Cross Roads Derbyshire

Established in 1979, Crossroads Derbyshire (previously Glossop Women’s Aid) has been supporting women and children suffering from domestic violence for more than 35 years. They have recently started to support men in an Outreach capacity.

Telephone: 0800 0198 668

Facebook: @highpeak.womensaid

Twitter: @crossroads_hpwa

Website: www.crossroadsderbyshire.org

Email: admin@crossroadsderbyshire.org

Good News Family Care

Good News Family Care (Homes) Ltd. (GNFC) is a registered charity providing a safe-haven, for women and children affected by debilitating circumstances such as domestic violence, homelessness or substance abuse.

Telephone: 01298 24761

Facebook: @gnfc.org.uk

Twitter: @GNFamilyCare

Website: www.gnfc.org.uk

Email: mail@gnfc.org.uk

Karma Nirvana

Award-winning British charity supporting victims for 25 years.

Telephone: 0800 5999 247

Facebook: @karmanirvanauk

Twitter: @KNFMHBV

Website: www.karmanirvana.org.uk

Email: info@karmanirvana.org.uk

Mankind Initiative

Helping men escape domestic abuse.

Telephone: 01823 334 244

Website: www.mankind.org.uk

Stop Hate UK

Stop Hate UK provide Hate Crime reporting services in your area.

Facebook: @Stop.Hate.UK

Twitter: @stophateuk

Website: www.stophateuk.org

Email: info@stophateuk.org

Cruse Bereavement Care

Offering support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.

Telephone: 01332 332 098

Wesbite: www.cruse.org.uk

Email: Derby@cruse.org.uk

Derby Sands

Supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby and promoting research to reduce the loss of babies’ lives.

Website: www.derbysands.org.uk

Carers in Derbyshire

If you’ve just become a carer, or had an increase in your caring responsibilities, it can be difficult to know where to start when it comes to getting help and support.

Facebook: @carersinderbyshire

Twitter: @CarersinDerbys

Website: www.carersinderbyshire.org.uk

Derbyshire Carers Association

Derbyshire Carers Association recognise that the responsibility of caring for someone who cannot manage at home without help often places great physical and emotional strain upon the Carer. Whether you care for someone for a few hours a week or for 24 hours a day, they can offer you a wide range of confidential and independent services, helping you to care.

Telephone: 01663 745500

Facebook: @derbyshirecarers

Twitter: @derbyshirecarer

Website: www.derbyshirecarers.co.uk

Email: highpeak@derbyshirecarers.co.uk

Creative Carers

Creative Carers is for people over 18 who look after someone living in Derby (partner, family, member, friend or relative) informally.

Telephone: 01332 22 77 11

Facebook: @creativecarers

Twitter: @CreativeCarers

Website: www.creative-carers.org

Email: creativecarers@gmail.com

Health Watch Derbyshire

Local and national support services and information for carers in Derbyshire.

Telephone: 01773 880786

Facebook: @HealthwatchDerbyshire

Twitter: @HWDerbyshire

Website: www.healthwatchderbyshire.co.uk

Email: enquiries@healthwatchderbyshire.co.uk

Carers Trust East Midlands

Carers Trust East Midlands Carers Services support over 800 family carers and the people they care for across Derbyshire. They offer a flexible, professional care service to people of all ages with a range of health conditions and disabilities.

Telephone: 0115 9628920

Facebook: @CTEastMidlands

Twitter: @CarersTrustEM

Website: www.carerstrustem.org

Email: hello@carerstrustem.org

Carers UK

They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.

Telephone: 0808 808 7777

Website: www.carersuk.org

Email: info@carersuk.org

CAMHS

CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) supports young people’s mental health and wellbeing in North Derbyshire.

Telephone: 0129 872 445

Website: www.camhsnorthderbyshire.nhs.uk

Derbyshire CYPH

Through this site CYPH aim to provide information and support for those working with children and young people aged 0-19 in Derbyshire to help improve health and wellbeing outcomes.

Telephone: 01246 515 182

Website: www.dchs.nhs.uk

Email: DCHST.childrenshealthpromotion@nhs.net

Derbyshire Healthcare Support

The 0 – 19 service provides a programme of prevention and early intervention services for children, young people and their families in Derbyshire.

Telephone: 01246 296 023

Mobile: 07825 124 717

Website: www.derbyshirehs.org.uk

Email: dchst.childrensadminteam@nhs.net

The Children's Sleep Charity

The Children’s Sleep Charity is a national, award-winning charity supporting children with sleep issues. Support for families and accredited training for professionals and commercial organisations is provided.

Telephone: 01302 751 416

Facebook: @TheChildrensSleepCharity 

Twitter: @TheSleepCharity

Website: www.thechildrenssleepcharity.org.uk

Email: info@thechildrenssleepcharity.org.uk

Vaccination planner

Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by.

Website: www.nhs.uk

Childhood illness visual guide

Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child. Includes conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.

Website: www.nhs.uk

Active Derbyshire

Want to find a club or activity in Derbyshire?

Telephone: 01773 741 915

Facebook: @activederbyshire

Website: www.activederbyshire.org.uk

Email: info@activederbyshire.org.uk

Scouts Derbyshire

Scouts prepare young people with skills for life. They help over 10,900 members right across Derbyshire!

Facebook: @derbyshirescouts

Twitter: @derbyshirescout

Website: www.derbyshirescouts.org

Derby Parks

If you have some spare time, want to meet new people, share your skills or learn new ones you could become one of the many volunteers that help out on our parks.

Telephone: 01332 640789

Facebook: @Derbyparks

Twitter: @derby_parks

Website: www.inderby.org.uk

Email: parks@derby.gov.uk

Walking for Health

Walking for Health offers over 1,800 free, short walks every week.

Website: www.walkingforhealth.org.uk

Meet Up

They are a Derby based social activities group for adults and aim to organise a variety of events that will appeal to a wide range of interests. New members are welcome at all events.

Website: www.meetup.com

Diabetes information in Urdu

The following links are to videos on YouTube.

• Type One Diabetes (In Urdu)
• Type Two Diabetes (In Urdu)
• Diabetes Prevention

Change Grow Live

Derbyshire CGL is a free and confidential drug and alcohol outreach service for young people up to the age of 19.

Telephone: 01773 303646

Facebook: @changegrowlive

Twitter: @changegrowlive

Website: www.changegrowlive.org

Email: derbyshire@cgl.org.uk

Derbyshire Alcohol Advice

Alcohol Advice’s aim is to support individuals to change their drinking or to stop using substances; to reach their own treatment goals and to help build positive lifestyles. They offer support to reduce the harm associated with drug and alcohol use and promote recovery and freedom from dependency.

Website: alcohol-advice.co.uk

Email: daas@daas.uk.com

Derby Substance Misuse Services

On this website you will find information about drug and alcohol support services in Derby, information about what the services offer and how you can get in touch with them if you or someone else needs support for drug and alcohol use.

Telephone: 0300 790 0265

Website: www.derbysubstancemisuseservices.org.uk

Safer Derbyshire

This service have commissioned drug and alcohol treatment services for people who need support with their own drug and/or alcohol use.

Website: www.saferderbyshire.gov.uk

Drinkline

If you’re worried about your own or someone else’s drinking, you can call this free helpline, in complete confidence.

Telephone: 0300 123 1110

Aquarius Derby

In Derby we offer alcohol services and access to drug treatments for adults, and have a large family service to support those affected by someone else’s substance misuse.

Telephone: 0300 790 0265 (option 3)

Website: www.aquarius.org.uk

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

Telephone: 0800 9177 650

Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Email: help@aamail.org

Talk to Frank

If you have a problem with drugs Talk to Frank for friendly, confidential drugs advice.

Telephone: 0300 123 6600

Text: 82111

Website: www.talktofrank.com

Email: frank@talktofrank.com

Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health

Derbyshire Federation’s aim is to improve mental health and promote independence for clients in Derbyshire.

Telephone: 01629 733 915

Facebook: @federationmentalhealth

Website: www.dfmh.co.uk

Email: mainoffice@dfmh.co.uk

Derbyshire Mental Health Forum

Derbyshire Mental Health Forum are a membership organisation that provides support to voluntary sector organisations working to improve the mental health of people in Derbyshire.

Telephone: 01773 599995

Website: www.dmhf.org.uk

Email: info@dmhf.org.uk

Derbyshire Mind

Derbyshire Mind, established as a local mental health group in 1967, is an independent local association affiliated to the national charity Mind. As part of the affiliation agreement they maintain a quality management system in order to ensure rigorous standards across the network of Local Mind Associations

Website: www.derbyshiremind.org.uk

Email: enquiries@derbyshiremind.org.uk

Live Life Better Derbyshire

Mental health is an important part of your life and good mental health and wellbeing is directly linked to good physical health.

Telephone: 0800 085 2299

Facebook: @derbyshirepublichealth

Twitter: @DCCPublicHealth

Website: www.livelifebetterderbyshire.org.uk

Email: llbd.info@derbyshire.gov.uk

OCD UK

A recovery focused charity. They provide evidence-based information, advice and support to those affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Telephone: 03332 127 890

Website: www.ocduk.org

Rethink

Rethink provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.

Telephone: 0300 5000 927

Website: www.rethink.org

Email: info@rethink.org

Mind

Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Telephone: 0300 123 3393

Website: www.mind.org.uk

Samaritans

Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Telephone: 116 123

Website: www.samaritans.org

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Active Derbyshire

Strictly No Falling. Falls prevention advice and activities.

Telephone: 01773 768240

Website: www.activederbyshire.org.uk

Email: administration@ageukderbyandderbyshire.org.uk

Careline

Careline is a registered charity (No. 1068801) which  offers a free telephone befriending service to people living in the Derbyshire Dales and East Staffordshire.

Telephone: 01335 210 353

Website: www.carelinecalling.co.uk

Email: info@carelinecalling.org.uk

Making Space

Making Space understand that our ageing population has very specific needs when it comes to help and care.

Website: www.makingspace.co.uk

Email: enquiries@makingspace.co.uk

Silver Line

Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.

Telephone: 0800 4 70 80 90

Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk

Dementia

Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.

Telephone: 0800 888 6678

Website: www.dementiauk.org

Email: helpline@dementiauk.org

Age UK

Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.

Telephone: 0800 055 6112

Website: www.ageuk.org.uk

Derby & District NCT

NCT Derby and District branch is your local parent support network, helping you become the parent you want to be. Our branch is led by volunteers and offer local parents and parents-to-be invaluable support, services and NCT events.

Telephone: 0300 330 0700

Facebook: @nationalchildbirthtrust

Twitter: @NCTcharity

Website: www.nct.org.uk

Email: DerbyAndDistrict@nct.org.uk

Maternity Action

Maternity Action is the UK’s leading charity committed to ending inequality and improving the health and well-being of pregnant women, partners and young children.

Telephone: 0808 800 0041

Facebook: @MaternityAction

Twitter: @MaternityAction

Website: www.maternityaction.org.uk

Association for Post-Natal Illness

Postnatally depressed women may feel unable to go out of their house, and meeting people may cause them a great deal of stress, therefore contact made on the phone or by e-mail can be ideal.

Telephone: 0207 386 0868

Facebook: @associationforpostnatalillness

Twitter: @APNI_PND

Website: www.apni.org

Email: info@apni.org

Baby Buddy App

Baby Buddy is an award winning mobile phone app for new parents and parents-to-be, created by mums, doctors and midwives.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

Brook

Brook provides free and confidential sexual health and wellbeing services for nearly 250,000 young people UK-wide, each year.

Website: www.brook.org.uk

Derbyshire LGBT+

One of Derbyshire LGBT+ main aims has always been to provide sexual health advice and services to LGBT+ people in Derby and Derbyshire.

Telephone: 01332 207 704

Facebook: @derbyshireLGBT

Twitter: @DerbyshireLGBT

Website: www.derbyshirelgbt.org.uk

Email: info@derbyshirelgbt.org.uk

SV2 - Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence

SV2 will support you regardless of when your experience of sexual abuse or violence occurred. We support all genders from any age and offer counselling to both adults and children.

Telephone: 01773 746 115

Facebook: @sv2.org.uk

Twitter: @sv2uk

Website: www.sv2.org.uk

Email: help@sv2.org.uk

Your Sexual Health Matters

Your Sexual Health Matters provides free and confidential sexual health and wellbeing services.

Telephone: 08003 283 383

Facebook: @yshmderbys

Twitter: @yshmderbys

Website: www.yoursexualhealthmatters.org.uk

Family Planning Association

A sexual health charity, the Family Planning Association gives straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships to everyone in the UK.

Telephone: 020 7608 5240

Website: www.fpa.org.uk

Sexual Health Helpline

The National Sexual Health Helpline provided by Public Health England is open Monday to Friday, 9am-8pm.

Telephone: 0300 123 7123

Live Life Better Derbyshire

Live Life Better Derbyshire provides support to smokers aged 12 and over living in Derbyshire.

Telephone: 0800 085 2299 or 01629 538 200

Facebook: @derbyshirepublichealth

Twitter: @DCCPublicHealth

Website: www.livelifebetterderbyshire.org.uk

Email: llbd.info@derbyshire.gov.uk

Live Well Derby

With Live Wells Derby’s support and free stop smoking medicine, finding your Will Power to succeed is within your reach.

Telephone: 01332 641 254

Facebook: @livewellderby

Twitter: @LivewellDerby

Website: www.livewellderby.co.uk

Email: livewell@derby.gov.uk

Quit with help

Everyone has a different reason for quitting, get a personalised Quit Smoking Plan.

Website: www.quitwithhelp.co.uk

Derbyshire Dales Sport & Health Activities

This service’s aim is to provide a broad range of opportunities for people living and working in the Derbyshire Dales to become more active, improve health and wellbeing, and improve quality of life.

Facebook: @derbyshiredales

Twitter: @derbyshiredales

Website: www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk

Live Life Better Derbyshire

At Live Life Better Derbyshire they provide support, help and advice for you to successfully lose weight, and keep it off, for good.

Telephone: 0800 085 2299 or 01629 538 200

Facebook: @derbyshirepublichealth

Twitter: @DCCPublicHealth

Website: www.livelifebetterderbyshire.org.uk

Email: llbd.info@derbyshire.gov.uk

Livewell - Lose Weight

Shed pounds sensibly whilst improving your eating and exercise habits. Their three dedicated programmes –Lose Weight for men and women, Active Supporters for men run with DCFC and Liveability for adults with learning disabilities – are designed to support your specific needs in a warm and welcoming environment.

Telephone: 01332 641 254

Facebook: @livewellderby

Twitter: @LivewellDerby

Website: www.livewellderby.co.uk

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous provides insight into problems of eating compulsively, strength to deal with it, and a very real hope that there is a solution.

Telephone: 07798 587 802

Website: www.oagb.org.uk

Email: general@oagb.org.uk

Slimming World

You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.

Website: www.slimmingworld.co.uk

WW

Meetings, Online or a little bit of both. They’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.

Website: www.weightwatchers.com/uk