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
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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)
Resources and helpline support for those dealing with suicidal feelings or emotional distress.
Here they provide information to help with problems related to hyperactivity.
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations.
Action Deafness aims to improve quality of life by promoting independence and equality of opportunity for Deaf, Deafened, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing people
Provides help for parent carers of disabled children under the age of 18.
We support the most vulnerable and neglected children and young people throughout the UK and we've been doing so for 145 years.
Here they offer care and support for people with hearing loss.
Provides a helpline and referral service and provide information to anyone affected by pre-eclampsia including friends and family of those affected.
Provides information, local support groups and helplines for anyone affected by someone elses substance use.
Adoption UK is a national charity run by and for adopters, providing self-help information, advice, support and training on all aspects of adoption and adoptive parenting.
Advicenow is an independent, not-for-profit website. It provides accurate information on rights and the law.
This is the online CAB service that gives you information on your rights for all four UK countries, and on a wide range of topics, including benefits and employment, and debt and legal issues. Some content is in Welsh, and also ethnic community languages.
An independent national service centre for parents of children in state-funded education. They operate a dedicated advice line. The key topics on which ACE can provide further advice, information and support are: exclusion from school, school admissions, special educational needs and all other education-based issues with particular focus on the legal position/rights of parents and how to take unresolved matters further.
Here they provide information on attendance allowance which can be claimed by people over 65 if you need help with personal care due to an illness or disability.
Offer a bereavement guide that includes quotes and stories from other people who have gone through a bereavement plus some useful information on things like registering the death and arranging a funeral.
Provides information and advice on all aspects of dementia.
Are you a carer? Whether you care from a distance or a live in carer for a partner or relative, find out about your rights, the support available to you and how to continue your caring role while keeping yourself in good health
Promotes information, education and action in order to prevent HIV infections and to improve the lives of those affected by HIV and AIDS.
Provides support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone elses drinking, regardless of whether that person is still drinking or not.
Alateen is for teenage relatives and friends of alcoholics. Alateen is part of Al-Anon.
Providing advice, ideas, support and resources for local anti knife crime.
This is a coalition of organisations and individuals working together to stop bullying and create safe environments in which children and young people can live, grow, play and learn.
A database of useful mobile and tablet apps, specifically, apps that are designed to help users with additional needs and disabilities.
Living with asthma can be a frightening, unpredictable experience. What can make it worse is that asthma is often seen as no big deal. We want to reduce that impact by providing support and resources and funding research into new treatments
Free advice and assistance to refugees and asylum seeker.
Provides information and assistive technology to help people with dementia to live more independently.
Autism Berkshire was founded as the Berkshire Autistic Society in 1990 by a group of parents of children with autism, related conditions and challenging behaviours.
Today we are the leading autism charity in Berkshire and deliver quality specialist services, training and social and leisure activities throughout the county, guided by a team of trustees with personal and professional experience of autism.
Support 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...
Provides top tips for keeping your feet healthy.
A global pregnancy and parenting website who provide advice from medical experts, an FAQ section, a global online community, blogs and shopping.
They help support Muslim relationships between husband and wife, parents and children, siblings and relatives.