1P 1RT Enquiries: 020 7222 8001 24 hour helpline: 020 7233 2090 Gilda's Club 14 Bury Place London WC1A 2JL Tel: 020 7440 9150 http://www.gildas.org/ Founded in New York in 1995 by actor Gene Wilder in memory of, and inspired by his wife, comedienne Gilda Radner, there is now a Gilda's Club London. It acts as a free resource for men. women, children and teenagers with cancer and their families, with support, workshops, networking groups and social events. Grief Encounter Project PO Box 49701 LondonN20 8XJ Tel: 020 8446 7452 www.griefencounter.com Support group helping children through bereavement in the London area. Healthy Gay Living Centre 40 Borough High Street London SE1 1XW Tel: 020 7407 3550 Fax: 020 7407 3551 Now encompasses the Lesbian & Gay Bereavement Project offering support and advice for gay men, lesbians and their friends and families. Helpline on 020 7403 5969 from 7pm to 10.30pm Monday to Friday. Helen House - A Hospice for Children 37 Leopold Street Oxford OX4 1QT Tel: 01865 728251 Fax: 01865 794829 Ground-breaking hospice for children with other hospices around the country. Hospice Information Service St Christopher's Hospice 51-59 Lawrie Park Road Sydenham London SE26 6DZ Tel: 020 8778 9252 (Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, answerphone at other times) Fax: 020 8776 9345 Email: his@stchris.ftech.co.uk www.kcl.ac.uk/kis/schools/kcsmd/palliative/his.htm UK directory of hospices and palliative care services (see web details) and information for members of the public as well as professionals caring for people with life threatening or terminal illness. Ian Rennie Hospice at Home 93 Western Road Tring Herts HP23 4BN Tel: 01442 890222 Email: info@irhh.org http://www.irhh.org/ Specialist nursing care for patients with a terminal illness and support for their familites in the Chilterns area of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Jessie's Fund 10 Bootham Terrace York YO30 7DH Tel: 01904 658189 Email: jessiefund@aol.com http://www.jessiesfund.org.uk/ A charity with music therapists helping sick children in hospices. Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service PO Box 6748 London N3 3BX Tel: 020 8349 0839 Counselling services for the Jewish faith. Law Centres Federation Duchess House 18-19 Warren Street London W1P 5DB Tel: 020 7387 8570 Email: info@lawcentre.org.uk http://www.lawcentres.org.uk/ Local law centres can provide free advice for those needing financial assistance about legal areas such as wills. London Bereavement Counselling Services Email: infor@bereavement.org.uk http://www.bereavement.org.uk/ Supports and links London bereavement services. London Lighthouse 111-117 Lancaster Road London W11 1QT Tel: 020 7792 1200 Fax: 020 7229 1238 Email: danny@london-lighthouse.org.uk http://www.london-lighthouse.org.uk/ 'A centre for people facing the challenge of AIDS'. Marie Curie Cancer Care 89 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TP Tel: 020 7599 7777 Fax: 020 7599 7708 Email: info@mariecurie.org.uk http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ Information about hospices and the availability of night nurses. The Miscarriage Association Clayton Hospital Northgate Wakefield WF1 3JF Tel: 01924 200799 Email: info@miscarriageassociaiton.org.uk http://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk Information and support for those faced with pregnancy loss. Motor Neurone Disease Association PO Box 246 Northampton NN1 2PR Tel: 01604 250505 Fax: 01604 624726 Helpline: 08457 626262 Email: enquiries@mndassociation.org http://www.mnassociation.org/ Provides advice and information as well as details of Regional Care Advisers and local support groups. National Association of Bereavement Services 20 Norton Folgate London E1 6DB Tel: 020 7247 1080 (referrals) 020 7247 0617 (admin) Information about bereavement counselling services in your local area. National Association of Memorial Masons 27a Albert Street Rugby Warwickshire CV21 2SG Tel: 01788 542264 Fax: 01788 542276 Email: enquiries@namm.org.uk http://www.namm.org.uk/ List of members who can create individual memorials and operates a code of practice for members. National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services Heron House 322 High Holborn London WC1V 7PW Tel: 020 7 269 4550 Provides advice and facilitates the sharing of knowledge, information and experience. National Federation of Spiritual Healers Old Manor Farm Studio Church Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6RG Tel: 01932 783164 0891 616080 (referrals) Fax: 01932 779648 Email: office@nfsh.org.uk http://www.nfsh.org.uk/ National Association of Widows 48 Queens Road Coventry , CV1 3EH Tel: 024 7663 4848 Email: office@nawidows.org.uk Information and details of local branches. Contact list for young widows also available. The Natural Death Centre 12a Blackstock Mews Blackstock Road London N4 2BT Helpline (10am-2pm Mon-Fri) 0871 288 2098 Email: ndc@alberyfoundation.org http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk/ The Natural Death Centre gives advice and support on death and funerals, particularly family-organised and environmentally-friendly funerals and Natural Burial Grounds. The Natural Death Centre is a social-entreprenurial educational charity founded in 1991 to parallel the natural childbirth movement. The Centre wants to make death and dying an unexceptional topic for daily meditation and conversation. It provide the only impartial funeral advice service in the UK and acts as a consumers association. It publishes a wide number of publications, including the invaluable Natural Death Handbook. It offers a helpline (Mon-Fri, during office hours) and can help people arrange DIY, inexpensive and green funerals, supplies living wills, runs courses and offers counselling. NHS Direct Tel: 0845 608 4455 The National Health Service free medical phone advice from a qualified nurse. Pagan Federation BM Box 7097 London WC1N 3XX Tel: 01787 238257 Email: President@paganfed.demon.co.uk http://www.paganfed.demon.co.uk/ Information and networking association. Rainbow Trust Rainbow House 47 Eastwick Drive Great Bookham Surrey KT23 3PU Rel: 01372 453309 Email: enquiries@rainbowtrust.org.uk http://www.rainbowtrust.org.uk/ Help and respite for children suffering from life-threatening illnesses and their families. React St Luke's House 270 Sandycombe Road Kew Surrey TW9 3NP Tel: 020 8940 2575 Fax: 020 8940 2050 Assistance for children with reduced life expectancy. RoadPeace Helpline: 0845 4500 355 (7 days a week, 9am-9pm) http://www.roadpeace.org Charity set up in 1992 offering support to road crash victims (bereaved or injured). Provides vital information, advice and support. The Get Well Gift Box Company Imaginative get well gifts for children, teenagers and adults who may be unwell or recovering from an operation. www.thegetwellgiftboxcompany.co.uk Tel: 020 8399 5150 |
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