Links
LEGAL ADVICE
CITIZENS ADVICE CORNWALL
Tel: 03444 111 444 (Mon – Fri 10am- 4pm)
www.citizensadvicecornwall.org.uk To find out about drop in sessions
www.citizensdavice.org.uk Advice and fact sheets
RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
free legal advice
Tel: 020 7251 6575
www.rightsforwomen.org.uk
CASS (Community Advice and Support Services)
Housing and homelessness/ Debt & Benefits/Substance Misuse/Health and
Mental Health/Family Matters/Domestic Abuse/Employment & Education/Court Support
Drop in support at these magistrate courts:
Plymouth: 01752 206187/01752 601153/07949 455158
Truro: 01872 274104
Bodmin: 01208 78003/07949 455443
www.cassplus.org
COODES SOLICITORS
offer an initial free half service - call to be referred to your local office
Tel:0800 328 3282
www.coodes.co.uk
BEREAVEMENT
PENHALIGONS FRIENDS
Bereavement support for young people and their families
01209 215889
www.penhaligonsfriends.org.uk
CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE IN CORNWALL
group and one on one bereavement support
Tel: 01726 76100
www.cruse.org.uk/
YOUNG MUMS
YOUNG MUMS WILL ACHIEVE
a project supporting pregnant and teenage mums
Tel: 07788 185741/0845 2232567
www.cornwall.ac.uk
WILD
Young Parents Project – supporting young parents (under 23), pregnant Mums
and their children across Cornwall
Tel: 01209 210077
www.wildproject.org.uk
PARENTING SUPPORT
HOME START
non-judgemental practical and emotional support for parents in situations such as isolation,
bereavement, multiple births, illness, disability or for those finding parenting a struggle
Tel:01209 214490
www.homestartkernow.org.uk
AIR
Additional needs Information Resource – Facebook Community Group for parents/carers
of children with additional needs, with or without a diagnosis, in Cornwall
www.facebook.com/groups/aircad
TAMBA
Twins and multiple births association
Tel: 0800 1380509
CORNWALL ONE PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS
Email: e.northcott@sky.com
Tel: 01726 65417/07737 573647
THE DREADNOUGHT CENTRE
a diverse range of individual and group support programmes for children/young people between 8-19
(which normally have to be funded) including Anger Management/Self harm/ Self Esteem building/Eating Disorders etc
Tel: 01209 218764
Email: team@thedreadnougt.co.uk
FAMILY INFORMATION SERVICE
to access information on Parenting Support Programmes in your area plus Family Support,
Youth Support & the Common Assessment Framework.
Tel: 0800 5878191
www.cornwallfisdirectory.org.uk
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
PENTREATH
support, using vocational pathways, for those aged 14 and over who have emotional or mental health difficulties.
They can assist with Employment, Study, Work Placements, Volunteering, Mental Health Courses,
Confidence Building, Anxiety Management, Personal Development, Assertiveness etc.
Tel: 01726 862727
www.pentreath.co.uk
BEAT
the UK’s leading charity supporting anyone affected by eating disorders or difficulties with food, weight & shape
Help for Adults Tel: 0845 6341414
Help for young people Tel: 0845 6347650
www.b-eat.co.uk
RAPE /SEXUAL ASSAULT
CRASAC
CORNWALL RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT (West Cornwall)
personal counselling and group therapy for survivors (men, women and young people)) of sexual abuse and rape
Tel: 01872 303038
THE WOMENS CENTRE CORNWALL
(Mid/North Cornwall) – Womens Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre
Rape helpline: 01208 77099
Domestic Abuse helpline 01208 79992
www.womenscentrecornwall.org.uk
SAFER FUTURES
support for women, men, children and young people who have been affected by DA and Sexual Violence.
Helpline – 0300 777 4 777
www.saferfutures.org.uk
DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES
YZUP (WISE UP)
young person’s drug and alcohol service in Cornwall.
Confidential helpline – 01872 300816
www.wearewithyou.org.uk/services/cornwall-for-young-people/
ADDACTION
helps people change their behaviour to become the very best that they can be. It could be their drug or
alcohol use or worries about their mental health - they support people to making lasting change in their lives.
www.addaction.org.uk
SEXUALITY
HEALTHY GAY CORNWALL
promoting good sexual health and general well being for gay/bisexual men
Tel: 01209 313419
www.healthygaycornwall.org.uk
DOMESTIC ABUSE SUPPORT
CLEAR
CHILDERN LINKED TO AND EXPERIENCING ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS (Whole of Cornwall) Therapy Service
Tel: 01872 261147
www.clearsupport.net
The SUSIE Project
Support Groups, Recovery Toolkit Programme, Pathways to Education and Employment for
survivors of Domestic Abuse who no longer live with their abuser.
TEL: 0330 777 4777
www.saferfutures.org.uk/our-programmes/recovery-pathway/
CHANGE 4 U
Domestic Abuse prevention service for males or females who would like to change the way
they behave in their intimate relationships.
Tel: 0330 777 4777
www.saferfutures.org.uk/our-programmes/behaviour-change-programme/
SAFER FUTURES
support for women, men, children and young people who have been affected by DA and Sexual Violence.
Helpline – 0300 777 4 777
www.saferfutures.org.uk
RESPECT
Mens advice line
Tel:0207 75490578
www.mensadviceline.org.uk
WEST CORNWALL WOMENS AID
01736 367539
FREEPHONE 24 hour helpline 0808 2000247/
www.womensaid.org.uk
NORDA
House Project supporting men experiencing Domestic Abuse
Tel: 01872 277814
HEALTH
CARE CONFIDENTIAL
for pregnancy and post abortion support
Tel:0300 4000999
www.careconfidential.com
MINDFULNESS CORNWALL
8 week courses in Mindfulness based stress reduction or Cognitive Therapy.
0758 2892434
www.mindfulnesscornwall.co.uk
COUNSELLING
COUNSELLING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
face to face, phone and online counselling costing between £7-£12 per session
lowcostcounsellingcornwall.org.uk
TEL: 01736 364722
info@lowcostcounsellingcornwall.org.uk
WAVES
therapy and individual support for anyone aged 18 or over who has experienced any form of
domestic abuse or family violence and is based in and around the mid Cornwall/Truro area.
24 hour helpline 01872 225629
Head Office 01209 204152, 07815 136743
wavescounsellingproject@live.co.uk
WEST CORNWALL WOMENS AID
helpline, access to refuge accommodation across the UK, Outreach, Counselling and Group work
for women aged 16 and over based in West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.
Helpline 01736 367539
support@wcwaid.co.uk
www.wcwaid.co.uk
PEGASUS
MENS WELLBEING CENTRE
covering mid and west Cornwall
07817 261494
www.pegasusmenswellbeing.co.uk
MANDOWN
Man Down is a Cornwall based non-profit Community Interest Company that provides informal
peer-support talking groups all over Cornwall for men with mental health concerns.
Adult Mental Health
www.samaritans.org – 116 123 (The Samaritans)
www.mind.org.uk (Mind)
www.llttf.com/index.php (An online self-help service)
www.getselfhelp.co.uk/links2.htm (Links to other useful website and self-help strategies)
www.headspace.com/ (A mindfulness app for relaxation)