NHS Direct  24 hrs / 7 Day

Confidential telephone advice and assistance on health issues online. Talk to experienced nurses. Diagnose an illness.  Health issues. Recent top health questions.   Tel - 0845 4647
Website:   www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk 

East Dorset Drugs and Alcohol Advisory Service

Confidential Help and Advice always              
Tel - 01202 311600  (Tranquilliser Helpline)  Tel - 01202 311500

Consumer Rights from the Office of Fair Trading.

(Applies to UK consumers) Consumer Rights from the OFT. (Applies to UK consumers)
The first stop when you have a problem with goods purchased in the UK from Shops and Online. Your rights to fair trading. Get the information you need here.  Also gives advice when buying from abroad.  Tel - 08454 040506

National Drugs Helpline

Get help and advice in confidence. Tel - 0800 776 600

HIV- AIDS Helpline  Tel - 01202 311166 (local)
HIV- AIDS Helpline  Tel - 0800 137 437 (national)
We have two main areas of work. Information and Support. The mainstay of the Information Programme is the freephone telephone helpline which operates Monday to Saturday. We receive in access of 4,000 calls each year. Along side this is our training and information provision to individuals, community and voluntary groups as well as statutory agencies.
Website:  http://www.aidshelpline.org.uk

Parentline

Confidential help in parenting  Enough of the children - what about you? There's more to being a parent than your children. It's complicated and we're here to help.
Tel - 08088 002222
Website: http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk

Alcoholics Anonymous

Tel - 08457 697 555
Help for alcohol problems or someone dealing with a close relative abusing alcohol, confidential.
Website:  http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Child Death Support

Help and support with the death of a child. Tel - 0800 282986

Cruse Bereavement Care and Help

Support  and activities group helping with the loss of a loved one. Tel - 0870 167 1677

Childline 24hr

ChildLine is the free 24-hour helpline for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call our helpline on 0800 1111 about any problem, at any time - day or night. ChildLine's counsellors are there to help you find ways to sort things out. ChildLine is confidential...
Website:  http://www.childline.org.uk

NSPCC

National Society for Protection of Children.  Child protection 
Helpline 24hr Tel - 0808 800 5000 (National)
Website: http://www.nspcc.org.uk

Relateline

Relate offers advice, relationship counselling, sex therapy, workshops, mediation, consultations and support face-to-face, by phone and through this website.
Tel - 0845 130 4010
Website:  www.relate.org.uk

The Samaritans

24hr confidential support for emotional stress or discuss problems you cannot deal with yourself.  Suicidal?  Speak to someone who cares...
Tel - 08457 909 090 
Website:  www.samaritans.org

Consumer Credit Counselling Service

Free counselling and advice for debt problems.  Tel - 0800 138 1111

National Missing Persons Helpline

Loved one gone missing? 24hr  Tel - 0500 700 700

Age Concern

Information line  7days  0700-1900hrs. 
0800 009 966.

RSPCA

Animal Welfare  National 0870 333 5999
National emergency 24 hr  0870 555 5999
Cruelty Line. 0870 5555999
Website: http://www.rspca.org.uk

Drugs and Alcohol - Parent Helpline.

For the East Dorset Area. Advice line for parents with children abusing drugs and alcohol. 01202 311606