Useful Contacts
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| Abortion/Pregnancy | |
| Brook | 0800 0185 023 |
| Confidential advice on sex relationships & contraception | |
| CAREconfidential | 0800 0282 228 |
| Unplanned pregnancy advice | |
| Pregnancy Crisis Centre | 01296336111 |
| Valley Centre | 01296334562 |
| Crisis pregnancy centre | |
| Abuse (People) | |
| National Association for People Abused in Childhood | 0800 085 3330 |
| Abuse Careline | 0800 137 915 |
| Accident | |
| Accident Line | 0500 192 939 |
| Help if suffered injury in accident through 3rd party | |
| National Accident Helpline (Commercial) | 08003760138 |
| Addiction/Drugs/Gambling/Smoking/Solvents | |
| Addiction | 01296396351 |
| Addiction Counselling Trust | 01296 425329 |
| Advice/Counselling on drug/alcohol use | |
| ADFAM National Helpline | 020 7928 8900 |
| Alcohol Concern | 02079287377 |
| Alcoholics Anonymous | 08457 697555 |
| Bucks Stop Smoking Service (NHS) | 0800 1690 169 |
| Cocaine Anonymous | 0207 284 1123 |
| Connexions | 01296950647 |
| Young person’s substance misuse service | |
| Gamblers Anonymous | 0207 384 3040 |
| Gamcare | 0845 6000 133 |
| For gamblers affected by problem gambling | |
| National Drinkline | 0800917 8282 |
| Advice on sensible drinking/alcohol misuse | |
| Narcotics Anonymous | 0207 730 0099 |
| National Drugs Helpline | 0800 776 600 |
| Confidential free 24-hour helpline | |
| Talk to Frank | 0800 776 600 |
| Information about drugs and users, their families, friends, etc | |
| ReSolv | 0808 002345 |
| Information and support for solvent/volatile substance users | |
| Streetwise | 0191 2305400 |
| Confidential help/advice for those 13+ | |
| Youth @ Act | 0777 566 2789 |
| Adult Learning/Reading | |
| Bucks Adult Learning | 01296 398957 |
| Buckinghamshire Home Library Service | 01296 339418 |
| Advocacy | |
| Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (NHS Complaints) | 01296338090 |
| Mediation Buckinghamshire | 01494 520821 |
| Mediating on neighbour problems | |
| Release | 0207 603 8654 |
| Drug & legal advice for users/families/friends | |
| Age Related | |
| Age Concern Befriending Service | 01296431911 |
| Age Concern Buckinghamshire | 01296431911 |
| Age Concern Information Line | 0800 009 966 |
| Elder Abuse Response | 0808 808 8141 |
| Support for those concerned re abuse of older people | |
| Contact the Elderly | 0800 716 543 |
| Combating Loneliness in the Aged | |
| Help the Aged Seniorline | 0808 800 6565 |
| Advice & info service for older people | |
| Bereavement | |
| Child Death Helpline | 0800 282 986 |
| For those affected by death of a child | |
| Compassionate Friends | 08451 232 304 |
| Supports bereaved parents & immediate family | |
| Cruse Bereavement Care | 0870 167 1677 |
| Information/support for loss of relative/friend | |
| Winston's Wish | 0845 203 0405 |
| Supporting bereaved children and young people | |
| Carers | |
| Adult Social Care | 01296 395000 |
| Carers Bucks | 01296 392711 |
| Carers Line | 0808 808 7777 |
| Advice and information for all carers | |
| Careline | 0208 514 1777 |
| Counselling service for the general public | |
| Caring for Carers | 01296 422394 |
| Children/Child Protection/Young People | |
| Buckinghamshire Children's Information Service | 0800 3283 3217 |
| Check out Services for Young People | 01296 337884 |
| Childline | 0800 1111 |
| Counselling service for children and young people | |
| Children's Legal Centre | 01296 873820 |
| Kidscape |
0845 205 204 |
| Confidential advice on children's issues | |
| National Youth Advocacy Service | 0800 616 101 |
| NSPCC Child Protection Helpline | 0808 800 5000 |
| Concerns re child risk of abuse | |
| Sexwise | 0800282930 |
| Confidential help for under 18s on sexual/relationship matters | |
| The Who Cares? Linkline | 0500 564 570 |
| For children in foster or residential care | |
| Youth Access | 0208 772 9900 |
| Local contacts for counselling advice/information | |
| Citizens Advice Bureau | |
| Aylesbury Branch | 0870 1264056 |
| Community | |
| New Neighbours | 01296 633085 |
| Help to integrate into new community | |
| Consumer /Trading | |
| Buckinghamshire Trading Standards (Consumer advice) | 01296 383212 |
| Counselling | |
| Relate | 01296 42797 |
| Crime and Crime Prevention | |
| Aylesbury Vale Rape Crisis | 01296 392468 |
| Free/confidential support & counselling | |
| 0800 555 111 | |
| Crimestoppers | |
| Anonymous call re crime/criminals | |
| Neighbourhood Watch | 01296 396262 |
| Information re local schemes | |
| Police (Aylesbury | 0845 850 5505 |
| Turning Point | 07765 801700 |
| For male domestic violence offenders | |
| Victim Support | 01296 396355 |
| Victims Special Line | 01296 395946 |
| Disability | |
| Bucks Assoc for the Blind & Partially Sighted | 01296487556 |
| Bucks Disability Information Network | 01296487924 |
| Bucks Disability Services (BuDS) | 01296398181 |
| DIAL UK | 01302310123 |
| Disability information & advice services network run by disabled | |
| Disability Living Foundation | 0845 1309 177 |
| Advice & information on disability equipment | |
| Learning Disability Helpline | 0808 808 1111 |
| RADAR | 0207 250 3222 |
| Non-medical disability-related Issues | |
| Emergencies | |
| BT Emergency Call | 999 112 |
| Ambulance/Fire/Police | 999 |
| Emergency Aid (Vineyard) | 01296 424400 |
| Gas Emergencies | 0800 111999 |
| Fire and Rescue | 01296 424666 |
| Furniture Aid | 01296426566 |
| Second hand reduced-price furniture | |
| Thames Water Leakline | 0800 714 614 |
| Employment | |
| Jobcentre Plus | 01296 554255 |
| National local employment centre | |
| Jobseeker Direct | 0845 601 2001 |
| Family | 0207 233 0455 |
| Care | |
| National Christian charity majoring on social issues | |
| Care For the Family | 029 2081 0800 |
| National Christian charity on family issues | |
| Families Need Fathers | 0207 6135060 |
| Gingerbread | 0800 0184 318 |
| Advice/information services to lone parents | |
| One Parent Families | 0800 0185026 |
| Advice/information /issues affecting one-parent families | |
| Parentline | 0800 7836 783 |
| Helping child through family change | |
| Finance/Debt | |
| Aylesbury Credit Union | 01296 488701 |
| Financial Co-operative, low-cost borrowing | |
| Christians Against Poverty | 01274 760 720 |
| National debt management and relief | |
| Consumer Credit Counselling Service | 0800 138 1111 |
| Free counselling re debt | |
| SBC Debt Management Centre | 01296 480080 |
| Free church-based debt management | |
| Freedom of Information Act | |
| Helpline | 01625 54574 |
| Health/Mental Health | |
| Bucks Mental Health Trust | 01296 393363 |
| Dove Counselling Centre | 01296 393831 |
| Bucks assoc for mental health | |
| Healthy Living Centre | |
| Services to Southcourt/Walton Court | 01296 334562 |
| NHS Direct | 0845 4647 |
| PALS | 0800 389 0018 |
| Patient Advice and Liaison Service- AV Primary Care Trust | |
| The Counselling and Prayer Trust | 0207 384 9212 |
| Two Shires Ambulance NHS Trust |
01908 262422 |
| Holidays | |
| Family Holiday Association | 0207 436 3304 |
| Housing/Homelessness | |
| Shelterline | 0808 8004444 |
| Advice for the homeless or those facing homelessness | |
| Immigration | |
| Immigration Advisory Service | 020 7378 9191 |
| open 24-hrs for immigration problems | |
| Local Authorities | |
| Aylesbury Vale District Council | 01296 585858 |
| AVDC Teleclaim | 01296 585618 |
| Claiming benefits by telephone | |
| Bucks County Council | 01296 395000 |
| Marriage Guidance | |
| Relate | 01296 427973 |
| Marriage counselling/guidance | |
| Missing Persons | |
| Message Home Helpline | 0800 700 740 |
| For those who have run from home | |
| National Missing Persons Helpline | 0800 700 700 |
| Finding missing people | |
| Salvation Army Family Tracing Service | 0845 634 4747 |
| Occult | |
| The Reachout Trust | 0870 770 3258 |
| Prison | |
| Caring for Ex-Offenders | 0845 6447544 |
| Prisoner rehabilitation | |
| Prisoners' Families Helpline | 0808 808 2003 |
| Support for prisoners' families | |
| Race Relations | |
| Racial Incidence Hotline | 0800 157625 |
| Aylesbury Vale Race Equality Council | 01296 425334 |
| St John Ambulance | |
| Sitting Service | 01296 336484 |
| Suicide Prevention | |
| Samaritans | 0845 790 9090 |
| 24hr Confidential and emotional support helpline | |
| Telephone Helplines | |
| Telephone Helplines Association | 01494 432000 |
| Over 1,000 non-profit UK help lines | |
| Voluntary Work | |
| Vale Volunteers | 01296 337456 |
| Women's Help Services | |
| Aylesbury Women's Aid | 01296 436827 |
| Partners treating badly | |
| Buckinghamshire Rape Crisis | 01296 392468 |
| Freedom Programme | 01296 383701 |
| Refuge | 0870 599 5443 |
| Safe accommodation for women experiencing domestic violence | |
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