Local Support Services

More resources available in Newham

Newham Crisis Line: 0800 073 0066

You’ll also find information there on further support for carers and service users, or you can email people.participation@eastlondon.nhs.uk.

Local services

The Asian Women’s Project offers counselling, support and advice. They are located at 661 Barking Road, Plaistow E13 9EX, and you can contact them on 0208 472 0528 or by e mail at info@nawp.org

You can find information about local children’s centres on the Newham website

www.newham.gov.uk and search children centres

NEWHAM DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SUPPORT SERVICES CONTACT DETAILS

Referrals: ReferralsNewhamDSV@hestia.org.cjsm.net

Information: InfoNewhamDSV@hestia.org

Central phone number for all services: 0808 196 1482

RAMP works with refugees. They offer advice, food and clothes you can contact them on 020 8471 6954 or visit between 10.00 and 2.00pm on Tuesdays at 395 High St North, Manor Park, E12 6PG.

Newham Stop Smoking Service: all the information you will need about services to help you stop smoking is available at: https://www.newham.gov.uk/stopsmoking

Useful websites

Maternal Mental Health Everyone’s business – www.everyonesbusiness.org.uk

PANDAS

PANDAS is the leading UK charity in supporting families suffering from pre (antenatal) and postnatal illnesses. Offering sufferers, their families and carers support and advice to help aid their recovery

Pandas Help Line 0843 28 98 401

AIMS

Email:helpline@aims.org.uk
“Association for improvements in the Maternity Services”.
Telephone: +44 (0) 300 365 0663

www.aims.org.uk

Samaritans

Talk to them anytime you like, in your own way and off the record - about whatever's getting to you.

Call: 116 123

Website: jo@samaritans.org

Best Beginnings

Best beginnings works innovatively to help families of all backgrounds access the information they need to give their children the best start in life.

Call: 020 7443 7895

Website: www.bestbeginnings.org.uk

Email: info@bestbeginnings.org.uk

Birth Trauma Association

The Birth Trauma Association (BTA) supports all women who have had a traumatic birth experience.

Website: www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk

Email: enquiries@birthtraumaassociation.org.uk

Sands

Sands supports anyone who has been affected by the death of a baby before, during or shortly after birth. They offer emotional support and information.

Call: 020 7436 5881

Email: helpline@uk-sands.org 020 7436 5881

MIND

National mental health charity

www.mind.org.uk

Association for post- natal illness

A national charity providing advice and telephone support to women affected by Post-natal depression

www.apni.org

Netmums

One of the UK's largest websites for parents featuring a family of local sites across the UK.

www.netmums.com

Royal college of Psychiatry website has a wide range of downloadable information and advice leaflets on mental health conditions and treatments.

www.rcpsych.ac.uk –

For Dads

A support group for men whose wives or partners are suffering from post-natal depression www.fathersreachingout.com

A website covering a wide breadth of advice and information for fathers. Includes sections on physical and emotional well-being.

www.dad.info

BDCA Community Association

www.bonnydowns.org. We currently have projects specifically for elders, children, parent/carers and youth as well as general community services around healthy food, poverty response, sports and a Gardening Project.

Ascension Community Trust

http://www.ascensioncommunity.org.uk/eldersproject.html

RDLAC (Royal Docks Learning & Activity Centre)

www.rdlac.org.uk

Memorial Community Church

Wide range of projects for diverse sections of community.

http://memorialcc.org/projects/

Good Neighbours Services

http://newhamndp.org.uk/projects-services/good-neighbours-services/

Namaste in Newham

https://www.stjh.org.uk/our-services/community-services/namaste

Support for dementia patients

Newham Super Choir

http://www.newhamsuperchoir.co.uk

Park Run Victoria Dock

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/victoriadock/

Park Run Beckton

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/beckton/

CYANA (Cancer You Are Not Alone)

http://www.cyana.co.uk/

Newham's Cancer Support Group, in operation since 1983. We provide counselling, support, advice and advocacy for anyone affected by cancer.

Alongside You

Supporting families affected by HIV

http://www.alongsideyou.org.uk/

Newham Talking Newspaper Association (newhamtalkingnewspaper@gmail.com 077-066-50387) which sends a free weekly CD of an hour's worth of articles from the Newham Recorder to blind and visually impaired listeners.

Community Cafés

Bart’s Café

292b Barking Road, East Ham

Range of weekly activities

Garden Community Café

Custom House. Clubs and projects for wide range of the community

www.gardencommunitycafe.org/

Mental Health

MIND in Tower Hamlets and Newham

http://www.mithn.org.uk/

Stepping Stones Weekly Mental health drop-in.

supported by ELFT Mental Health Chaplain Steve Chandler