Resources
Organisations offering support to residents of Tower Hamlets
| Name | Contact details | Services offered |
| Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies | https://towerhamletstalkingtherapies.nhs.uk/
0208 475 8080 |
Local IAPT provider |
| Community Mental Health Team
East London Foundation Trust (ELFT) |
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/health-professionals/information-gps/i-am-gp-tower-hamlets
0203 487 1400 Community Mental Health Team – Out of hours contact details: 0207 771 5807 |
City and Hackney
Tower Hamlets Newham |
| Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham
Hamlets and Newham |
0207 510 1080 | 1:1
group work resources on website |
| NHS bereavement helpline | 0800 260 0400 | Open 8am to 8pm every day |
| The Good Grief Trust | www.thegoodgrieftrust.org
0800 260 0400 |
Signposting to local and national organisations |
| Sane Line They work with anyone affected by mental illness, including families, friends and carers. |
Telephone: 0300 304 7000 (4:30pm – 10:30pm every evening)
Website: www.sane.org.uk |
Helpline is open between 4:40pm and 10pm every day of the year. Free text-based support service called Textcare.
Online supportive forum community, where anyone can share their experiences of mental health issues. |
| Ideas store
one stop shop for local residents (including housing and benefits) |
www.ideastore.co.uk (then links to each location) | Available in:
Bow Crisp Street Whitechapel Cubitt Town Canary Wharf Watney Market Bethnal Green Library |
| Housing Advice Team | 0207 364 3558
Housing.advice@towerhamlets.gov.uk |
Housing advice |
| SOBS (Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide) | https://uksobs.org/
Helpline – 0300 111 5065 |
Helpline
Monthly support groups Retreats Resources on website |
| St Joseph’s Hospice | https://www.stjh.org.uk/
0300 30 30 400 |
Family, friends and children of people who have been cared for by the hospice
Adults (18+) who live in the City and Hackney who have experienced a bereavement not connected to the hospice |
| The Loss Foundation – cancer related bereavement | www.thelossfoundation.org | Monthly coffee mornings
Monthly support group retreats |
| The Eden Trust – when a child dies | 07814 550375
info@edentrust.org.uk |
Groups |
| SAMM – Support After Murder or Manslaughter | https://samm.org.uk/
0121 451 1618 0845 872 3440 |
Helpline
Retreat |
| The Big White Wall | www.bigwhitewall.com | On line support forum |
| Pet Bereavement Support Services | pbssmail@bluecross.org.uk | Support line |
| The WAY Foundation – Widowed & Young (under 50s) | www.widowedandyoung.org.uk | Support groups
Practical information on website On line forum Social groups |
| Community Psychotherapy Network | www.communitypsychotherapy.org.uk
0203 539 9647 |
Low cost long term 1:1 and group therapy |
| CRUSE helpline | https://www.cruse.org.uk/
08444 779 400 |
Helpline |
| SANDS – stillbirth and neonatal support | 07948 272 486 (local support group)
020 7436 5881 www.uk-sands.org |
Local monthly support groups
helpline National website with lots of resources |
| The Miscarriage Association | www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk
01924 200 799 |
Helpline Mon- Fri 9-4
Resources on website |
| The Samaritans | 020 7734 2800 (local number)
08457 90 90 90 46 Marshall Street W1F 9BF |
Helpline
National number Drop in 9am – 9pm |
| CALM Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and we’re taking a stand against suicide. | www.thecalmzone.net
0808 802 5858 |
Helpline 5pm – midnight (men only) |
| The Listening Place – those who are profoundly suicidal | www.listeningplace.org.uk
0203 906 7676 |
Face to face support |
| Crossroads Counselling | www.crossroadscounselling.org
020 8981 8388 |
Low cost long term counselling |
| RoadPeace – supporting those bereaved by road crashes | www.roadpeace.org
0845 4500 355 020 7733 1603 |
Helpline open 9-5 Monday – Friday
Monthly support group |
| Support for children and young people | ||
| Child Bereavement UK – when a parent or child dies | 0800 02 888 40 | Support and information line
Resources on website |
| Winston’s Wish | www.winstonswish.org.uk
Helpline 08088 020 021 or email ask@winstonswish.org For urgent support in a crisis, Crisis Messenger is available 24/7 – text WW to 85258. |
Winston’s Wish is a national UK charity. They provide bereavement support to children, young people (up to 25) and their families after the death of someone close to them. Freephone Helpline on 08088 020 021 for immediate advice, resources and support (open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday) or email ask@winstonswish.org
Website for online information, free resources, publications and training for professionals. |
| Child Bereavement Network
Child Bereavement UK supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement. |
www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk | Umbrella organisation with resources available locally and nationally |
