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Drinkaware
Resources to help reduce your drinking or give up alcohol. Tools: MyDrinkaware: Track and Calculate Units app Drinking Check Unit and Calorie Calculator Alcohol Awareness E-learning
Kooth
A safe and anonymous online support and counseling space for young people. Mini-activities to boost your wellbeing.
NHS Better Health
Lose weight Losing weight is not about getting it right – it's about getting started. Making small, simple changes can really help you shed the pounds. Get started today with our tips, support and special offers. Get…
Our Time
Information, guides and support for young people who have a parent with a mental illness. Also resources for the parent dealing with mental healht issues: No 1-2-1 support but they refer to various organisations:
Samaritans
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/samaritanscharity/ X: https://twitter.com/samaritans Support for anyone in emotional distress.Free phone number: 116 123How we can help:- Listening Service- Schools Outreach-…
START Support, Transition and Recovery Team
Latest START open groups spring summer 2025 Previous START open groups spring summer 2024 Support Transition and Recovery Team working alongside the community mental health team Bridport & in Dorchester. We support…
Step Change
Free advice on how to deal with your debt online. Self-referral form:
Stormbreak Shine
Aim to improve children’s mental health through movement, equipping them with sustainable, transferable skills and coping strategies to thrive during the complex demands of growth into adult life. For children: Build…
We Are Undefeatable
"We Are Undefeatable" is a movement supporting people with a range of long term health conditions, developed by 15 leading health and social care charities and backed by expertise, insight and significant National…
Covering the wider area
Communication Support - Stroke Association
Assistance with communication difficulties post stroke: reduce social isolation build confidence in communication meet others with communication difficulties provide peer support to improve conversations using total…
Relate (Devon and Cornwall) - Exeter F2F Service
Other social media: https://twitter.com/Relate_charity Services offered:- Children's Counselling- Online and Telephone Counselling- Relationship Counselling- Sex Therapy- Training and Education- Young People's…
Relate (Dorset and South Wiltshire) - Poundbuy F2F Service - Free Monthly Coffee Morning
On the first Friday of evey month we are holding a coffee morning from 10am to 12 noon. Come along for a free cup of coffee or tea, the chance to meet new people and find out about events in the area. Alternatively just…
Wessex Cancer Trust
Wessex Cancer Trust (soon to become Wessex Cancer Support) offers free online services for people and their families dealing with cancer. Although they currently do not have face-to-face services in the west of the…
National, phone and online
AbilityNet
AbilityNet's friendly technology volunteers provide free IT (information technology) support to older people and disabled people of any age, anywhere in the UK. Every volunteer is disclosure-checked and can help with…
Action For Children
Parent Talk: Advice for parents of children aged 0-19 online across the UK Chat: https://parents.actionforchildren.org.uk/chat/ Sidekick: An anonymous and confidential text service for young carers aged 13-18 in the UK…
Alzheimer's Society
Support for people with dementia and their families/friends
Asthma+Lung UK
Helpline team is trained to give you information on many aspects of living with a lung condition. Asthma Forum: Lung forum:
Beat Eating Disorders
Charity with national helpline for sufferers and their support systems. Online resources and directory to further help and support
Bereavement Advice Centre
Practical advice on many issues and procedures that one is faced with after the death of a loved one.
Blood Cancer UK
The blood cancer support line is a free and confidential service for all people with blood cancer, their friends and family, and for anyone worried about blood cancer. Monday: 10am – 4pm Tuesday: 10am – 7pm Wednesdays…
British Heart Foundation
For anyone with heart conditions. Resources and helplines both on phone and online. Online community called HealthUnlocked
British Lung Foundation
For Sufferers of lung disease
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
"We’re the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and we’re taking a stand against suicide. That means standing against feeling shit, standing up to stereotypes and standing together to show life is always worth…
Carents Room
What is Carents? Carents is a one stop shop for those navigating the realities of ageing and care. We provide: Trusted information – Expert-led, independent, practical guidance on care, health, legal, safety, and…
Civil Legal Advice
You might be able to get free and confidential advice from Civil Legal Advice (CLA) as part of legal aid.You can get help from CLA for problems including:debt, if your home is at riskhousing, eg if you’re homeless or at…
Combat Stress
Veterans support
Crohn's and Colitis UK
Support for sufferers of Crohn's and Colitis. National charity with a Dorset network
Cruse Bereavement
Breavement support including online chat function. National but with a Dorset Area. Facebooks page:
Cruse Bereavement Support Dorset
Bereavement support including online chat function. National but with coverage in the Dorset Area.