Advocacy Hub - national links context/info
Mind is a national charity offering support, information and training about mental health.
Disability Rights UK mission statement: “We campaign for the rights of all Disabled people to be included in every aspect of life. We bring the lived experiences of disabled people to everything we do. We challenge policy makers, institutions and individuals to remove the barriers that exist for us.”
Disability Rights UK - Disability Rights UK | We are Disabled people working for an inclusive society
Scope is a disability charity that provides information and support and campaigns for equality based on the social model of disability.
Scope - Home | Disability charity Scope UK
The National Autistic Society runs services and support, provides training and campaigns for autistic awareness, acceptance and equality.
National Autistic Society (autism.org.uk)
Age UK (formerly Age Concern) is a national charity with a network of locally-run chapters that provide services and support, and campaign for better lives for older people.
Age UK - Age UK | The UK's leading charity helping every older person who needs us
The Alzheimer’s Society campaigns for research, early diagnosis and ongoing support for people with Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s Society - Our dementia support services | Alzheimer's Society
Dementia UK provide information and a wide range of support for people with dementia, and their families.
Dementia UK - Information and support
The Samaritans is a national charity that runs a free support helpline by telephone, email and text messaging for anyone struggling with their mental health.
Samaritans - Talk to us on the Phone
Rethink Mental Illness is a national charity that campaigns for better services and support for anyone with mental illness. - Rethink Mental Illness
Lifeways run supported living, residential care and outreach services for people with learning disabilities, Autism, mental health issues, acquired brain injuries and physical disabilities. - Support for adults with Learning Disabilities
Citizens Advice provide free advice and information on a wide range of issues, including benefits, money and debt, housing and the law - Citizens Advice
The RNIB support people with sight loss with information and advice on assistive technology, money and benefits, education and learning, employment, equality, independent living, community connections and wellbeing. They also campaign to raise awareness about living with sight loss.
RNIB - Assistance and advice on living with sight loss
The RSBC (Royal Society for Blind Children) support young people who are blind or partially sighted, and their families. They provide information, advice, activities and run a further education college in London.
RSBC - For young people
Carers UK provide information, advice and support, and campaign to improve the lives of unpaid carers. The also conduct policy research and run forums for carers.
Carers UK - UK
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury, delivering rehabilitation, education and community services for children and young people, and their families.
The Childrens Trust - For children with brain injury
The Down’s Syndrome Association UK is committed to improving quality of life for people who have Down’s syndrome, promoting their right to be included on a full and equal basis with others.
Downs Syndrome Association UK
Coram champions the rights and wellbeing of children, and improve their lives by providing legal support, advocacy for children and young people in and leaving care, adoption and therapeutic, educational and cultural programmes. They also run an annual survey of children and run research aimed at improving services for children and young people.
Coram - Children's charity : Coram Group
Shaw Trust help people find and keep meaningful jobs. They provide education and training for those starting out and those looking to progress in their jobs. They champion community health and wellbeing to improve all aspects of life and help people into work. They are also the largest not-for-profit residential children’s home provider.
Shaw Trust - Home
The Trussel Trust run a network of 1,300 food banks across the UK. They also provide additional support to people who use food banks, while campaigning to end hunger and make the UK a place where food banks aren’t needed in the future.
Trussel Trust - The Trussell Trust - Stop UK Hunger
The National Bullying Helpline gives free support, information and advice to adults and children affected by bullying and anti-social behaviour.
National Bullying Helpline
The NSPCC work with schools, run therapeutic services, helplines, research, support and advice for children and families and campaign for change to prevent abuse and help rebuild children’s lives.
NSPCC - The UK children's charity
Childline run a national helpline to give children support and information. They also offer a wide range of information and support services from their website, including chats with counsellors, message boards, advice guides and toolkits.
Childline
Young Minds From the YoungMinds website: “Our website is full of advice and information to give young people the tools to look after their mental health. We empower parents and professionals to be the best support they can be to the young people in their lives. And we give young people the space and confidence to get their voices heard and change the world we live in. Together, we can create a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health.”
YoungMinds
The Cinnamon Trust support older people and terminally ill people to look after their pets and support with looking after pets when owners are admitted to hospital. They also provide support with finding new homes for pets after the death of their owner.
The Cinnamon Trust – The National Charity for older people, the terminally ill and their pets
The British Red Cross are an international humanitarian charity that supports people in crisis. In the UK, they provide mobility equipment and toilet aids and support and information about money, debt, loneliness and living independently after being discharged from hospital.
The British Red Cross | Worldwide Humanitarian Charity