Safeline

Safeline have already helped over 25,000 people in their journey through sexual abuse and rape. We are here now to help you.

Website: www.safeline.org.uk

Telephone: Male Helpline 0808 800 5005
Young People’s Helpline 0808 800 5007
Unfortunately, due to the high number of calls we now receive to our General Helpline we are no longer able to provide helpline support to new female callers. Specialist support for female survivors of sexual abuse and rape is available from Rape Crisis England and Wales through their helpline on 0808 802 9999 or through one of their regional helplines which can be found here.

Woman's Trust

Woman’s Trust is a charity that provides free counselling and therapy for female survivors of domestic violence, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and other forms of domestic abuse.

Website: www.womanstrust.org.uk

Telephone: 0207 034 0303

Email: office@womanstrust.org.uk

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care is the leading national charity for bereaved people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies and work to enhance society’s care of bereaved people.

Website: www.cruse.org.uk

Telephone: 0808 808 1677

The Loss Foundation

Our charity has been providing free support groups for people who have lost their loved ones to cancer since early 2011. The aim of the support groups is to create regular spaces for people to share stories and experiences with others who have experienced a similar kind of loss.

Website: www.thelossfoundation.org

Telephone: 0300 200 4112

Southwark Carers

Enabling, empowering and enriching the lives of carers.

Website: www.southwarkcarers.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7708 4497

Email: info@southwarkcarers.org.uk

Carers UK

They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.

Telephone: 020 7378 4999

Website: www.carersuk.org

Sunshine House Children and Young People's Development Centre

We provide community health services in a variety of locations across Lambeth and Southwark to bring hospital care closer to you.

Website: www.evelinalondon.nhs.uk

Telephone: 020 7188 7188

Childhood illness visual guide

Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child. Includes conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.

Website: www.nhs.uk

Vaccination planner

Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by.

Download from: www.nhs.uk

Community Southwark

All the information you need about voluntary and community sector organisations and premises (venues/offices) to rent in Southwark.

Website: www.communitysouthwark.org

SLaM

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

Website: www.slam-iapt.nhs.uk

Contact your service

Samaritans

Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Telephone: 116 123

Website: www.samaritans.org

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Rethink

Rethink provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.

Telephone: 0300 5000 927

Website: www.rethink.org

Email: info@rethink.org

Mind

Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Telephone: 0300 123 3393

Website: www.mind.org.uk

Square Mile Health

We offer a high quality and professional service providing a range of support to individuals who wish to receive advice, assessment and treatment for their drug and alcohol problems. We also work alongside our partners to provide smoking cessation services.

Telephone: 0300 303 2715

Website: www.squaremilehealth.org.uk

Drinkline

If you’re worried about your own or someone else’s drinking, you can call this free helpline, in complete confidence.

Telephone: 0300 123 1110

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

Telephone: 0800 917 7650

Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Email: help@aamail.org

Talk to Frank

If you have a problem with drugs Talk to Frank for friendly, confidential drugs advice.

Telephone: 0300 123 6600

Text: 82111

Website: www.talktofrank.com

Email: frank@talktofrank.com

Dementia Café: Southwark

Dementia cafés provide an opportunity for people with dementia, family members and carers to meet regularly and talk about living with dementia, in an informal social environment and ask questions of professionals. You will provide support to the café facilitator to enable people affected by dementia to engage with and socialise with other group members or participants in a welcoming and non-judgemental environment.

Telephone: 07484 516282

Website: www.communitysouthwark.org

Email: volssoutheastlond@alzheimers.org.uk 

Silver Line

Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.

Telephone: 0800 4708 090

Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk

Dementia

Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.

Telephone: 0800 888 6678

Website: www.dementiauk.org

Age UK

Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.

Telephone: 0800 169 2081

Website: www.ageuk.org.uk

Guy's and St Thomas' Maternity Services

All maternity services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ are provided at St Thomas’ Hospital on Westminster Bridge Road. Click on a section below to find out more.

If you are thinking of having a baby or are newly pregnant, you can also come to one of our open evenings to learn about our services.

Telephone: 020 7188 7188

Website: www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk

Baby Buddy App

Baby Buddy is an award winning mobile phone app for new parents and parents-to-be, created by mums, doctors and midwives.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

Burrell Street Sexual Health Centre

Burrell Street Sexual Health Clinic is the largest and most comprehensive NHS sexual health service in London, and part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Telephone: 020 7188 6666

Website: www.burrellstreet.co.uk

Brook

Brook provides free and confidential sexual health and wellbeing services for nearly 250,000 young people UK-wide, each year.

Website: www.brook.org.uk

Family Planning Association

A sexual health charity, the Family Planning Association gives straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships to everyone in the UK.

Telephone: 020 7608 5240

Website: www.fpa.org.uk

Sexual Health Helpline

The National Sexual Health Helpline provided by Public Health England is open Monday to Friday, 9am-8pm.

Telephone: 0300 123 7123

Facebook: www.facebook.com/PublicHealthEngland

Guy's and St Thomas' Weight Management Programme

Our new weight management programme is for patients who live or are registered with a GP in Southwark and want to lose weight.

The pilot is designed to take patients through activities and tools such as:

• setting SMART targets
• understanding lifestyle change
• helping them to identify hunger and the reasons why they over eat
• how to keep motivated and minimise relapses
• how to read food labels
• how to cook and eat healthily on a budget.

Telephone: 020 7188 7188

Website: www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk

Weight Watchers

Meetings, Online or a little bit of both. We’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.

Website: www.weightwatchers.com

Slimming World

You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.

Website: www.slimmingworld.co.uk