Helpful resources
Helpful resources
This list contains established organisations that may be of help. Not all are Christian.
Although we have checked the organisations and their websites prior to including in the listing, we do not accept any responsibility for the contents of the websites or the quality of their services.
| Name of organisation/resource | Description | Website |
| Alzheimer’s Society | Alzheimer’s Society supports anyone affected by dementia, and they do everything they can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most. | alzheimers.org.uk |
| AtaLoss | AtaLoss helps bereaved people find support and wellbeing. They are a signposting service for finding support (national, specialist and local services), reliable information, resources and emergency support. | ataloss.org |
| Betel UK | Betel UK is an independent Christian charity for men, women and families affected by drug and alcohol addiction and homelessness. Through work, well-being and worship, they restore broken lives. | betel.uk |
| Bridge Builders Mediation Service |
Bridge Builders Mediation Service aims to support churches, charities and organisations searching for different ways of addressing the conflicts that are causing them pain, fracturing relationships and disrupting the normal pattern of working. |
bbministries.org.uk |
| Care for the Family | Care for the Family is a national charity which aims to promote strong family life and to help those who face family difficulties. They provide resources, courses and support networks, primarily focussing on family life: marriage, parenting and bereavement. | careforthefamily.org.uk |
| Child Bereavement UK | Child Bereavement UK supports families and provides training to professionals in relation to the loss of a child or a child experiencing bereavement.
It provides, information, resources and training on many aspects of child bereavement. |
childbereavementuk.org |
| Dementia UK | Dementia UK provides information and support services for those living with dementia, families, carers and professionals and research. | dementiauk.org |
| Growing Hope | Growing Hope is a Charity providing free therapy for children and young children with additional needs in partnership with churches across the UK. |
growinghope.org.uk |
| Laurel Centre | The Laurel Centre a specialist organisation providing help for Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder (CSBD) and sex and porn addiction therapy using a BioPsychoSocial approach. The centre also provides support for partners and training to counsellors and health professionals. It also offers reliable and up to date information about sex and porn addiction and resources for partners. | thelaurelcentre.co.uk |
| Mental Health Foundation | Mental Health Foundation is involved in research, practical projects, awareness campaigns and public information on many aspects of mental health. | mentalhealth.org.uk |
| Mind | Mind provides resources, information, support and advice relating to all aspects of mental health to the public, service users, family members, carers, mental health professionals and mental health advocates. They have an Infoline, which offers confidential help and a Legal Line, which provides information on mental health related law. | mind.org.uk |
| Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors (MACSAS) |
MACSAS supports people who have been sexually abused, as children or adults, by ministers, clergy or others under the guise of the Church.
Their website offers useful resources and they offer a telephone and email helpline for survivors and their relatives. |
macsas.org.uk |
| Papyrus | PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. | papyrus-uk.org |
| Professional Standards Authority (PSA) | The PSA aims to protect the public by overseeing the regulation and registration of healthcare professionals. It contains information and links to all Statutory and Accredited Register bodies, including counselling/psychotherapy bodies, who like ACC are accredited register holders. | professionalstandards.org.uk |
| Restored | Restored is a Christian charity working to raise awareness of domestic abuse, support survivors, and equip the church to do the same. | restored-uk.org |
| Safe in Faith | Safe in Faith works to support survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation in ways that understand how their faith impacts their experiences. They work with people of all different faiths. They provide resources and links to other organisations for survivors and those supporting them. | safeinfaith.org.uk |
| Safe Spaces | Safe Spaces is a free and independent support service, providing a confidential, personal, and safe space for anyone who has been abused by someone in the Church or as a result of their relationship with the Church of England, the Catholic Church in England and Wales or the Church in Wales. | safespacesenglandandwales.org.uk |
| Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries | Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries is concerned with equipping the church to support mental health and wellbeing. It does this especially through the Sanctuary Course. Each session explores key mental health topics, drawing upon the insights of mental health professionals, church leaders, and people with lived experience. | sanctuarymentalhealth.org |
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Student Minds Hub |
The Hub is a place where you can find community, engage with training and resources, and find out how your university can put student mental health first. | hub.studentminds.org.uk |
| Support After Suicide Partnership | SASP is a UK wide network of over 70 members and supporters, bringing together national and local organisations that are involved in delivering suicide bereavement support across the UK. The website has many useful resources and information booklets | supportaftersuicide.org.uk |
| Talk ED | Talk ED provides support service for people struggling with eating disorders, and their loved ones. | talk-ed.org.uk |
| The Survivors Trust | The Survivors Trust is the largest umbrella agency for specialist rape and sexual abuse services in the UK. They have 120 member agencies based in the UK and Ireland providing information, advice, support and therapy. Their services work with victims and survivors of all ages, all genders, of all forms of sexual violence, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation, including support for partners and family members. | thesurvivorstrust.org |
| Thirtyone:eight | Thirtyone:eight provides support, resources, research training and DBS services to equip organisations, churches, other faith groups, individuals and government with the safeguarding tools they need to protect vulnerable people. | thirtyoneeight.org |
| Trauma Recovery UK |
Trauma Recovery UK has Trauma Recovery Centres across the UK. They help families recover from complex trauma. |
trc-uk.org |
| Winston’s Wish | Winston’s Wish charity supports bereaved children, young people, their families and the professionals who support them. | winstonswish.org |
| Young Minds | Young Minds provides support, information and resources for young people, families and professionals on many aspects of mental health. | youngminds.org.uk |