Get help Support available If you need urgent support Home-Start does not provide emergency support. We provide longer term assistance through our local Home-Start network. Volunteers are matched with families and work alongside them to give compassionate and confidential support. Many Home-Starts also run groups, providing social connection for parents. Find your local Home-Start We recognise there will be times that families might need to talk to someone urgently. There are a number of charities who can offer immediate help in different ways: Family and Parenting helplines Child Safety Mental Health Domestic Violence Relationships Debt or Money Issues Food banks Health Family and Parenting helplines (by region) England & Wales Family Action helpline 'FamilyLine' Tel: 0808 802 6666. Open Mon - Fri 9am - 9pm. Text: 07537 404 282Email: [email protected]Online: Live web chat Family Lives helpline (previously known as ParentLine) Family Lives offer emotional support, information, advice and guidance on any aspect of parenting and family life.Tel: 0808 800 2222. Open Mon - Fri 9am - 9pm. Weekends 10am - 3pmEmail: [email protected]Online: Live web chat Scotland Children First support line Tel: 08000 28 22 33. Open Mon - Fri 9am - 9pm. Weekends 9am - noon.Online: Live web chat Northern Ireland 'Parenting NI' helpline from ParentingNI Tel: 0808 8010 722. Open Mon - Thurs, 9.30am - 3.30pm, Friday 9.30am -12.30pmOnline: Live web chat 'ParentLine NI' helpline from Children In Northern Ireland Telephone: 0808 80 20 400. Open Mon - Thurs, 9am - 9pm, Fri 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am - 1pm.Email: [email protected]Online: Live webchat Nationwide Cry-sis Cry-sis offer support for crying and sleepless babies. Telephone: 0800 448 0737 Open 9am - 10pm everyday. Child safety NSPCC If you are worried about the safety or wellbeing of a child, even if you are unsure, you can speak to the NSPCC about your concerns. If your concern is urgent, call the Police on 999.Help for adults concerned about a child – Call 0808 800 5000Help for children and young people - Call Childline on 0800 1111 Mental Health Samaritans If you are concerned about the mental health of yourself or another parent or child, or if you are having suicidal thoughts, call the Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (free to call and will not appear on your phone bill), Open 24/7, 365 days of the year.Welsh language helpline: 0808 164 0123Online: Webchat Shout: mental health text support Shout is a 24/7 crisis text service, free on all major networks. Text: 85258. Available 24/7, 365 days of the year Mind: mental health support Infoline: 0300 123 3393. Open 9am - 6pm.Website: lists a number of support services available when they are out of hours. PANDAS Pandas Foundation supports parents experiencing a perinatal mental illness.Tel (nationwide): 0808 1961 776. Open: 9am - 8pm, 365 days a year The Parent Infant Foundation The Parent Infant Foundation support 42 specialised parent-infant relationship teams across the UK and may have a team near you. Antenatal Results & Choices (ARC) ARC Helpline 02077137486 (Mon-Fri 10am- 5.30pm) ARC offer impartial information and support to expectant parents facing decisions about antenatal tests and results. British Pregnancy Advice Service (BPAS) BPAS help women to consider options with their pregnancy, supporting women who feel they are unable to continue with their pregnancy to make a decision that it right for them. They have a contact line 03457 30 40 30 or visit their website to request a call back and find information. CALM CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably. They offer practical suggestions for all of life’s problems - whether that’s anxiety, relationship concerns, health worries, money worries or suicidal thoughts.Phone: 0800 58 58 58. Open 5pm - midnight, everydayOnline: Webchat available 5pm - midnight, everyday Breathing Space (Scotland) Free, confidential phone and web-based service for people in Scotland experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.Phone: 0800 83 85 87Web: breathingspace.scot/ Domestic Violence National Domestic Violence Helpline If you are experiencing domestic abuse, you are not alone. You can call the National Domestic Abuse Helpline for free. Telephone: 0808 2000 247 open 24 hours a day. Refuge Refuge offer Advice on dealing with domestic violence.Telephone: 0808 2000 247 (24-hour helpline). Women's Aid (England) Webchat open Mon-Fri, 8am - 6pm, Weekends 10am - 6pm. Women's Aid (Scotland) Telephone: 0800 027 1234. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Online: Webchat Welsh Women's Aid Telephone: 0808 80 10 800. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Text: 078600 77 333. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Online: Webchat Women's Aid Northern Ireland There are 9 local centres, open weekdays 9am-5pm. Find out more. Out of hours support: Freephone 24hr Domestic & Sexual Abuse Helpline, managed by Nexus NI on 0808 802 1414 Mankind: Nationwide Men's domestic abuse support Telephone: 01823 334244. Open weekdays 10am - 4pm. AMIS: Abused Men in Scotland Telephone: 03300 949 395. Open Mon - Fri 9am-4pm. Relationships If you want to speak to someone about relationship breakdown and conflict in the home If you want to speak to someone about relationship breakdown and conflict in the home. Relate Relate offers relationship counselling. They have centres around the UK which have their own contact numbers and varying opening times. Find info.The Relate chatbot can help you find appropriate support Scotland Relationships Infoline: 0345 119 2020. Open Mon-Fri, 9.30am - 4pm Debt or money issues Citizens Advice You can contact Citizens Advice for information around benefits, work, money and debts, housing, immigration and information surrounding the Coronavirus. Simply type in your postcode for information from your local Citizens Advice. Telephone England: Advice Line. 0800 144 8848 Open Mon-Fri, 9am - 5pm Telephone Wales: AdviceLink. 03444 77 20 20. Open Mon-Fri, 9am - 5pm. Telephone Scotland: 0800 028 1456 If you call from a mobile, you'll be asked to enter a local landline number on your keypad. This can be any number - it is used to help locate a local adviser if one is available. Northern Ireland - support available in various locations. Check website for details. Advice NI Independent Advice LineTelephone: 0800 915 4604 Foodbanks Trussell Trust If you need help with food and provisions, enter your postcode into the Trussell Trust website to find your nearest food bank. 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