OTHER RESOURCES
Hope Counselling Service is not an advisory, crisis or befriending service. If you are looking for help with any of these matters, please see the contact details below for some suggestions of where you may find help.
ADVICE
Communicare https://www.communicare.org.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau Reading https://rcab.org.uk
DEBT ADVICE
Christians Against Poverty https://capuk.org/
GamCare (dealing with gambling debt) www.gamcare.org.uk
TIMES OF CRISIS
Samaritans free confidential 24-hour helpline 08457 909090 https://www.samaritans.org/
Berkshire Women’s Aid (domestic violence and refuges) http://www.berkshirewomensaid.org.uk/
BEFRIENDING
Engage Befriending https://engagebefriending.org/
SOME OTHER COUNSELLING and SUPPORT SERVICES
NHS Berkshire Healthcare Talking Therapies www.talkingtherapies.berkshire.nhs.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care www.cruse.org.uk
Esthertime Helpline aimed at ladies who may have noticed an increase in their drinking. Call Mandy on 0118 940 4411 during office hours.
Daisy’s Dream – Berkshire charity supporting children and their families affected by life-threatening illness or bereavement www.daisysdream.org.uk tel. 0118 9342604
Childline – free confidential 24-hour helpline for young people up to the age of 19 years www.childline.org.uk tel. 0800 11 11
Bullying UK Helpline – www.bullying.co.uk. Tel. 0808 800 2222
Harmless – provide support and training for people who suffer from self-harm www.harmless.org.uk
Royal Society of Psychiatrists – free online information and guidance for the general public on a wide range of mental health issues https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health
Mind UK – provides advice and support for those suffering from or supporting people with mental health problems https://www.mind.org.uk