Helplines
Benefits
Benefits Agency/Job Centre | 01935 463100 |
Department of Social Security | 01935 463100 |
SSDC - Housing and Council Tax | 01935 462462 |
Working Family Tax Credit | 0845 6095000 |
Citizens Advice Bureau
South Somerset Citizens Advice Bureau - Somerset Advice Line Lines open from 10am until 4pm Monday - Friday Clients who are deaf or hard of hearing can call the Citizens Advice Text Service |
03444 88 9623
03444 111 445 |
Counselling
Counselling Directory - www.counselling-directory.org.uk www.facebook.com/CounsellingDirectory www,twitter.com/Counselling UK
Medical
Age Concern (Yeovil) | 01935 411077 |
Aids (24 hour) | 0800 567123 |
Alcoholics Anonymous | 0845 7697555 |
Alzheimers Society | 01984 667430 |
Arthritis Research Campaign | 01963 32538 |
Autistic Society (Wessex) | 01202 483360 |
British Heart Foundation | 01643 709235 |
Cancer Research | 01344 350310 |
Care Direct | 0800 444000 |
Carers - Somerset Carers Project | 01935 433013 |
Cerebral Palsy Helpline | 08088 003333 |
Childline (24 hour) | 0800 1111 |
Child Protection Line (NSPCC) | 0808 8005000 |
Cot Death (24 hr) | 0207 2351721 |
Cruse Bereavement Line | 01935 411644 |
Deaf Plus | 01935 415880 |
Diabetes UK | 0845 1202960 |
Eating Disorders Association | 01603 621414 |
Gamcare (24 hour) | 0845 6000133 |
Help the Aged | 020 7278 111 |
Leukaemia Research | 020 7405 0101 |
LIFE (Counselling on pregnacy & abortion) | 01926 311511 |
Macmillan Cancer Relief | 01823 327503 |
Marie Curie Cancer Care | 01460 271230 |
Mencap | 0207 4540454 |
MIND (South Somerset) | 01935 474875 |
Mindline (Somerset) | 01823 276892 |
Multiple Schlerosis Society | 01935 471192 |
National Autistic Society | 01278 76055 |
National Drugs Helpline | 0800 776600 |
NHS Direct | 0845 4647 |
Rape Crisis Centre | 0207 8371600 |
Refuge (24 hour Domestic Violence Helpline) | 0870 5995443 |
Relate | 01935 472485 |
Rethink Mental Illness | 01823 333119 |
Salvation Army | 01935 410895 |
Samaritans (Emergency 24 hour) | 0845 7909090 |
Smoking Quitline | 0800 1690169 |
Somerset Association for the Blind | 01823 338818 |
Somerset Epilepsy Support | 01823 256170 |
Someret Victim Support | 01460 55525 |
St John's Ambulance | 01935 411661 |
Sue Ryder Care | 020 7400 0440 |
Wellbeing South Somerset & Directory of Support Women's Aid |
www.wellbeingsouthsomerset.org 0845 7023468 |
Miscellaneous
Crimestoppers | 0800 555111 |
Environment Agency (24 hour) | 0800 807060 |
General Enquiry | 0845 9333111 |
Meals on Wheels | 01935 431966 |
Mediation Service | 01823 352210 |
National Debt Line | 0808 8084000 |
RSPCA | 08705 555999 |