Hope


Description: Supporting young people aged 11 and over when a close family member is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. If you live in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, you may be able to access 'Hope on the Road' trips, youth sessions or one-to-one support. If you live elsewhere in the UK you can get one-to-one and group support on Facebook and private online support via Skype.

Tel: 01989 566317
Web: http://www.hopesupport.org.uk/
Support Type: Cancer and/or Palliative Care Service

CASY (Counselling and Support for Young People)
East Midlands, 

Description: CASY provides free confidential counselling service to young people aged from 6 to 25 within Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

Tel: 01636 704 620
Web: http://www.casy.org.uk/home
Support Type: Counselling Service

CHUMS
Bedfordshire, 

Description: Offering support to children, young people and families. Their services include bereavement service for children/young people from the age of 3 to 18 and a Young Carers Service supporting children and young people aged 5-18.

Tel: 01525 863924
Web: http://www.chums.uk.com/
Support Type: Bereavement Service

Include Programme - Young carers services


Description: The Children's Society supports young carers projects all over the UK through the Include Programme. Follow this link to check out on the map if there is a young carers project near you.

Tel: 01962 711511
Web: http://www.youngcarer.com/young-carers-services
Support Type: Young Carers

Macmillan Cancer Support local area search


Description: Macmillan´s local area search helps you to find cancer information and support centres near where you live.

Tel: 0808 808 0000
Web: http://www.macmillan.org.uk/in-your-area/choose-location.html
Support Type: Cancer and/or Palliative Care Service

Cruse Bereavement Care


Description: Many of our Cruse services across England, Wales and Northern Ireland offer support to children and young people. Find your local branch and contact them to see what is offered in your area.

Tel: 0808 808 1677
Web: http://www.cruse.org.uk/cruse-areas-and-branches
Support Type: Bereavement Service

Signpost
Hertfordshire, 

Description: We offer free and confidential counselling, coaching and other support to 10-25 year olds in Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Rickmansworth, South Oxhey and Borehamwood.

Tel: 01923 239495
Web: http://signpostcounselling.co.uk/
Support Type: Counselling Service

Youth Access
UK , 

Description: Youth Access is a national organisation for young people's information, advice, counselling and support services (YIACS). Check out their website to find details of free and confidential counselling, advice or information services locally near you.

Tel: 020 8772 9900
Web: http://www.youthaccess.org.uk/find-your-local-service/
Support Type: Counselling Service

Samaritans


Description: Samaritans provides confidential support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair. It may be easiest to get in touch via their website but Samaritans also have local branches throughout the UK, some of which offer facilities for you to come into the branch and talk to a volunteer face to face. Check out your local branch on the website.

Tel: 116 123
Web: http://www.samaritans.org/branches
Support Type: Counselling Service

Relate - Counselling, support and information for all relationships


Description: Children and Young People's Counselling is for any young person who's having problems. Find counselling at a local Relate Centre near you.

Tel: 0300 100 1234
Web: http://www.relate.org.uk/find-my-nearest-relate
Support Type: Counselling Service

South and Vale Carers Centre
Didcot, Oxfordshire, 

Description: The Carers Centre offers support for young carers, including a range of trips for young carers aged 8 to 13 years and 13 to 18 years old. Trips are free for young carers to attend.

Tel: 01235 838 554
Web: http://www.svcarers.org.uk/young-carers/
Support Type: Young Carers

TIC+ (Teens in Crisis)
Gloucestershire, 

Description: TIC+ (Teens in Crisis) provides free face-to-face and online counselling services across Gloucestershire for young people aged 9-21 and their families.

Tel: 01594 546117
Web: http://www.ticplus.org.uk/
Support Type: Counselling Service

Gloucestershire Young Carers
Gloucestershire, 

Description: Offering a range of services to young carers up to the age of 25, from regular groups where you can mix with other young carers through to one-to-one support.

Tel: 01452 733060
Web: http://www.glosyoungcarers.org.uk/
Support Type: Young Carers

Action for Young Carers
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 

Description: Action for Young Carers (AYC) is a free and confidential service that supports young carers aged 5-18 in Nottingham City. AYC provides young carers with the chance to get together, have fun and access the help they need.

Tel: 0115 9629351
Web: http://aycnottingham.co.uk/
Support Type: Young Carers

The Rainbow Centre
Bristol, Gloucestershire, 

Description: The Rainbow Centre for Children provides free and professional support to children, young people and their families affected by life threatening illness and bereavement.

Tel: 0117 985 3343
Web: http://www.rainbowcentre.org.uk/
Support Type: Bereavement Service

The Laura Centre
Leicester, Leicestershire, 

Description: The Laura Centre offers specialist bereavement counselling to children and young people who have been bereaved of a parent or someone close to them.

Tel: 0116 2544341
Web: http://www.thelauracentre.org.uk/
Support Type: Bereavement Service

Worcestershire Young Carers
Worcestershire, 

Description: Worcestershire Young Carers aims to support children and young people aged 7 to 25 years who help to look after a parent, guardian or sibling at home.

Tel: 01905 619 886
Web: http://yss.org.uk/young-carers/
Support Type: Young Carers

Noah's Ark Trust
Worcestershire, 

Description: Supporting young people, children and their families in Worcestershire after the death of a parent or sibling.

Tel: 01905 340019
Web: http://www.noahsarktrust.co.uk/
Support Type: Bereavement Service

SeeSaw
Oxford, Oxfordshire, 

Description: SeeSaw works with children up to the age of 18 and families to help them manage the difficult times before and after the death of a loved one.

Tel: 01865 744 768
Web: http://www.seesaw.org.uk/
Support Type: Bereavement Service

SHARE (Young People's Counselling Service)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 

Description: SHARE is a free counselling service for young people between the ages of 11 and 25, living in Cheltenham, who would like to talk to a trained counsellor.

Tel: 07928 775 015
Web: http://www.shareypcs.org.uk
Support Type: Counselling Service

Maggie's Oxford
Oxfordshire, 

Description: Maggie´s Oxford provides free practical, emotional and social support for people with cancer and their family and friends in Oxfordshire. Built in the grounds of Churchill Hospital, the Centre is a warm and welcoming place with professional staff on hand to offer the support people need to find their way through cancer.

Tel: 01865 751882
Web: https://www.maggiescentres.org/our-centres/maggies-oxford/
Support Type: Cancer and/or Palliative Care Service

Maggie's Cheltenham
Gloucestershire, 

Description: Maggie´s Cheltenham provides free practical, emotional and social support for people with cancer and their family and friends in Gloucestershire. Located in the grounds of Cheltenham General Hospital, the Centre is a warm and welcoming place with professional staff on hand to offer the support people need to find their way through cancer.

Tel: 01242 250611
Web: https://www.maggiescentres.org/our-centres/maggies-cheltenham/
Support Type: Cancer and/or Palliative Care Service

Maggie's Nottingham
Nottinghamshire, 

Description: Maggie´s Nottingham provides free practical, emotional and social support for people with cancer and their family and friends in Nottinghamshire. Built in the grounds of the City Hospital, the Centre is a warm and welcoming place with professional staff on hand to offer the support people need to find their way through cancer.

Tel: 0115 924 6210
Web: https://www.maggiescentres.org/our-centres/maggies-nottingham/
Support Type: Cancer and/or Palliative Care Service