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FAMILY SUPPORT
NSPCC Helpline 0808-800- health illness; to liaise and
MIGRAINE
PARKINSONS
HOME-START SOUTH
5000. 24 hour service for actively co-operate with
MIGRAINE TRUST
DISEASE
HAMS is a voluntary
children with problems or statutory and voluntary
www.migrainetrust.org.
organisation in which
people who are concerned bodies in the mental health
Information & Enquiries
www.parkinsons.org.uk
volunteers offer regular
about children. field; to monitor existing
020 7462 6601,
HELPLINE - Freephone
support, friendship and
www.nspcc.org.uk services; to act in an
0808 800 0303.
practical help to young
educational capacity to
families under stress in their
HOBBIES AND
inform the public of the
MOTOR NEURONE An information and advice
own homes helping to
needs and rights of the
DISEASE
service seeking to look after
prevent family crisis and
PASTIMES
mentally disordered; to
breakdown. Home-start is FEDERATION OF HOLISTIC
recruit, train and support
ASSOCIATION
the patients and the people
who care for them.
available to any family with THERAPISTS (FHT):
volunteers to help in the
Helpline 0845-762-6262.
at least one child under five Donna McCheyne
care and concern for the
www.mndassocation.org
years of age. They would be 01548-844855
mentally ill.
TORBAY BRANCH: 01803-
delighted to hear from
MIND
313920.
PROBATION
anyone interested in
HOMELESSNESS Mind info line 0845 766
SERVICE
becoming a volunteer.
01548-854513.
CORNELIUS FUND providing
0163.
www.mind.org.uk
rent and deposit COOL RECOVERY LTD:
MULTIPLE
DEVON AND CORNWALL
STEPPING STONES: A
guarantees.
Cool House, 17 Morgan SCLEROSIS
PROBATION AREA HEAD
family support group for
Shop: Mill Street,
OFFICE: 01392-474100.
Avenue, Torquay TQ2 5RP
parents and their babies,
Kingsbridge 01548-857313
01803-299511; 10-4.30pm
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
toddlers or pre-school
SOCIETY HELPLINE
children. Run by Home-
SHELTER NATIONAL
Mon - Fri. fax 01803-
0808- 800-8000.
Start South Hams. Mon,
CAMPAIGN FOR THE
211599; email
www.mssociety.org.uk
RAYNAUD'S AND
Townstal Community Hall,
HOMELESS
info@coolrecovery.org.uk
PLYMOUTH AND DISTRICT
10am - 12noon. Wed, Scout
0808 800 4444.
Purpose of the service: SCLERODERMA
BRANCH: 01752-704538
Hut, Blachford Road,
www.shelter.org.uk
Support for carers and
(covers Kingsbridge and
www.raynauds.org.uk
Ivybridge, 10am - 12noon.
those recovering from
Ivybridge).
RAYNAUD'S AND
Fri, Kingsbridge Children’s
LEUKAEMIA
mental health problems by
The Multiple Sclerosis
SCLERODERMA
Centre, 1-3pm
providing information,
Society has worked for 30 ASSOCIATION: 112 Crewe
01548-854513.
LEUKAEMIA CARE: practical and emotional
One Birch Court, Blackpole support, and a space where
years to care for sufferers of Road, Alsager, Cheshire
East, Worcester WR3 8SG people can meet informally,
MS and to raise money for ST7 2JA
HEADWAY
01905 755977. Care line volunteer, make friends,
research into a cure. Local
01270-872776.
PLYMOUTH
0800 1696680. E-mail: and help each other. We
branches of the society, run
enquiries@leukaemia work together in the belief
entirely by voluntary
HELPLINE 0800-917-2494.
Information, support and
CARE.org.uk; www. that recovery and change
personnel, provide a point
friendship for head injured
leukaemiacare.org.uk are possible for everyone.
of contact for sufferers to
people, their families and
We cover the South Devon
help dispel the sense of
carers.
LEUKAEMIA RESEARCH:
areas of South Hams,
loneliness and isolation the RELATE
DAY CENTRE: Headway
www.lrf.org.uk
Teignbridge and Torbay.
disease often brings.
(MARRIAGE
House, Park Avenue,
020 7405 0101.
However, anyone can use
Plymouth 01752-550559.
Cool Recovery.
GUIDANCE)
MUSCULAR
MARRIAGE CARE
www.relate.org.uk
HELP FOR THE
KINGSBRIDGE GATEWAY
DYSTROPHY 0300 100 1234
CLUB. For people with
ELDERLY AND
TORBAY CENTRE: Torquay PLYMOUTH AND DISTRICT
01803-200830.
learning difficulties. Contact
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
BRANCH: 01752-213131.
OTHERS IN NEED
Phil Lehoux 01548-854850.
CAMPAIGN: 61 Southwark
Street, London SE1 0HL
SOUTH DEVON CENTRE:
See also page 50
MENINGITIS
MENTALLY
020 7803 4800
01803-297854.
TOTNES CARING: MENINGITIS TRUST:
email: info@muscular-
Chief Officer Mrs Cheryl Community Development
HANDICAPPED/
dystrophy.org
Loverock, 01803-865684. Officer 0845 120 0664.
LEARNING
www.muscular-dystrophy.
Mrs Loverock will be glad to 24-hour help line
DISABILITY
org
hear from anyone who can 0800 028 18 28.
Information & Support Line
RETINITIS
spare an hour or two each
www.meningitis-trust.org THE GORDON CARLING
0800 6526352
PIGMENTOSA
week to visit an elderly FOUNDATION (previously BRITISH RETINITIS
person or help with
MENTAL HEALTH
South Hams Mencap),
NSPCC
PIGMENTOSA SOCIETY:
shopping, outings or giving Carling Court, Ropewalk,
National Helpline: Office 01280-821334. PO
lifts. Please telephone
ELIZABETH SVENDSEN
Kingsbridge. Hon Sec
0808-800-5000 Box 350, Buckingham
Mon-Fri 9.30-1pm
TRUST for children and
01364-642608. Supporting
donkeys, Godwell Lane,
www.nspcc.org.uk MK18 1GZ.
people with a learning
Filham Park, Ivybridge
www.brps.org.uk
disability in the South
HELP LINES
01752-690200
Hams. OSTEOPOROSIS
Help Line: 0845 123 2354.
FOR CHILDREN
www.theelizabeth
svendsentrust.org.uk
KINGSBRIDGE FULFILING SOCIETY
The society exists to help
Children in trouble or danger; Riding therapy for children
LIVES CENTRE Ropewalk,
(NATIONAL)
RP sufferers and to work
those who think it might be with special needs and
Kingsbridge
towards finding a treatment
better to run away – or who disabilities.
01548 -853163.
NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS and cure for the disease.
have already done so; those
MIND (the National
SOUTH HAMS SUPPORT
SOCIETY: Camerton, Bath,
who just want to speak to
Association for Mental
SERVICES, CARLING
BA2 0PJ. 0845 130 3076.
someone who cares about
Health) has the following
COURT, ROPEWALK,
HELPLINE 0845-450-0230.
their problems, or have their
aims: to be an advice force
KINGSBRIDGE 01548-
Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm.
S.A.L.T. South West
rights explained to them
in the promotion of positive
856501. Supports adults
Supports sufferers from and
(Sexual Abuse
should contact:
mental health care in the
with learning disabilities
promotes information about
CHILDLINE free on South Devon area; to
living in the community.
the preventable disease of
Listening Therapy)
osteoporosis (porous and
01752-600599. Mon, Wed
0800-1111 initiate and encourage
ROPE 2, Kingsbridge
brittle bones). 10am-1pm or answer phone
www.childline.org.uk schemes to prevent mental
01548-857952.
www.nos.org.uk at other times.
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