Established 2005 Registered Charity No. 1110656
Scottish Charity Register No. SC043760
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Your rights
The Rights Guide for Rough Sleepers outlines your rights around arrest, stop and search, answering police questions, move-ons, no-drinking zones, sleeping rough, taking a pee in public and highway obstruction. It was put together by the Pavement, Housing Justice, Liberty and Zacchaeus 2000.
If your benefits have been sanctioned (cut off or reduced) and you feel this is unfair, you can appeal. Print this letter and hand it in at the office where you sign on. If you feel you need more advice about sanctions, contact Zacchaeus 2000 or your nearest Citizen’s Advice Bureau. And let us know contact@thepavement.org.uk at the Pavement!
SERVICES
- All services
- Advice services
- Animals/pets
- Arts
- BME/refugee
- Day centres/drop-ins
- Domestic violence
- Drugs/alcohol
- Eastern Europeans
- Elderly people
- Ex-forces
- Ex-offenders
- Food/soup runs
- Health/medical
- Homeless Persons Unit
- Housing help
- LGBT
- Miscellaneous
- Night shelters
- People with dependent children
- Social events
- Winter shelters
- Women
- Work/training
- Young people
- All facilities
- accommodation/housing advice
- advocacy
- alcohol workers
- art classes
- barber
- bathroom/showers
- bedding
- benefits advice
- careers advice
- clothing store
- counselling
- debt advice
- dentist
- drugs workers
- education/training
- ex-forces
- ex-offenders
- food
- food (free)
- foot care
- internet access
- laundry
- legal advice
- leisure facilities
- luggage storage
- medical/health
- mental health
- music/drama
- needle exchange
- outreach worker links
- outreach workers
- sexual health
- step-free
- tenancy support
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National Domestic Violence Helpline
Phone: 0808 2000 247
24/4 helpline run in partnership between Women's Aid and Refuge. If you are in immediate danger, please call 999.
Accommodation/housing advice, Counselling
National Problem Gambling Clinic
69 Warwick Road
SW5 9BH
Phone: 020 7381 7722
Helps problem gamblers in England and Wales aged 16+. The team includes psychiatrists, psychologists, family therapist and CAB debt management specialist. Contact in person (find your nearest clinic online), by phone (020 7381 7722) or e-mail (gambling.cnwl@nhs.net). Urgent advice line: 0800 0234 650. Fax: 020 7381 7723 gambling.cnwl@nhs.net
Mental health, Advocacy, Counselling, Debt advice
National Self-Harm Network
Supporting individuals who self harm to reduce emotional distress and improve their quality of life Resources and information available online. A supportive and understanding forum.
Mental health, Counselling
No Panic
Phone: 0844 967 4848
Support for those suffering from panic attacks, phobias, OCD, general anxiety disorder and tranquilliser withdrawal. Info, advice, counselling, listening, befriending and referrals. Helpline: 0844 967 4848; youth helpline: 0330 606 1174; email: info@nopanic.org.uk.
Mental health, Advocacy, Counselling, Drugs workers, Outreach worker links
One in Four
Phone: 020 8697 2112
Friday: 9am-6pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Support and resources for people who have experienced sexual abuse and/or sexual violence. Useful info about coping with flashbacks and panic attacks. Phone or email admin@oneinfour.org.uk,
Mental health, Counselling, Medical/health
POhWER
Phone: 0300 456 2370
If you have mental health problems or learning disabilities and need help with understanding care reviews, change of accommodation or serious medical treatment, get in touch. Phone or email pohwer@pohwer.net, or send the word ’pohwer’ with your name and number to 81025.
Advocacy, Counselling, Medical/health
Rape Crisis (England & Wales)
Phone: 0808 802 9999
Monday-Sunday: 7pm-9:30pm
Basic information so survivors of sexual violence can access the relevant services in England and Wales. See also http://www.rcne.com/ for Rape Crisis Europe; and http://www.rcni.ie/ for Rape Crisis Ireland.
Advocacy, Counselling, Medical/health, Sexual health, Legal advice
Re-Solv
30a High Street, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 8AW
Phone: 01785 810762
Information about inhalant abuse (aka sniffing, glue sniffing, tooting and huffing). Outside helpline hours, an answer phone message gives an emergency contact. Good leaflets and sites for children. Phone or email (information@re-solv.org). Works closely with Solve It, who offer an online counselling service (01536 414690).
Advocacy, Counselling, Drugs workers, Outreach worker links
Respond
Phone: 0808 808 0700
Free service for children, young people, adults and elders with learning difficulties who have experienced trauma, loss or abuse. Respond offers therapy for people in London and South East England. Phone or email wvhelpline@respond.org.uk.
Mental health, Advocacy, Counselling, Medical/health
Rethink
Phone: 0300 5000 927
Employment, supported housing, day services, helplines etc for people affected by severe mental illness, including special BME services. Phone, or email advice@rethink.org.
Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Counselling, Education/training
Sane
Phone: 0300 304 7000
We believe that no-one affected by mental illness should face crisis, distress or despair completely alone. Information on schizophrenia, depression and bi-polar disorder in Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Punjabi & Urdu as well as English. SANEline: 0300 304 7000
Mental health, Counselling
Sexual Health Helpline
Find your nearest clinic or just find out about AIDS and HIV. Info on contraception, family planning, sexual health, clinics etc.
Counselling, Medical/health, Sexual health
SMART RECOVERY
National
SMART Recovery is an international non-profit organization that provides assistance to individuals seeking abstinence from addiction. SMART stands for Self-Management and Recovery Training. The SMART approach is secular and science-based, using cognitive behavioral therapy and non-confrontational motivational methods. Online meeting at the times listed on their website. Use their call-back service between 9am – 5pm, leave your name and number and they'll return your call. Or request support by emailing your name & number to: support@smartrecovery.org.uk
Counselling, Drugs workers
Suicide Bereaved Network
Phone: 0300 999 0003
Free support groups (check the online map of groups), counselling and information for people bereaved by someone's suicide.
Counselling, Advocacy
Survivors UK
Unit 1, Queen Anne Terrace, Sovereign Court, The Highway, E1W 3HH
Phone: 0845 122 1201
National helpline offering information and support to men who have been sexually assaulted at any time in their lives, and those who care for them. One-to-one counselling and support groups for male survivors in the London area. Awareness and training for agencies whose client group includes male survivors.
Advocacy, Counselling, Sexual health
The Loss Foundation
Phone: 0300 200 4112
Support for those that have lost loved ones to cancer. Free support groups and therapy. Visit website to find out the date of their next group near you.
Advocacy, Counselling
The Mix
Phone: 0808 808 4994
Free connections to local and national services and sources of help for young people. Phone, text (80849) or email via the website.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Legal advice
The Runaway Helpline
National
Phone: 116 000
Free, confidential 24-hour helpline for young people who've run away or are thinking of running away. 1-2-1 chat service for people aged 11-17. If you're over 17, they can still support you through the free, 24/7 helpline by phone, text and email on 116 000 or 116000@missingpeople.org.uk
Counselling
Tourettes Action
Phone: 0300 777 8427
Thursday: 9am-8pm (leave a message outside these times and they will phone back)
Help and support for people (including children and young people) with Tourette's Syndrome. Phone or email help@tourettes-action.org.uk. Find out about diagnosis and support after diagnosis.
Advocacy, Counselling
Victim Support
Phone: 0808 1689 111
The national charity for victims and witnesses of crime in England and Wales. Victim Supportline: 0808 1689 111. Ring the helpline, email (supportline@victimsupport.org.uk) or visit the website to find out your near centre.
Counselling
WE ARE WITH YOU (National)
National
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-4pm (online chat)
We offer free, confidential support with alcohol, drugs or mental health. Online chat available, and local services placed across UK. This is not a crisis service - in an emergency call NHS 111 or Samaritans on 116 123 (jo@samaritans.org)
Mental health, Medical/health, Counselling, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Drugs workers
Women's Aid
Phone: 0808 2000 247
Help and information for women experiencing abuse. Supports a network of over 300 dedicated specialist domestic violence services across the UK.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Counselling
YMCA
Housing, training and community health organisation that runs hostels for homeless young people. Check the website for details.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Education/training, Medical/health, Mental health, Counselling, Alcohol workers, Drugs workers
Youth Access
1-2 Taylors Yard, 67 Alderbrook Road, London
SW12 8AD
Phone: 020 8772 9900
The website can put you in touch with local contacts for mental health counselling, advice and information. A huge range of services is available for you. Contact by phone (020 8772 9900), email (admin@youthaccess.org.uk) or via the website.
Mental health, Advocacy, Counselling, Outreach worker links