Support Services

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/