ITV West Country | Advice and support

If you've been affected by any issues in our news programmes, these links to independent charities and organisations may be able to provide some advice and support.

These are just a selection of organisations related to topics which we cover most frequently, here is a list of further websites covering a wider range of issues.

Adoption

• Adoption UK

• Child adoption

• Barnardos

• Forced adoption: The movement for an adoption apology

Alcohol issues

• NHS

• Alcohol change

• Action on addiction

• Drinkaware

Alzheimer's and dementia  

• Alzheimer’s Research UK

• Alzheimer's Society

• Bristol Dementia Action Alliance

• The Dementia Connect support line

• Dementia UK offers advice and support to families who are living with dementia.

• Age UK

• The Carers Trust provides information and advice on its website for carers.

• Carers UK

ADHD

• ADHD Foundation

• MIND

• YoungMinds

Bereavement

• National Bereavement Partnership

• Cruse

Bullying

• Bullying UK

• Childline

Cancer

• NHS

• Macmillan

• Cancer Research UK

Carers

• Carers UK

• Carers Trust

Children

• Childline

• NSPCC

Debt

• Government website

• Step change

• National debt helpline

Domestic abuse

• Refuge

• National DA helpline

• PEGS - Parental Education Growth Support

Eating disorders

• Beat

• NHS

• Mind

• National Eating Disorders

Family life

• Family lives

• Relate

• Gingerbread

Fertility

• Fertility Network UK

• British Infertility Counselling Association

• NHS

FGM

• NSPCC

• NHS

Fraud and scams

• Citizen's Advice

• Victim support

• Action Fraud

Group B Strep

• Group B Strep Suport

Housing

• Centrepoint

• Shelter

Knife crime

• Home office approved site

• Crimestoppers

Loneliness

• Mind

• NHS

• Young Minds

Mental health

• NHS

• Samaritans

• Every Mind Matters

Missing people

• Missing people

Older people

• Age UK

• Silver Line

PTSD

• NHS

Sexual abuse

• NHS

• Rape crisis

• The Survivors Trust

• NSPCC

Sexuality

• Switchboard

• The Mix

• Stonewall

Substance Abuse

• Talk to Frank

• Alcoholics Anonymous

Stalking

• National stalking helpline

Suicide prevention

• NHS - Help for suicidal thoughts

• The Samaritans

• CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)

• Shout

• Papyrus

Victims of crime

• Victim support