Advice & Counselling on Alcohol & Drugs (ACAD)
Bath Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm : Late opening on Thurs until 8pm , early closing at 4pm on Fri 01225 464 374
Bristol Mon.-Thurs. 9am-5pm ,0117 929 3028 Fri 9am-4pm
WSM Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm 01934 415 376 (1-2 lunch by appt only) early closing on Fri at 4pm
Age Concern
Bath Mon.-Thurs. 9.30am-4.30pm : 01225 484 510
Bristol Tues.-Fri. 10am-1pm :0117 922 5353
Weston Mon.-Thur. 9am-5pm & Fri. 9am-4pm : 01934 626 479
Clevedon Mon & Wed 10am-1:30pm : 01275 342 247
Alcoholics Anonymous
Bristol: 24 hours helpline: 0117 926 5520
Alzheimer's Disease Society
Bristol Mon.-Fri. 9.30am-2.30pm office: 0117 961 0693 Carer's line: 01454 414492 open
Avon & Bristol Law Centre
Bristol Mon-Fri 9am-5pm 0117 924 8662/0117 924 5573(minicom) (to be referred to an advice worker)
Bristol & West Autistic Society
0117 974 8409
Battle Against Tranquillisers (BAT)
Daily 9am-8pm 0117 966 3629
Bristol & District Tranquilliser Project
Mon.-Thurs. 10am-4pm 0117 962 8874
Bristol Debt Advice Centre
Mon, Tues & Thurs. 9.30am-12.30pm 0117 954 3990/0117 954 3991(minicom)
Bristol Crisis Service for Women
(distress & self-harm) Fri & Sat 9pm-12.30am , Sun 6pm-9pm 0117 925 1119
Bristol Drugs Project
0117 987 1500 Mon.-Fri. 9:30am-1pm , 2pm-5pm
Bristol Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
Mon, Wed & Thurs 8pm-10pm 0117 922 1328
Bristol MindLine
0808 808 0330 Weds-Sun 8pm-12am
British Association of Counselling
list of approved counsellors in the area – 0870 443 5252 8.45am- 5pm Monday to Friday
Care Network
Bath and North East Somerset, Mon-Thurs 9am-11am and 1pm-3pm Fri 9am-1pm 01761 431 389
Carers Centre Helpline
Mon.-Sat 10am-1pm 0117 965 2200
Chinese speaking worker on Tues and Urdu speaking worker on Wed
Connexions West of England
Bath: Mon,Tues, Thurs & Fri 10.30am-4.30pm ; Wed 1pm-6pm 01225 461 501
Bristol : Mon, Tues & Wed 9:30am-4.30pm , Thurs 9:30am-4pm 0117 987 3700
Kingswood: Mon, Tues & Thurs 9:30am-4:30pm, Wed 10am-6:30pm, Fri 9:30am-4pm 0117 961 2760
Weston: Mon, Wed & Thurs 1pm-4:30pm, Tues 9:30am-4:30pm Fri 1pm-4pm 01934 644 443
Disability Advice Centre (Disabled Living Centre)
Weds. 10am-1pm , Tues. & Thurs. 10am-1pm & 2pm-3pm 0117 983 2828
Friend
Weston Super Mare Mon-Fri 9am-5pm 01934 622 292
Headway - Bristol (helpline for people who have brain injury)
Helpline 4pm-10am 01454 775 727
Men as Survivors of Sexual Abuse Helpline (MASH)
Thurs. 7pm-9pm 0117 907 7100
Missing Link(housing support for women with Mental Health needs) & Next Link (for women and children experiencing mental abuse)
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm 0117 925 1811
Mothers for Mothers (post-natal depression)
Mon-Thurs 9.30am-12.30pm(office) & (helpline) 2.30pm-9pm 0117 975 6006
Narcotics Anonymous
0117 924 0084 10am-10pm 7 days a week, out of hours home divert system runs a 24hr service
Off The Record (youth counselling and support)
Bath: Mon, Wed and Fri ; Tues. & Thurs. 1pm-7pm ; 01225 335 551
Bristol: Mon to Wed 9:30am-8pm 0808 808 9120
Midsomer Norton: Tues and Thurs 3pm-7pm 01761 414 100
Keynsham: Mon and Wed 3pm-6pm 0117 986 0691
Parentline
7 days a week, 24 hours a day -free and confidential
Freephone: 0808 800 2222
Textphone: 0800 783 6783, available for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech impairment
Relate (Relationship counselling)
Bristol: Mon-Fri 9am-9pm 0117 942 8444
Social Services
out of hours advice line 01454 615 165
Somerset Eating Disorders (carers and sufferers)
Weds 10am-1pm 01458 448 600
The Compassionate Friends
10am-4pm and 6.30pm-10.30pm Daily
Organisation of Bereaved Parents
Victim Support (for victims of crime)
Mon-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm 0117 963 1114
Wellwoman Information
Helpline Tues and Wed 9:30am-12:30pm 0117 941 3311
Womankind
Mon-Fri 10am-12pm, Tues, Weds 1pm-3pm & Mon & Tues eve 8pm-10pm 0845 458 2914
Alateen
10am-10pm daily 020 7403 0888
For young people aged 12-20 affected by others drinking
Alzheimer's Disease Society
24 hr helpline: 0845 300 0336
ChildLine
24 hr helpline: 0800 1111
Compassionate Friends (for bereaved parents)
Mon. - Sun. 10am-4pm and 6:30pm-10:30pm 08451 232 304
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
0800 585 858
Helpline for 15-24 yr old men at the onset of depression
Cruse Bereavement
Mon-Fri 9:30am-9pm Sat and Sun 3pm-5pm Helpline 0870 167 1677 Youthline: 0808 808 1677 (12-18yrs)
Counselling line: 08457 585 567
Eating Disorders Association
Adult Helpline: Mon.-Fri. 10:30am-8:30pm Sat 1pm-4:30pm 0845 634 1414 Youthline (18 and under): Mon.-Fri. 4:30pm-8:30pm Sat 1pm-4:30pm 0845 634 7650, text 07977 493 345
London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard
020 7837 7324
MDF The Bipolar Organisation
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm 08456 340 540
MINDinfoLine (mental health info & legal advice)
Mon-Friday 9:15am-5:15pm 0845 766 0163
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
10am-7pm Mon-Fri 0800 358 3456
National Drugs Helpline/Talk to Frank
0800 776 600 (24 hr)
No Panic (phobias, anxiety)
10am-10pm Daily (a taped crisis message through the night) 0808 808 0545
OCD Action
020 7226 4000 9.30am-5pm Tues and Weds, 11am-5pm Thurs
Samaritans
08457 909 090
National Domestic Violence Helpline
0808 200 0247 24hrs
Rethink
National Advice Line - Mon, Wed and Fri 9am-5:30pm Tues and Thurs 10am-1pm 0208 974 6814
staffed by experienced advisors with in depth knowledge about all areas to do with mental illness.
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS)
7 days a week 9am-9pm 0870 241 3337
The International Stress Management Association (ISMA) UK
07000 780 430
Zero Tolerance (Women experiencing domestic violence)
0800 028 3398
User led organisations - Drop-ins- Other mental health groups - Other groups- Advocacy