Aylesbury Church Network

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Abortion / Pregnancy

Brook (Confidential advice on sex relationships & contraception)

0800 018 5023

CAREconfidential (Unplanned pregnancy advice)

0800 028 2228

Abuse (People)

Abuse Careline

0800 137 915

National Association for People Abused in Childhood

0800 085 3330

Accident

Accident Line (Help if suffered injury in accident through 3rd party)

0500 192 939

National Accident Helpline (Commercial)

0800 376 0138

Addiction / Drugs / Gambling / Smoking / Solvents

Addiction

01296 396 351

Addiction Counselling Trust (Advice/Counselling on drug/alcohol use)

01296 425 329

ADFAM National Helpline

0207 928 8900

Alcohol Concern

0207 928 7377

Alcoholics Anonymous

0845 769 7555

Bucks Stop Smoking Service (NHS)

0800 169 0169

Cocaine Anonymous

0207 284 1123

Connexions (Young person's substance misuse service)

01296 950 647

Gamblers Anonymous

0207 384 3040

Gamcare (For gamblers affected by problem gambling)

0845 600 0133

Narcotics Anonymous

0207 730 0099

National Drinkline (Advice on sensible drinking/alcohol misuse)

0800 917 8282

National Drugs Helpline (Confidential free 24-hour helpline)

0800 776 600

ReSolv (Information and support for solvent/volatile substance users)

0808 002 345

Streetwise (Confidential help/advice for those 13+)

01912 305 400

Talk to Frank (Information about drugs and users, their families, friends, etc.)

0800 776 600

Youth @ Act

0777 566 2789

Adult Learning / Reading

Bucks Adult Learning

01296 398 957

Buckinghamshire Home Library Service

01296 339 418

Advocacy

Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (NHS Complaints)

01296 338 090

Mediation Buckinghamshire (Mediating on neighbour problems)

01494 520 821

Release (Drug & legal advice for users/families/friends)

0207 603 8654

Age Related

Age Concern Befriending Service

01296 431 911

Age Concern Buckinghamshire

01296 431 911

Age Concern Information Line

0800 009 966

Contact the Elderly (Combating Loneliness in the Aged)

0800 716 543

Elder Abuse Response (Support for those concerned re abuse of older people)

0808 808 8141

Help the Aged Seniorline (Advice & info service for older people)

0808 800 6565

Bereavement

Child Death Helpline (For those affected by death of a child)

0800 282 986

Compassionate Friends (Supports bereaved parents & immediate family)

0845 123 2304

Cruse Bereavement Care (Information/support for loss of relative/friend)

0870 167 1677

Winston's Wish (Supporting bereaved children and young people)

0845 203 0405

Carers

Adult Social Care

01296 395 000

Carers Bucks

01296 392 711

Carers Line (Advice and information for all carers)

0808 808 7777

Careline (Counselling service for the general public)

0208 514 1777

Caring for Carers

01296 422 394

Children / Child Protection / Young People

Buckinghamshire Children's Information Service

0800 3283 3217

Check out Services for Young People

01296 337 884

Childline (Counselling service for children and young people)

0800 1111

Children's Legal Centre

01296 873 820

Kidscape (Confidential advice on children's issues)

0845 205 204

National Youth Advocacy Service

0800 616 101

NSPCC Child Protection Helpline (Concerns re child risk of abuse)

0808 800 5000

Sexwise (Confidential help for under 18s on sexual/relationship matters)

0800 282 930

The Who Cares? Linkline (For children in foster or residential care)

0500 564 570

Youth Access (Local contacts for counselling advice/information)

0208 772 9900

Citizens Advice Bureau

Aylesbury Branch

0870 126 4056

Community

New Neighbours (Help to integrate into new community)

01296 633 085

Consumer / Trading

Buckinghamshire Trading Standards (Consumer advice)

01296 383 212

Counselling

Relate

01296 427 973

Crime and Crime Prevention

Aylesbury Vale Rape Crisis (Free/confidential support & counselling)

01296 392 468

Crimestoppers (Anonymous call re crime/criminals)

0800 555 111

Neighbourhood Watch (Information re local schemes)

01296 396 262

Police (Aylesbury)

0845 850 5505

Turning Point (For male domestic violence offenders)

07765 801 700

Victim Support

01296 396 355

Victims Special Line

01296 395 946

Disability

Bucks Assoc for the Blind & Partially Sighted

01296 487 556

Bucks Disability Information Network

01296 487 924

Bucks Disability Services (BuDS)

01296 398 181

DIAL UK ( Disability information & advice services network run by disabled)

01302 310 123

Disability Living Foundation (Advice & information on disability equipment)

0845 130 9177

Learning Disability Helpline

0808 808 1111

RADAR ( Non-medical disability-related Issues)

0207 250 3222

Emergencies

BT Emergency Call

999 112

Ambulance/Fire/Police

999

Emergency Aid (Vineyard)

01296 424 400

Gas Emergencies

0800 111 999

Fire and Rescue

01296 424 666

Furniture Aid (Second hand reduced-price furniture)

01296 426 566

Thames Water Leakline

0800 714 614

Employment

Jobcentre Plus ( National local employment centre)

01296 554 255

Jobseeker Direct

0845 601 2001

Family

Care (National Christian charity majoring on social issues)

0207 233 0455

Care For the Family ( National Christian charity on family issues )

0292 081 0800

Families Need Fathers

0207 613 5060

Gingerbread ( Advice/information services to lone parents )

0800 018 4318

One Parent Families (Advice/information/issues affecting one-parent families )

0800 018 5026

Parentline ( Helping child through family change )

0800 783 6783

Finance / Debt

Aylesbury Credit Union (Financial Co-operative, low-cost borrowing )

01296 488 701

Christians Against Poverty ( National debt management and relief )

01274 760 720

Consumer Credit Counselling Service ( Free counselling re debt )

0800 138 1111

SBC Debt Management Centre (Free church-based debt management )

01296 480 080

Freedom of Information Act

Helpline

01625 545 745

Health / Mental Health

Bucks Mental Health Trust

01296 393 363

Dove Counselling Centre (Bucks assoc for mental health )

01296 393 831

Healthy Living Centre ( Services to Southcourt/Walton Court )

01296 334 562

NHS Direct

0845 4647

PALS ( Patient Advice and Liaison Service- AV Primary Care Trust )

0800 389 0018

The Counselling and Prayer Trust

0207 384 9212

Two Shires Ambulance NHS Trust

01908 262 422

Holidays

Family Holiday Association

0207 436 3304

Housing / Homelessness

Aylesbury Homeless (2 Rickfords Hill, Aylesbury)

01296 435 026

Shelterline (Advice for the homeless or those facing homelessness )

0808 800 4444

Immigration

Immigration Advisory Service ( open 24-hrs for immigration problems )

0207 378 9191

Local Authorities

Aylesbury Vale District Council

01296 585 858

AVDC Teleclaim ( Claiming benefits by telephone )

01296 585 618

Bucks County Council

01296 395 000

Marriage Guidance

Relate ( Marriage counselling/guidance )

01296 427 973

Missing Persons

Message Home Helpline ( For those who have run from home )

0800 700 740

National Missing Persons Helpline ( Finding missing people )

0800 700 700

Salvation Army Family Tracing Service

0845 634 4747

Occult

The Reachout Trust

0870 770 3258

Prison

Caring for Ex-Offenders ( Prisoner rehabilitation )

0845 644 7544

Prisoners' Families Helpline ( Support for prisoners' families )

0808 808 2003

Race Relations

Racial Incidence Hotline

0800 157 625

Aylesbury Vale Race Equality Council

01296 425 334

St John Ambulance

Sitting Service

01296 336 484

Suicide Prevention

Samaritans (24hr Confidential and emotional support helpline )

0845 790 9090

Telephone Helplines

Telephone Helplines Association ( Over 1,000 non-profit UK help lines )

01494 432 000

Voluntary Work

Vale Volunteers

01296 337 456

Women's Help Services

Aylesbury Women's Aid ( Partners treating badly )

01296 436 827

Buckinghamshire Rape Crisis

01296 392 468

Freedom Programme

01296 383 701

Refuge ( Safe accommodation for women experiencing domestic violence )

0870 599 5443