Caithness CWS - Community - Helplines

Help For	Phone Number
Action On Dementia Helpline - 24 Hours	080 8808 3000
Aids	0800 567123
Aids Local Highlands	01463 715111
Alcohol Abuse	0345 320202
Alcoholics Anonymous	0845 7697555
Antenatal Results Choices	0171 631 0285
Asian Cancer Information	0800 590415
Bear Scotland - roads	0800 587 1108.
Benefits Agency for Disabled	0800 882 200
Benefit Agency Highland Helplines	Click Here For Full Listing at 1 October 2001
Blast Drug Project - Highland Ages 11 - 30	01463 715454
Blood Transfusion Service - Donors	0845 7711711
British Divers Marine Life Rescue	01825 765546
Cancerlink	0800 132 905
Cancer - Young People	0800 591082
Carers National Care Line	080 8808 7777
Cerebral Palsy	0808 800 333
Chest Heart & Stroke	0845 077 6000
ChildLine	0800 1111
Child Death Helpline	0800 282 986
Children In The Highlands Information Point (CHIP) Information for children with special needs	01463 711189
Citizen's Advice - Caithness
Consumer Advice	0845 600 4222
Consumer Credit Councelling	0800 138 1111
Contact a Family	0171 383 3555
Councel & Care - Advice Line	0845 300 7585
Crimestoppers	0800 555111
Cruse Bereavement Councelling Caithness	01847 894101
Debtline Enquiries	0800 808 4000
Dental Helpline - Highland Mon - Fri 9.00 - 5.00	0845 6442271
Downs Syndrome Scotland	0131 313 4225
Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline (24/7 365 Days)	0800 027 1234
Drinkline	0800 917828
Drug Abuse	0800 776600
Drug & Alcohol Caithness	01955 603462
Elder Abuse Response	080 8808 8141 Mon - Fri 10.00am - 4.30pm For anyone worried about an older person being abused, neglected or financially exploited
Electric Emergency	0800 300999
Electric & Gas Careline	0800 622838
Employability for Disabled People	0131 475 2369
Enable Learning Disabilities	0141 226 4541
Enquire - Children In Scotland Advice - children With Special Needs	0845 123 2303
Epilepsy Association HQ	0141 427 5225
Family Planning Clinics - Wick 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month 7.30pm - 8.30/9.00pm All forms of contraception provided. Diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. HIV testing and counselling. Counselling and advice on all aspects of sexual health. Emergency contraception. Postal condom service. Free & Confidential	01955 605050 ext 208
Family Planning Clinics - Thurso 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month 7.30pm - 8.30/9.00pm All forms of contraception provided. Diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. HIV testing and counselling. Counselling and advice on all aspects of sexual health. Emergency contraception. Postal condom service. Free & Confidential	01847 893442
Floodline SEPA	0845 9881188
Gas Emergency Line	0800 111 999
Gay Alzheimers Help Line (Gay Carers)	0845 300 0336
Highland Carers	0345 660026
Carers Project Helpline	08457 660026
Health Information - Highland Health	0845 7573077
Highland Advice and Information Network
Highland Sexual Health	01463 704202
Highland Sexual Health – Genito-Urinary Medicine Clinics - Wick Caithness General Hospital	01955 605050
Hodgkin's Disease	01844 291500
Know The Score - Drugs 24 Hours Seven Days	0800 587 5879
LEAD Linking Education And Disability	0131 317 3439
Lone Parent Helpline	0800 018 5026
Manic Depression Support Line	0778 8817136
Manic Depression Fellowship Helpline	0141 331 0344
Marriage Counselling	01463 712210
Meningitis	01454 413344
Men's Health See List
Missing Persons Helpline	0500 700 700
Message Home - Confidential messaging system	0800 700 740
Multiple Sclerosis	01955 603092 01847 892938
Multiple Sclerosis Telephone Councelling	0208 422 2144
NHS Information (Mon - Fri 9am-5pm)	0800 224488
Open University	0800 733 766
ParentLine Scotland	0808 800 2222
Parents of Stammerers	0845 603 2001
Parnet - The Rescue Foundation Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, answerphone at other times. We provide information, advice, parent-to-parent contact service, signposting to other organisations and a postal lending library service. For parents and carers of children with brain-related conditions. Covers all UK.	0800-32-81-159
Pension Credit Helpline	0800 99 1234
Police Confidential Line - North Scot	01955 606800
Princess Royal Trust For Carers Highland	08457 660026
Public Concern At Work	020 7404 6609 Scotland 0141 550 7570 9.00 - 6.00
Rape & Abuse	08088 010302
Re-solve Substance Abuse	0808 800 2345
The Samaritans	0345 909090 01847 895656
Scottish Association For Mental Health	0141 568 7000
Scottish Hydro Electric - Bill Enquiries	0845 3002141
Scottish Prisoners Families Helpline	0500 83 93 83
Scottish Water - Emergency Line Scottish Water Customer Helpline	0845 600 8855 0845 601 8855
Shelterline - Housing Options 24 Hours	0808 800 4444
Smokeline	0800 848484
NHS Giving Up Smoking Helpline	0800 169 0 169
Stakeholders Pensions Social Security	0845 7143 143
Step Family Scotland Helpline	0131 225 5800
Suicide Breathing Space is available from 6pm to 2am Samaritans Choose Life	0800 83 85 87 08457 90 90 90
Teenage Drop In Centre Wick 12.30 - 1.30 Fridays Only	01955 609121
Traffic Scotland - Realtime Roads Info
Update Scotland's National Disability Information Service	0131 558 5200
Victim Support	0845 3030900
Warm Deal - Grants for Insulation	FREEPHONE 0800 072 0150
Water Emergencies	0845 600 8855
Women's Aid Scotland (Partner Abuse) Helpline	0800 027 1234 10.00am - 10.00pm
Women's Aid Caithness and Sutherland	07891 737870 Monday to Friday, 10am - 5pm
Scottish Women's Aid - Local Groups
OTHER HELPFUL NUMBERS SUTHERLAND: POLICE: 01862 810222 (Dornoch) They will route your call to a police officer in your area. In an emergency call 999 and ask for Police or Ambulance. WOMEN’S AID: 07891 737870 - (10am - 5pm Monday to Friday). SOCIAL WORK: 01408 634040 In an emergency, Social Workers can be contacted out of hours on 0845 812010 HOUSING: 01862 812010 In an emergency, a Housing Officer can be contacted out of hours on 0845 700 2005 CAITHNESS: WOMEN’S AID: 07891 737870 - (10am - 5pm Monday to Friday). POLICE: 01847 893222 (Thurso) 01955 603551 (Wick) In an emergency call 999 and ask for Police or Ambulance. SOCIAL WORK: 01847 893835 (Thurso) 01955 605040 (Wick) In an emergency, Social Workers can be contacted out of hours on 0845 812010 HOUSING: 01847 805505 (Thurso) 01955 607712 (Wick) In an emergency, a Housing Officer can be contacted out of hours on 0845 700 2005 SAMARITANS: 01847 895656 CITIZEN’S ADVICE BUREAUX: 01847 894243/896796 (Thurso) 01955 605989 (Wick) *NATIONAL:* DOMESTIC ABUSE HELPLINE: 0800 0271234 SAMARITANS: 08457 909090
Area Managers - Social Work In Highland Caithness Bob Silverwood - 01955 605040 Sutherland Larry Wilmot 01408 633033 Inverness John Dunlop 01463 724220 Lochaber Theresa James 01397 703397 Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey John Richards 01497 810251
New Helplines being added as they become available. Email us if you know others. [email protected] The above list is only a fraction of the helplines now available. British Telecom has a list of over 900 helplines at www.helplines.org.uk
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