Further Help

If you need specialist help or further support, the following UK-based organisations may be of use. *(please note: clicking on the text will open link in a new window)



Addiction

Al-Anon Family Groups
Help and support for those affected by someone else's drinking.

(AA) Alcoholics Anonymous
Support and resources for those with a drinking addiction.
Helpline: 0800 9177 650

(ATSAC) Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity
information and support on sex addiction and compulsivity.

(GA) Gamblers Anonymous UK
Provides help for compulsive gamblers in the UK.

GamCare
GamCare is the leading UK provider of free information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms.

(UKNA) Narcotics Anonymous
Help and support for those with a drug problem.

(SAA) Sex Addicts Anonymous
A twelve-step recovery programme for sex addicts.

Bereavement support

Care for the Family
Befriending support and resources for those who have experienced the death of a child and those who have been widowed young.
Office: 0292 0810 800

Cruse Bereavement Care
Support and advice for those grieving the death of a loved one.
Helpline: 0808 8081 677

Counselling and Psychotherapy

(ACC) Association of Christian Counsellors
Provides a list of accredited Christian counsellors and psychotherapists.

(BACP) British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Provides a list of accredited counsellors and psychotherapists.

Debt and financial issues

(CAP) Christians Against Poverty
Debt counselling and money courses through the local church.

Divorce and Separation support

Advocate Family Law
A free service for those going through divorce, helping you find the right solicitor, limiting your costs and providing support every step of the way.

Aquila
Help and hope to those suffering pain from broken relationships through a confidential self-help course.

DivorceCare
US site with help and support groups (that also meet internationally, including UK) for those going through separation or divorce.

Divorce Recovery Workshops
Help to those experiencing relationship break up and divorce.

Mosaic Lives
Provides one-to-one coaching and online courses to support individuals at all stages of separation and divorce.

Domestic abuse

Men's Advice line
Advice and support for male victims of domestic abuse.
Helpline: 0808 8010 327

National Domestic Abuse Helpline
24 Hour Helpline for women provided by Refuge.
Helpline: 0808 2000 247

Refuge
Services for women and children who have experienced violence.

Restored
International Christian alliance working to transform relationships and end violence against women.

Women's Aid
Support and services for women and children affected by domestic abuse.

Infertility, miscarriage and stillbirth

Fertility Network UK
Support and advice for anyone experiencing fertility issues.
Info line: 0142 4732 361

The Miscarriage Association
Support for anyone who has experienced a miscarriage.
Helpline: 0192 4200 799

Sands
Support for anyone affected by the death of a baby.
Helpline: 0808 1643 332

Parenting resources

Care for the Family
General parenting resources as well as befriending support for those who are parenting children with additional needs.
Office: 0292 0810 800

(NPI) The National Parenting Initiative
Provides general parenting resources and lists church-run parenting courses near you.

Parenting for Faith
Equips parents to raise God-connected children and teens.

Relationships Education

Care for the Family
Prepare for marriage, married life, supporting couples, The Marriage Challenge, Marriage by Design.
Office: 0292 0810 800

Soulmates Academy
Equips people to do relationships well, so they can turn up better at home, at work and in life.

Time for Marriage
Time for Marriage run marriage enrichment weekends online and in different locations. The weekends are led by experienced facilitator couples providing biblical content along with real life stories and space for couples to complete structured exercises together.

The Marriage Course
The Marriage Course and The Pre-Marriage Course act as a bridge between the church and the local community by recognising the need to go beyond the social, as well as physical, walls of the church to help couples with their relationships.

Safeguarding

Thirtyone:eight (formerly CCPAS)
An independent Christian charity which helps individuals, organisations, charities, faith and community groups to protect vulnerable people from abuse.

Sexual therapy

(COSRT) The College of Sex and Relationship Therapists
Provides a list of sex and relationship therapists.

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