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Information and - Rain in My Heart

If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in Rain in My Heart, there are organisations that can help.

Drinkline

Drinkline is a confidential helpline for those worried about their own or someone else's drinking. They can put you in touch with your local alcohol advice centre for help and .

Phone: 0300 123 1110

FRANK

FRANK provides a confidential service to anyone wanting information, advice or about any aspect of drugs.

Phone: 0300 123 6600

Webchat available

Visit the Talk to Frank site

WithYou

WithYou provides free and confidential to adults and young people experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol, or their mental health. An online webchat service is available seven days a week

Visit the We Are With You website

Addiction Family

Addiction Family provides to those affected or bereaved by a loved one’s harmful use of alcohol, drugs, or gambling.

Phone: 0300 888 3853

Visit the Addiction Family website

AddictionNI

AddictionNI provides and treatment to people affected by alcohol or drug addiction in Northern Ireland.

Phone: 0289 066 4434

Visit the AddictionNI website

Know the Score

Know the Score provides confidential drugs information and advice across Scotland.

Phone: 0800 587 5879

Webchat available

Visit the Know the Score website

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous provides opportunities to share experience, strength and hope to recover from alcoholism.

Phone: 0800 9177 650

Visit the Alcoholics Anonymous website

Al-Anon Family Groups

Al-Anon Family Groups provide to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking, through regular meetings throughout the UK, where share their own experience of living with alcoholism.

Alateen is part of Al-Anon, for teenage (12-17) relatives and friends of alcoholics.

Phone: 08000 086 811

Visit the Al-Anon website

The Wales Drug And Alcohol Helpline

The Wales Drug And Alcohol Helpline is a bilingual helpline providing information or help to individuals, their families, carers, and workers.

Phone: 0808 808 2234 (24/7)

Visit the Wales Drug And Alcohol Helpline website

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care provides after the death of someone close including face to face, telephone, group , as well as bereavement for children.

Phone: 0808 808 1677 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Visit the Cruse Bereavement Care website

Hopeagain

Hopeagain (Cruse for young people) - for children and young people affected by the death of someone close.
Phone: 0808 808 1677

Visit the Hopeagain website

The Bereavement Trust

The Bereavement Trust offers comfort, and practical advice to the bereaved from 6pm until 10pm every evening of the year.

Phone: 0800 435 455

Visit The Bereavement Trust website

Hospice UK

Hospice UK offers information on end of life and bereavement, including writing a will, funeral plans and end of life care.

Visit the Hospice UK website

Child Bereavement UK

Child Bereavement UK s families when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement.

Phone: 0800 02 888 40

Visit the Child Bereavement UK website

Child Death Helpline

The Child Death Helpline offers to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age, from prebirth to adult, under any circumstances, however recently or long ago.

Phone: 0800 282 986

Visit the Child Death Helpline website

Comionate Friends

The Comionate Friends offer , understanding and comfort to bereaved siblings and parents after the death of a child, of any age, from any cause.

Phone: 0345 123 2304

Visit the Comionate Friends website

Winston's Wish

Winston's Wish provides services to bereaved children, young people and their families and offer practical and guidance to anyone concerned about a grieving child.

Phone: 08088 020 021

Visit the Winston's Wish website

Mental Health Foundation

Mental Health Foundation provides a guide to Mental Health problems, topical issues and treatment options via their website.

Visit the Mental Health Foundation website

Mind

Mind provides advice and on a range of topics including types of mental health problem, legislation and details of local help and in England and Wales.

Phone: 0300 123 3393 (weekdays 9am - 6pm)

Visit the Mind website

YoungMinds

YoungMinds offers information, and advice for children and young people on mental health, wellbeing, racism and self-harm.

YoungMinds Crisis Messenger: text YM to 85258.

Help for concerned parents of those under 25 is offered by phone.

Phone: 0808 802 5544

Visit the YoungMinds website

Inspire

Inspire provides services including addiction and mental health across Northern Ireland.

Phone: 0808 189 0036

Visit the Inspire website

SAMH

SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) can provide general mental health information and signpost you to your local services.

Phone: 0344 800 0550

Visit the SAMH website

Community Advice & Listening Line

Community Advice & Listening Line offers emotional and information on mental health and related matters to people in Wales.

Phone: 0800 132 737 (24/7) or text "help" to 81066.

Visit the Community & Listening Line website