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Self Help

Listed below are a number of local and national groups offering care and support.

In addition you can check the Helpline in the local "Star" newspaper for other organisation and self-help groups.

Local Support Groups

Age Concern 01279-415553 (office hours)

Alcohol & Drugs Advisory Service 01279-641347 01279-438716

Alcoholics Anonymous 0845-769-7555

Alzheimer's Society 01279-432769 01279-418331

Arthritis Care Support Group 01279-860324

Caring for Harlow Carers - information & support for family carers (including young carers) 01279-308314

Children's Information Service - Lists of child minders, nurseries, playgroups, crèches 01245-440400

Community Drugs & Alcohol Team (CDAT) 01279-698721

Counselling (Private) Sandy Bagnall 01279-441667

Counselling (Private) Stort Counselling & Psychology Service 01279-466099

CRUSE Bereavement Care 01799-524391

The Diners Club Bereavement Group 01279-415879

Dyslexia Support Group 01279-833294

Employ-Ability - A supportive service to increase employment opportunities for people experiencing barriers to getting a job http://www.employ-ability.info 01279-412950

Essex Voluntary Service for the Blind 01255-673654

Harlow & District Diabetic Club 01279-413438 01279-424222

Harlow Community Mental Health Team 01279-446400 Office Hours

Headway Essex - Support group for the brain injured 01206-845945

Hearts of Oak - Support Group for those with Heart Disease 01279-438062 01279-860231

Holly Wheel Chair Service 01279-836883

Leukaemia Care Society 01279-421203 01279-860196

ISG - Integration Support Group for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and New-Comers 01279-639442 mailto:isg4refugees@yahoo.com

Mencap 01279-734202

Meniere's Disease & Tinnitus Helpline and Support Group 01279-442594

MIND Social Centre, The Spurriers, Park Lane, Harlow 01279-421308

Moat (House) Care & Repair House Repairs for the Disabled 01279-454328

Multiple Sclerosis 01279-420059

National Schizophrenic Fellowship 01279-734323

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Support Group - 2nd Wednesday every month at The Lodge in the Latton Centre, Bush Fair 01279-308308

Physically Disabled Social Club 01279-865784

(Preventing) Osteoporosis - 29 High St. Old Harlow 01279-438444

Parkinson's Disease Society 01279-450953 01279-429205 01279-431492

Relate 01279-423655

St. Clare's Hospice: General enquiries 01279-773700; 24hr advice line 01279-773773

Samaritans 01279-421110

Social Services, Tendering Road, Harlow 01279-434641

Stroke Support Group 01279-308308

Sycamore counselling service - for emotional and relationship problems (fees according to wage). For individuals, families and children. 01245-359101

Victim Support (for victims of crime) 01279-641074

Well Women Centre (courses, counselling) 01279-411330

Women's Aid (24 hour help) 01279-836611

Women's Aid (Stay Safe) 01279-306606

Young Concern Trust - Information, advice and counselling for the under 25's 01279-414090

Young People Information Centre - 21 The Rows, Market Square, Harlow 01279-446815

National Support Groups

Alcohol/drugs

Alcoholics Anonymous

Cocaine Anonymous

Families Anonymous (for families of drug users)

FRANK

Know Cannabis

Anxiety/phobias/panic/OCD

Anxiety Alliance

Anxiety UK

Fear Fighter

Five Areas

OCD Action

OCD UK

Triumph Over Phobia

Bullying

Bullying Online

CBT (cognitive-behavioural therapy)

Living Life to the Full

Mind over Mood

Mood Gym

Steps

Ultrasis (can buy Beating the Blues package)

Couples/relationships/sexual problems

Relate

Depression/bipolar

Depression Alliance

Student Depression 40

Disability & long-term illness

Fibriomyolgia Support

Pro Health-Immune Support (fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue)

Domestic violence

Every Man Project

Ethnic minority/refugees

Chinese Mental Health Association

South Asian Women’s Network

Families & Children

E-parents

Families Anonymous (for families of drug users)

Relate

Surestart

 

Gambling

Gam-anon

General — self-help & info

British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

British Psychological Society

Clinical Knowledge Summaries

Co-dependents Anonymous (CODA)

Compassionate Mind Foundation

Emotions Anonymous

Food & Mood

Life Craft

Mental Health Forums

Mind

NHS CKS library (formerly Prodigy)

NHS Direct

NHS Self Help Patient Information Centre

Patient UK

Rethink

Samaritans

Sane

Self Growth

Self Help UK

The Expert Patient

The Mental Health Shop

HIV

HIV anonymous

Medication

Coming Off

Self-harm

First Signs

National Self Harm Network

Trauma/PTSD

Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre

South Essex Rape & Incest Crisis Centre