Select your region for a list of services that you can contact.
Services updated December 2016
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
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
Youth Access
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
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
Action Cancer
Belfast, Northern Ireland,
Description: Action Cancer is a cancer charity for Northern Ireland. They offer counselling and support services for cancer patients and their families, including counselling for children and young people.
Tel: 028 9080 3344
Web: http://www.actioncancer.org/How-We-Help/Support-and-Therapeutic-Services/Children-Young-People-Support-Services
Support Type: Cancer and/or Palliative Care Service
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland
Belfast, Northern Ireland,
Description: When an adult in a family is diagnosed with cancer it affects everyone. Our Family Support Service helps families cope with the disruption to ordinary family life and minimises the long term impact on children´s emotional well-being when a mum, dad or close family member has cancer.
Tel: 028 9066 3281
Web: https://cancerfocusni.org/patient-support/family-support/
Support Type: Cancer and/or Palliative Care Service