Motor Neurone Disease Association Offers support if you are caring for someone with motor neurone disease. Tel: 01604 250505 MND Connect helpline: 0808 802 6262 Email: mndconnect@mndassociation.org Web: mndassociation.org RNID Offers community support services to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Information line: 0808 808 0123 Textphone: 0808 808 9000 SMS: 0780 000 0360 Email: information@rnid.org.uk Web: rnid.org.uk
Support with Confidence Helps to find a wide range of care and support services from people and organisations that have been approved in terms of quality, safety and staff training. East Sussex Tel: 01323 463440 • Web: eastsussex.gov.uk/swc Brighton & Hove Tel: 01273 292494 • Web: brighton-hove.gov.uk/supportwithconfidence Terrence Higgins Trust Offers support if you are living with HIV, know someone who is, or think you might have put yourself at risk of getting HIV. Tel: 01273 764200 Email: info@tht.org.uk • Web: tht.org.uk Together Co A registered local charity which supports people who feel lonely or isolated because of age, disability or poor physical or mental health. Together Co can offer befriending, advocacy and social prescribing. Tel: 01273 229386 • Web: togetherco.org.uk
National helplines Al-Anon Family Groups Worried about someone’s drinking? Help and hope for families and friends of alcoholics. Helpline: 0800 008 6811 (10.00am to 10.00pm). Email: helpline@al-anonuk.org.uk Web: al-anonuk.org.uk
Carers Trust A charity for carers offering practical help, information and advice. Tel: 0300 772 9600 Email: info@carers.org Web: carers.org
Anxiety UK Helpline the largest national charity dealing with anxiety in the UK. Tel: 03444 775774 Web: anxietyuk.org.uk
Carers UK A charity providing information, advice and support for carers. Adviceline: 0808 808 7777 (9.00am to 6.00pm, Monday to Friday). Email: info@carersuk.org • Web: carersuk.org
Carers Direct Helpline If you are a carer, the helpline advisers can give you information to help make decisions about your personal support needs and the needs of the person you’re looking after. Tel: 0300 123 1053 (9.00am to 8.00pm, Monday to Friday; and 11.00am to 4.00pm at weekends). Web: nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-supportguide/pages/carers-direct-helpline.aspx
68
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service The fire service offers a fire safety for carers course. The course lasts for one hour and will offer advice on General Fire Safety, Bedtime routines and escape plans. The East Sussex Fire & Rescue also conducts home safety visits. Tel: 01323 462333 Email: enquiries@esfrs.org • Web: esfrs.org
Se a r ch f or ca r e a t ca re c h o i c e s .c o .u k t o fi n d s u p p o r t i n y o ur are a
