Further help
This page provides details of several local and national organisations that provide a variety of help and advice. Their websites often give details of how to contact them by phone.
Partner charities
We work closely with two charities that were set up by members of our church:
Riverbank Trust - riverbanktrust.org
Loving, supporting and befriending single mums and their families in Richmond Borough
LVA Trust - lvatrust.org
Teaching young people about positive self-esteem, relationships and sexual health, and supporting parents
Bereavement
Cruse Bereavement Support - www.cruse.org.uk
Telephone and online support for anyone facing a bereavement
space2grieve - space2grieve.org.uk
Bereavement support to anyone living in Richmond Borough
Counselling and therapy
Marylebone Healing Centre - marylebone-hcc.org.uk
A Christian organisation offering psychotherapy and counselling services
Phoenix Counselling and Psychotherapy services - phoenixcounselling.org
Counselling and psychotherapy for adults, children and families, based in Feltham.
Relate - relate.org.uk
Relationship and family counselling
Richmond Counselling and Psychotherapy Service - richmond-counselling-psychotherapy.com
Short and long term individual therapy
Care for the Family - careforthefamily.org.uk
A Christian organisation that provides a range of support and resources for all the family
Care for the Family Careline - Call 029 2081 0800 to arrange a confidential telephone and/or email service which can be accessed by all adults in the UK. It provides a listening ear and will offer support or signposting towards other help as appropriate.
Debt
Crosslight - crosslightadvice.org
Debt advice, money education and budgeting support
Domestic abuse
Refuge - nationaldahelpline.org.uk
24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline
Elder abuse
Hourglass - wearehourglass.org
Working to end the harm, abuse and exploitation of older people
Food banks
Richmond Foodbank - richmond.foodbank.org.uk
There are also Richmond Borough distribution centres in Barnes, Hampton, Isleworth and Whitton
Homelessness
SPEAR -
www.spearlondon.org
Services to people in south west London currently experiencing or having recently experienced homelessness
Hospital Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy, pastoral and spiritual support for those in hospital and for their friends and relatives
Kingston Hospital -
kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/department/chaplaincy-pastoral-spiritual-support
Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton -
stgeorges.nhs.uk/service/chaplaincy-and-spiritual-care
Teddington Hospital -
hrch.nhs.uk/services/search-services/chaplaincy
West Middlesex Hospital -
chelwest.nhs.uk/your-visit/advice-and-support/chaplaincy-multi-faith
Mental health and anxiety
Anxiety UK - anxietyuk.org.uk
Services to people facing anxiety, stress and anxiety-based depression
GoZen - gozen.com
A variety of resources to use with children and teenagers facing anxiety
Mind - www.mind.org.uk
Advice and support to anyone facing a mental health problem
Shout - giveusashout.org
Mental health crisis advice via text conversations
There is a 24-hour mental health crisis line for Richmond Borough residents via 0800 028 8000
Pregnancy
Crossway Pregnancy Crisis Centre - crosswaypregnancy.org.uk
For those facing an unintended pregnancy or suffering a pregnancy loss
General
Citizens Advice -
citizensadvice.org.uk
Advice on benefits, work, consumer affairs, the law, immigration, housing and much more