Mental Health
MIND
MIND is a National mental health charity.
Website: www.mind.org.uk
MIND in Tower Hamlets and Newham website: http://www.mithn.org.uk/
Royal College of Psychiatry
The Royal College of Psychiatry website has a wide range of downloadable information and advice leaflets on mental health conditions and treatments.
Website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk
Bonny Downs Community Association
Bonny Downs Community Association 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.
Website: www.bonnydowns.org.
Care in Mind
Website: http://www.careinmind.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
Sexual & Domestic Abuse
The Asian Women’s Project
The Asian Women’s Project offers counselling, support and advice.
Address: 661 Barking Road, Plaistow, E13 9EX
Telephone: 0208 472 0528
Email: info@nawp.org
Newham Domestic and Sexual Violence Support Service
Referrals: ReferralsNewhamDSV@hestia.org.cjsm.net
Information: InfoNewhamDSV@hestia.org
Central phone number for all services: 0808 196 1482
Survivors Together
Survivors Together offers support for women who have suffered sexual abuse.
Website: http://www.survivorstogether.co.uk/
National Domestic Violence Helpline
Website: www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk
Call the 24 hour Freephone helpline: 0808 2000 247
GALOP
Galop provides support to the LGBTQI+ community for domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Website: http://www.galop.org.uk
National LGBT Domestic Abuse Helpline
National LGBT Domestic Abuse Helpline number: 0800 999 5428
Monday to Friday 10am-5pm and 8pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays
Stay Safe East
Stay Safe East is a unique user-led organisation run by disabled people, providing specialist and holistic advocacy and support services to disabled people from diverse communities in London who are victims/survivors of domestic or sexual violence, hate crime, harassment and other forms of abuse.
Website: http://staysafe-east.org.uk
Tel: 0208 519 7241
Family, Maternity and Pregnancy
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.
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
Everyone’s Business
The MMHA’s Everyone’s Business campaign calls for all women throughout the UK who experience a perinatal mental health problem to receive the care and support they and their families need, wherever and whenever they need it.
Website: 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
Helpline: 0843 28 98 401
AIMS
AIMS is the Association for improvements in the Maternity Services.
Email: helpline@aims.org.uk
Telephone: 0300 365 0663
Website: www.aims.org.uk
Newham Children’s Centres
You can find information about local children’s centres on the Newham website.
Website: www.newham.gov.uk (search children centres)
Association for Post-natal Illness
A national charity providing advice and telephone support to women affected by Post-natal depression
Website: www.apni.org
Netmums
One of the UK’s largest websites for parents featuring a family of local sites across the UK.
Website: www.netmums.com
For Dads
Dad is a website covering a wide breadth of advice and information for fathers. Includes sections on physical and emotional well-being.
Website: www.dad.info
Newham NCT
Newham NCT (includes breastfeeding support) and Parents in Mind PND support.
Website: https://www.nct.org.uk/local-activities-meets-ups/region-london/newham
Alternatives
Alternatives provides pregnancy and family support particularly those with no access to public funds.
Website: http://www.altel.org.uk/
Community Services
Memorial Community Church
Memorial Community Church offers a wide range of projects for diverse sections of community.
Website: http://memorialcc.org/projects/
Good Neighbours Services
Website: http://newhamndp.org.uk/projects-services/good-neighbours-services/
Park Run
Park Run Victoria Dock.
Website: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/victoriadock/
Park Run Beckton.
Website: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/beckton/
Newham Talking Newspaper Association
Newham Talking Newspaper Association sends a free weekly CD of an hour’s worth of articles from the Newham Recorder to blind and visually impaired listeners.
Email: newhamtalkingnewspaper@gmail.com
Telephone: 07706650387
Community Cafés
Bart’s Café offers a range of weekly activities.
Address: 292b Barking Road, East Ham
Miscellaneous
RAMP
RAMP works with refugees. They offer advice, food and clothes.
Telephone: 020 8471 6954
Visit: Between 10.00 and 2.00pm on Tuesdays at 395 High St North, Manor Park, E12 6PG
Newham Stop Smoking Service
Newham Stop Smoking Service provides all the information you will need about services to help you stop smoking
Website: https://www.newham.gov.uk/stopsmoking
CYANA (Cancer You Are Not Alone)
Newham’s Cancer Support Group, in operation since 1983. They provide counselling, support, advice and advocacy for anyone affected by cancer.
Website: http://www.cyana.co.uk/