Online Directory
We know how hard it can be to find the support you need sometimes, so we have put together a directory of organisations in UK that might be able to support you. Happy searching...
Action for People has put together this directory for individuals and families to use to help signpost you to information you may need or may be looking for, we know how hard it is to find support sometimes so we have put key organisations and topics you might be looking for support on in one place. This directory is for public use and is updated monthly. All information, advice and resources that are published here are in no way affiliated with Action for People please read our DIRECTORY DISCLAIMER
We hope you find this directory useful, put a key word in the search facility or you can use the directory categories to search for what you are looking for.
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- Addiction (9)
- ADHD (3)
- Adoption (2)
- Alcohol (9)
- Asthma (7)
- Autism/ Asperger Syndrome (5)
- Bereavement (16)
- Blind/Visually Impaired (1)
- BME Community (4)
- Brain Injuries and Related Conditions (2)
- Breast Cancer Screening. (3)
- Bullying (11)
- Carer Services (12)
- Carers/Families (1)
- Celiac (1)
- Cerebral Palsy (3)
- Childcare (1)
- Children & Young People (24)
- Children's Health (3)
- Counselling (6)
- Crime (3)
- Dads (3)
- Diabetes (4)
- Disability (23)
- Divorce & Seperation (10)
- Domestic Abuse (4)
- Down's Syndrome (3)
- Drug (3)
- Dyslexia & Dyspraxia (5)
- Education (6)
- Epilepsy (2)
- Families (16)
- FGM (2)
- Foot Services (6)
- Further Education (6)
- Gay, lesbian and bisexual (5)
- General (6)
- Grandparents (2)
- Hearing (4)
- Housing (2)
- Hyperactivity (1)
- Immigration (4)
- Incontinence (1)
- Internet (10)
- Internet Pharmacies (3)
- Learning Difficulties/Disabilities (2)
- Legal (5)
- Leisure (1)
- Maternity (24)
- Memory Services (12)
- Mental Health (14)
- Migraine (1)
- Money Matters (13)
- Nursery (11)
- Older People (7)
- Physical Abuse (10)
- Primary & Secondary Schooling (11)
- Prisoners (2)
- Relationships (5)
- Runaways (2)
- Safeguarding (9)
- Self Harm (3)
- Sexual Health (12)
- Single Parents (2)
- Special Educational Needs (16)
- Substance Abuse (4)
- Tourettes (1)
- Twins & Multiples (1)
- Useful Contacts (19)
Parenting courses for young mums and dad.
Support for parents who have fears about their child's mental health
Here they offer advice, support and information for children and young adults who are carers.
This is a specialist dementia website providing key service information, hints and tips, a dementia guide and a 24-hour helpline.
Providing support for women experiencing physical, emotional or sexual violence in the home.
Offering support for women experiencing physical, emotional or sexual violence in the home.
Supports children and their families through grief after the death of a parent or brother or sister.
Whizz-Kidz sets disabled children free to reach their true potential and live their lives to the full. We provide mobility equipment to give kids the chance to be independent
Legal advice and services from the consumer rights group
Helping you understand care choices.
Free, independent and praxctical advice about caring for older people across the UK.
Here they provide searches on courses, prospectuses, details of university open days and student advice.
There's no reason to be embarrassed about wanting great sexual health -- getting answers about and treatment for all health problems is important. Your doctor can help you fix or treat men’s sexual health or women’s sexual health problems like erectile dysfunction, bacterial vaginosis, genital herpes, HPV, HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). If you notice something wrong, ask for help.
Providing an in-depth asthma information including treatments, triggers and prevention.
Providing information and support for people who have been affected by a crime.
Here they provide free downloadable information leaflets for families and childcare professionals to help raise emotionally secure children
They provide independent advice for students from overseas on issues such as immigration, fees and welfare benefits.
Find diabetes clinics in the UK or find the contact details for your local GP.
Here they have a directory of over 50,000 university courses from 500 UK locations. Search using their University Course Search tool or completed their study interests questionnaire to pin-point your interests in 150+ degree disciplines.
Here they provide a search for courses and a step-by-step guide of the process from applying to acceptance.
This site contains thousands of articles on home tuition topics all written by private tutors. Theres also an active forum to discuss private tuition, and a directory of private tutors who can be contacted for free.
A charitable service that helps people access money available
to them through welfare, benefits, grants and other help.
Have you or someone you know been a victim of a hate crime or hate incident? True Vision gives advice about hate crime/incidents and how to report it.
This is the UKs leading support and research charity for people with Tourettes Syndrome (TS) and their families.
Provides information on the causes and prevention of miscarriage, premature birth and stillbirth.
Britain's biggest programme to challenge mental health stigma and discrimination
Thrive uses gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable.
Come in to find the latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology.
There For You Advisory Service is a non profit organisation that provides support and advice to individuals and families involved with or being investigated by their Local Authority Children's Services Department. Support for those affected by sexual abuse and relationship abuse, including domestic violence and forced marriages.
The Trussell Trust is a Christian charity that does not affiliate itself with any political party and currently receives no government funding. They are non-judgemental and inclusive, providing assistance to people of all backgrounds and all faiths or none who are found to be in genuine need. The Trussell Trust partners with churches and communities to open new foodbanks nationwide. With over 250 foodbanks currently launched, their goal is for every town to have one.