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| ORGANISATION | Al-Hasaniya Moroccan Women's Project |
| CONTACT | Zakia Chentouf |
| ADDRESS | Bays 4 and 5, Trellick Tower, Golborne Road,, London, W10 5PL |
| TELEPHONE | 020-8969-2292 |
| DESCRIPTION | Al-Hasaniya was set up in 1986 by a group of concerned local Moroccan women, with the aims of promoting health and education among Moroccan and Arabic-speaking women and their families and relieving social pressures among them,to improve their conditions of life. Many of our clients are now Arabic-speaking refugees and asylum seekers. |
| SERVICES | Health promotion and awareness sessions; support and counselling; outreach work and home visits to the elderly; youth work; English literacy and English/sewing classes; production of health resources; part-time creche; networking with local agencies. |
| AREA COVERED | Local/Regional-principally Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Brent but some clients from other parts of London. |
| ORGANISATION | Arbours |
| CONTACT | Laura Forti |
| ADDRESS | 0, 41 Weston Park,, London, N8 9SY |
| TELEPHONE | 0181-340-8125 |
| DESCRIPTION | Established in 1973, the centre, a substantial Edwardian house, provides support and accommodation for those with severe emotional difficulties, who live as 'guests' at the residential home of three psychotherapists. |
| SERVICES | Intensive psychotherapy assisted by a resource group of psychiatrists, nurses, social workers etc.; individual or family consultations; referral to other agencies. |
| AREA COVERED | National |
| ORGANISATION | Black Women's Mental Health Project |
| CONTACT | Angela Linton-Abulu |
| ADDRESS | The Design Works, Park Parade, Harlesden, London, NW10 4HT |
| TELEPHONE | 0181-961-6324 |
| DESCRIPTION | Independent service user and survivor group. |
| SERVICES | Support and encouragement to women who define themselves as being black; privacy, confidentiality and empowerment; good practice in mental health. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - Brent |
| ORGANISATION | Board of Social Responsibility |
| CONTACT | Peter Sedgwick |
| ADDRESS | Church House, Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3NZ |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-222-9011 |
| DESCRIPTION | The Board for Social Responsibility of the Church of England encourages parishes and dioceses to engage in service provision. |
| SERVICES | Provides reflection on social issues including mental health and has contact with a variety of other charities, such as APCMH. |
| AREA COVERED | National |
| ORGANISATION | Bromley User Group |
| CONTACT | Rachelle Thomas |
| ADDRESS | Dunraven House, 1 Weighton Road, Penge, London, SE20 8SX |
| TELEPHONE | 0181- 402-8579* |
| DESCRIPTION | Mental health user group - independent, managed, led, run and staffed by users. |
| SERVICES | Campaigns to work together with service providers to improve local mental health. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - London Borough of Bromley |
| ORGANISATION | Cambridge House and Talbot |
| CONTACT | R Henderson |
| ADDRESS | Independent Advocacy Service, Cambridge House, 131 Camberwell Road,, London, SE5 0HF |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-703-5025 |
| DESCRIPTION | An independent advocacy service providing support to any individual experiencing difficulties with community care. |
| SERVICES | Crisis case advocacy; access to assessment; disagreement with assessment, care plan or process of care management. Direct and indirect advocacy. |
| AREA COVERED | Local |
| ORGANISATION | CARIS |
| CONTACT | Ann Morisy |
| ADDRESS | 0, 36 Causton Street,, London, SW1P 4AU |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-932-1127 |
| DESCRIPTION | A development agency encouraging and supporting Anglican churches to respond to issues in their local community. |
| SERVICES | Training courses; fundraising advice; newsletter; organisational development consultancy; resource materials. |
| AREA COVERED | Regional - 18 boroughs north of the Thames |
| ORGANISATION | Child Psychotherapy Trust |
| CONTACT | Louise Pankhurst OBE |
| ADDRESS | Star House, 104-108 Grafton Road,, London, NW5 4BD |
| TELEPHONE | 0207 7284-1355 |
| DESCRIPTION | Charity dedicated to increasing and improving child psychotherapy services for children in need. |
| SERVICES | Increasing number of child psychotherapists in UK; providing awards/scholarships for trainees; producing leaflets for parents/other organisations on childrens' behaviour,and emotional development. Outreach community projects and advice line service for people working with children and families. |
| AREA COVERED | National |
| ORGANISATION | City and Hackney MIND |
| CONTACT | Maya Wadhwani |
| ADDRESS | 0, 8-10 Tudor Road,, London, E9 7SN |
| TELEPHONE | 020- 8985-4239 |
| DESCRIPTION | City & Hackney MIND is a community mental health organisation based in Hackney. We provide a variety of innovative projects for people who are experiencing mental health problems. |
| SERVICES | We offer information, advice, Advocacy and welfare rights. Counselling and tranquilliser projects. Employment and infotech training projects. Literacy and numeracy classes, Housing projects . Drop-in and support groups. |
| AREA COVERED | City and Hackney |
| ORGANISATION | Community Housing and Therapy |
| CONTACT | John Gale |
| ADDRESS | Bishops Creighton House, 378 Lillie Road,, London, SW6 7PH |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-381-5888 |
| DESCRIPTION | An incorporated charity, providing therapeutic communities for people with severe mental health problems. |
| SERVICES | Residential accommodation and therapy in six projects and training courses and workshops. Training course is a diploma in group therapy with Middlesex University |
| AREA COVERED | Regional |
| ORGANISATION | Community Support Network |
| CONTACT | Kelly Patchford |
| ADDRESS | 0, 336 Brixton Road,, London, SW9 7AA |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-274-4490 |
| DESCRIPTION | A voluntary organisation managed by people who use or have used mental health services. |
| SERVICES | Advocacy services to people on acute and intensive care wards in Lambeth |
| AREA COVERED | Local - London Borough of Lambeth |
| ORGANISATION | Crossways Association |
| CONTACT | Claudia Fullalove |
| ADDRESS | Crossways Day Centre, 41 Strathnairn Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 5BN |
| TELEPHONE | 0207-732-8265 |
| DESCRIPTION | Comprises of three day centres and two residential care homes. Provides support to service users on a practical, social and emotional level. |
| SERVICES | Assistance with welfare benefits; meaningful therapeutic / social activities as decided by service users; assistance to access and engage in further education, training and employment; suppport to access other agencies, as clients wish.Philosophy is very much geared towards enabling users to take an active role in the day to day running of the centre. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - Southwark |
| ORGANISATION | Depression Alliance |
| CONTACT | Sue Noakes |
| ADDRESS | 0, 35 Westminster Bridge Road,, London, SE1 7JB |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-633-9929 |
| DESCRIPTION | The UK's leading self-help organisation within the field of clinical depression for sufferers and carers. National network of self-help groups now exceeds one hundred and in 1998 we received just over 60,000 requests for information, advice and support. |
| SERVICES | National penfriend scheme, written advisory service, quarterly newsletter, production of booklets and leaflets on various aspects of depression. Research into the causes of and treatments for depression and the dissemination of results. |
| AREA COVERED | National |
| ORGANISATION | Disability Times |
| CONTACT | Teresa Moore |
| ADDRESS | 0, 84 Claverton Street, Pimlico, London, WIV 3AX |
| TELEPHONE | 0181 566 1204 |
| DESCRIPTION | Registered charity, providing training, information and counselling for disabled people and 'Britain's Independent Equal Opportunities Newspaper' for disabled people. |
| SERVICES | Work preparation programme; dyslexia support programme; disability update on Channel 4 Teletext; Disability Times Newspaper (free to disabled people). |
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| ORGANISATION | Downs Farm Youth Club |
| CONTACT | Clare Potter |
| ADDRESS | 0, 5 Beaumont Grove,, London, E1 4RQ |
| TELEPHONE | 01707-260-056 |
| DESCRIPTION | Open access youth centre, running three nights a week, for young people aged 8 to 21. |
| SERVICES | Information and advice; social education; 'open' space; outings; evening events directed by youn people. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - Hatfield, Herts |
| ORGANISATION | Greenwich Networks Trust |
| CONTACT | Koku Adomdza |
| ADDRESS | Cedar Lodge, 37 Charlton Church Lane,, London, SE7 7AG |
| TELEPHONE | 0181-305-2388 |
| DESCRIPTION | Charitable company, which provides specialist, culturally appropriate and sensitive services to people of African and African-Caribbean descent, with mental health and related needs. |
| SERVICES | Transcultural counselling; legal advice; therapeutic activities; befriending; drugs/alcohol prevention; women and children's programme; evening outreach support service. |
| AREA COVERED | Local/Regional - Greenwich and South-East |
| ORGANISATION | Greenwich NSF |
| CONTACT | George Partridge |
| ADDRESS | 0, 36 Canberra Road, Charlton, London, SE7 7BA |
| TELEPHONE | 0208-856-4019 |
| DESCRIPTION | Mutual support group for seriously mentally ill people and their carers and families. We are part of and have links with NSF national organisation. |
| SERVICES | Mutual support; activities/social activities, mostly suggested by users and many user-led. User participation at all levels. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - Greenwich and neighbouring areas. |
| ORGANISATION | Hackney Chinese Community Services |
| CONTACT | Irene Siu |
| ADDRESS | 0, 28-32 Ellingfort Road,, London, E8 3PA |
| TELEPHONE | 0181-986-6171 |
| DESCRIPTION | A registered charity, Hackney Chinese Community Services is a voluntary organisation, set up in 1985 to meet the needs of Hackney Chinese residents . |
| SERVICES | Chinese mental health, advisory and carer support services; elderly luncheon club and outreach services; youth club; Chinese school; English classes; health and language line; health and outreach services. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - London Borough of Hackney |
| ORGANISATION | Irish Support and Advice Service |
| CONTACT | Donal Brennan |
| ADDRESS | Irish Centre, Blacks Road,, London, W6 9DT |
| TELEPHONE | 0181-741-0466 |
| DESCRIPTION | The sole organisation in West London which aims to meet the needs of the Irish community. |
| SERVICES | Front line advice and social work support; accommodation; welfare benefits; employment/training; HIV advice; counselling; group and outreach work. |
| AREA COVERED | Regional - West London |
| ORGANISATION | Islington MIND |
| CONTACT | Sarah Nyandoro |
| ADDRESS | Manor Gardens Centre, 8 Manor Gardens,, London, N7 6LA |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-272-6797 |
| DESCRIPTION | Registered Charity, whose aims are to improve the quality of life and the maintenance of mental health through promotion of preventative strategies for all Islington residents, and their friends and relatives, experiencing mental distress. |
| SERVICES | Housing (long-term accommodation); day centre providing support and companionship, advice on services and welfare benefits, women's day, lesbian and gay support group, computer/DTP training; employment projects; counselling, advocacy, information. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - London Borough of Islington |
| ORGANISATION | Jewish Care |
| CONTACT | Simon Morris |
| ADDRESS | Stuart Young House, 221 Golders Green Road,, London, NW11 9DW |
| TELEPHONE | 0181-922-2151 |
| DESCRIPTION | A voluntary organisation serving the Jewish community of London and South-East England. |
| SERVICES | Jewish Care provides services to older people and people with physical disabilities, dementia and people with mental health problems.In mental health we have social workers, carers group, day centres, residential hostels and group homes, and an employment project. |
| AREA COVERED | Regional |
| ORGANISATION | Lewisham Mental Health Foundation |
| CONTACT | David Windram |
| ADDRESS | Leemore Centre, 29 Clarendon Rise,, London, SE13 5ES |
| TELEPHONE | 020-8297-9624 |
| DESCRIPTION | Local mental health charity, providing advocacy, advice, support and crisis card scheme to Lewisham residents |
| SERVICES | |
| AREA COVERED | Local - Lewisham |
| ORGANISATION | LIVEline |
| CONTACT | Jan Marr |
| ADDRESS | 0, 745-747 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9ER |
| TELEPHONE | 020-8552-5658 |
| DESCRIPTION | Charity providing counselling and support services for children and young people. |
| SERVICES | Telephone help-line; school based group work and one-to-one counselling. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - East London |
| ORGANISATION | London Open Door |
| CONTACT | Julie Khan |
| ADDRESS | Tabard House, 116 Southwark Street,, London, SE1 0TA |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-928-5511 |
| DESCRIPTION | A small local charity, a service provider to people with mental health problems and people with disabilities. |
| SERVICES | Training and employment rehabilitation to enable people to build their confidence and skills and move into better training and employment. |
| AREA COVERED | Regional - South East London |
| ORGANISATION | Meet-A-Mum Association |
| CONTACT | Briony Hallam |
| ADDRESS | Waterside Centre,, 26 Avenue Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 4DX |
| TELEPHONE | 020-8771-5595 |
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| AREA COVERED | National |
| ORGANISATION | MIND in Camden |
| CONTACT | Brian Dawn |
| ADDRESS | Barnes House, 9-15 Camden Road, Camden, London, NW1 9LQ |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-911-0822 |
| DESCRIPTION | Local independent charity affiliated to MIND (National Association for Mental Health) |
| SERVICES | Day centre; minor tranquilliser service;primary care; advocacy; supported housing;advice and information; work experience.fe-so ethnic minorities |
| AREA COVERED | Local - London Borough of Camden |
| ORGANISATION | MIND User Project |
| CONTACT | Susannah Faithfull |
| ADDRESS | MIND in Hammersmith and Fulham, 153 Hammersmith Road, 153 Hammersmith Road,, London, W14 0QL |
| TELEPHONE | 0181 741 0661 Ext.217 |
| DESCRIPTION | User project implemented June 98, to be a voice for the users of mental health services in Hammersmith and Fulham. To this end we run user conferences, mini events and user consultation groups. |
| SERVICES | Employment project; housing project; assertive outrerach; user project; duty-information services. |
| AREA COVERED | Local |
| ORGANISATION | North East London Advocacy |
| CONTACT | Miriam Mica |
| ADDRESS | Unit 42, Alpha Business Centre, South Grove, Walthamstow, London, E17 7NX |
| TELEPHONE | 0181-521-7603 |
| DESCRIPTION | We work to provide advocacy to local people with learning difficulties and mental health difficulties, enabling individuals to have access to health and social services and to make changes and representations. |
| SERVICES | |
| AREA COVERED | Waltham Forest, Newham, Hackney |
| ORGANISATION | PACE |
| CONTACT | Julienne Dickey |
| ADDRESS | 0, 34 Hartham Road,, London, N7 9JL |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-700-1323 |
| DESCRIPTION | PACE is a mental health organisation, providing services to lesbians and gay men in London |
| SERVICES | Counselling; mental health advocacy; groupwork; employment; training on lesbian/gay mental health issues for statutory and voluntary agencies. |
| AREA COVERED | London |
| ORGANISATION | Radcliffes Solicitors |
| CONTACT | Andrew Parsons |
| ADDRESS | Radcliffes Le Brasseur, 5 Great College Street,, London, SW1P 3SJ |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-222-7040 |
| DESCRIPTION | Solicitors specialising in the health sector, particularly mental health. |
| SERVICES | We act for many NHS and private providers of healthcare, especially mental health providers and charities in these fields, providing legal advice and assistance. |
| AREA COVERED | National and Local (London/South East). |
| ORGANISATION | Rethink Camden and Islington Carers Support project |
| CONTACT | Dominic Dowell Ms Julia Van Havenschild |
| ADDRESS | 0, 197 Kings Cross Road,, London, WC1 9DB |
| TELEPHONE | 0207 833 2864 |
| DESCRIPTION | Project managed by the National Schizophrenia Fellowship. Provides support for carers of people with severe and enduring mental health problems. |
| SERVICES | Advice; representation; one-to-one and group support. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - London Borough of Camden |
| ORGANISATION | Revolving Doors Agency |
| CONTACT | Ethel Samkange |
| ADDRESS | 0, 45-49 Leather Lane,, London, EC1N 7TJ |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-242-9222 |
| DESCRIPTION | Investigates links between mental health and the criminal justice system. |
| SERVICES | Experimental projects to demonstrate improved way of working with people with mental health problems in contact with the police. |
| AREA COVERED | Local |
| ORGANISATION | Richmond Fellowship |
| CONTACT | Claire Cameron |
| ADDRESS | 0, 8 Addison Road,, London, W14 8DJ |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-603-6373 |
| DESCRIPTION | Richmond Fellowship is a national mental health charity and housing association.Since 1959 we have provided care, support and rehabilitation to people with mental health and addiction problems, and other needs. We offer a range of services tailored to local requirements. |
| SERVICES | Range of services include fully staffed care projects, minimal supported housing, community outreach projects, advocacy, day/resource centres, work and employment schemes, crisis service, alcohol and drug rehabilitation projects, family units. |
| AREA COVERED | National |
| ORGANISATION | Samaritans |
| CONTACT | Anne |
| ADDRESS | 0, 362 New Cross Road, Lewisham, London, SE14 6AG |
| TELEPHONE | 0181 692 5228 |
| DESCRIPTION | 24 hour telephone line for the suicidal and despairing. Face-to-face contacts by appointment. |
| SERVICES | |
| AREA COVERED | Local - Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark |
| ORGANISATION | Sound Minds |
| CONTACT | Paul Brewer |
| ADDRESS | 0, 20-22 York Road, Battersea, London, SW11 3QE |
| TELEPHONE | 0181-682-6657 |
| DESCRIPTION | A music studio for people with long-term mental health problems, with a 'live' room, music technology and music-related activities and events. |
| SERVICES | Music, poetry, art and drama sessions; advice on user participation, setting up music sessions, networking, equipment approriate to need etc |
| AREA COVERED | Local - Wandsworth and Merton (user services) National - England and Wales (advice) |
| ORGANISATION | St. John at Hackney Community Space Centre |
| CONTACT | Pauline McDonald |
| ADDRESS | St. John's Church, Lower Clapton Road,,, London, E5 0AD |
| TELEPHONE | 0181-985-6707 |
| DESCRIPTION | Accommodates projects and offers service for those with immediate and pressing needs. The centre's target groups are people who suffer from mental illness, alcoholism, homelessness, isolation and unemployment. |
| SERVICES | Drop in service offering food, befriending and advice; horticulture training project; art and carpentry training project; health access project. |
| AREA COVERED | Local |
| ORGANISATION | Stonham Housing Association |
| CONTACT | Lawrence Santcross |
| ADDRESS | Octavia House, 235-241 Union Street,, London, SE1 OLR |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-401-2020 |
| DESCRIPTION | Specialist housing association, providing housing, care and support for over 3,500 people, in order to enable them to gain greater independence and control over their lives. |
| SERVICES | Housing, care and support services (residential and non-residential) to ex-offenders, people with mental health problems/learning difficulties/physical disabilities, |
| AREA COVERED | National |
| ORGANISATION | Sunnyside Gardens Community Project |
| CONTACT | Clive Critchley |
| ADDRESS | The Ecology Centre, Hazellville Road,, London, N19 3LN |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-272-3522 |
| DESCRIPTION | Small community gardens, offering horticultural therapy for mental health users and people with physical special needs, in conjunction with use by the local community. |
| SERVICES | Horticultural therapy and day care for 15 to 20 people; community work; campaigning, recycling, organic gardening etc |
| AREA COVERED | Local |
| ORGANISATION | The Consumer Forum |
| CONTACT | Sylvia Stoddart |
| ADDRESS | 0, 154 Hammersmith Road,, London, W14 |
| TELEPHONE | 0181-741-2660 |
| DESCRIPTION | Hammersmith and Fulham's user-run mental health centre. |
| SERVICES | Six days a week drop-in centre with 50p lunch on Sundays; informal counselling, support and advice on mental health issues; well stocked library of books, tapes and videos; access to a telephone and computers;evening relaxation and art groups with a Saturday cooking group; women-only drop-in on Wednesday mornings; guest speakers, occasional outings, picnics and barbecues; monthly newsletter sent to 300 people; crisis cards for members; advocacy when requested;representation on local mental health committees combined with campaigning locally and nationally. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - Hammersmith and Fulham |
| ORGANISATION | The Hamlet Trust |
| CONTACT | Robert Hayward |
| ADDRESS | Norvin House, 45-55 Commercial Street,, London, E1 6BD |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-247-8666 |
| DESCRIPTION | Charitable trust |
| SERVICES | Support and development of self-help initiatives in community mental in Eastern and Central Europe. |
| AREA COVERED | International |
| ORGANISATION | The Matthew Trust |
| CONTACT | Annabel Thompson |
| ADDRESS | 0, PO Box 604,, London, SW6 3AG |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-736-5976 |
| DESCRIPTION | A national voluntary organisation concerned with the mentally ill in the community, special hospitals and in prisons. It also provides support for victims of care, who suffer from mental illness. |
| SERVICES | The Matthew Trust is a grant making body. It gives funding to those suffering from mental illness - the funding has to be linked to client care managed programmes.It also gives indirect funding through the purchase of services for clients, for example, counselling, legal representation, academic courses, retraining etc. |
| AREA COVERED | National (UK) |
| ORGANISATION | The Maya Clinic |
| CONTACT | Trisha Webbe |
| ADDRESS | Eastgate Building, 131b, St John's Way,, London, N19 3RQ |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-281-2673 |
| DESCRIPTION | A charitable organisation providing free counselling to women most disadvantaged through poverty, lack of educational opportunities or the effects of racism. |
| SERVICES | Free individual counselling for up to one year; training;, introductory counselling courses; workshops on counselling women from the black and Irish communities; work with women in violent relationships; a self- help booklet for women. |
| AREA COVERED | National (training)/ Local (clinical services) |
| ORGANISATION | The Paddington User Group |
| CONTACT | Robin Hanau |
| ADDRESS | Flat D, 123 Fernhead Road,, London, W9 3ED |
| TELEPHONE | |
| DESCRIPTION | User support group. |
| SERVICES | |
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| ORGANISATION | The Simon Community |
| CONTACT | Rachel Craig |
| ADDRESS | 0, PO Box 1187,, London, NW5 4HW |
| TELEPHONE | 0171-485-6639 |
| DESCRIPTION | A community of homeless people and volunteers living together in London and Kent. All places are filled by our outreach workers; we do not take referrals. |
| SERVICES | The community consists of a night shelter, two residential homes in London and a small farm in Kent. An outreach team operates tea-runs, clothes and soup runs. Doctors and other professionals such as mental health outreach workers visit when necessary. |
| AREA COVERED | Local |
| ORGANISATION | West London Centre for Counselling |
| CONTACT | Paul Glynn |
| ADDRESS | 0, 137a Coningham Road, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 8BU |
| TELEPHONE | 0181-743-8060 |
| DESCRIPTION | Free, confidential counselling service, provide by staff and volunteer counsellors. |
| SERVICES | General service for those affected by bereavement, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, sexual and physical abuse etc;drug and alcohol service for those experiencing difficulty in controlling or understanding their drug or alcohol use (emphasis on relapse prevention);HIV service for those affected by HIV and AIDS. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow |
| ORGANISATION | Westminster Mental Health Advocacy Project |
| CONTACT | Jonathan Coe |
| ADDRESS | 0, 37 Chapel Street,, London, NW1 5DP |
| TELEPHONE | |
| DESCRIPTION | Small project, currently part of local CVS, but aiming for independence as a registered charity early in 2000. |
| SERVICES | Independent advocacy and information for people with mental health difficulties in the Westminster area. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - Westminster |
| ORGANISATION | WISH |
| CONTACT | Laila Namdarkhan |
| ADDRESS | 0, 18 Borough High St, London Bridge, London, SE1 9QG |
| TELEPHONE | 0207-407-5191 |
| DESCRIPTION | Unique national charity, supporting and empowering women before, during and after secure containment (high and medium secure settings). |
| SERVICES | Works with staff/managers within secure settings to improve women's quality of life;provides/researches information concerning the review and reform of secure psychiatric provision for women patients. |
| AREA COVERED | National |
| ORGANISATION | Women and Health |
| CONTACT | Sue Berger |
| ADDRESS | 0, 4 Carol Street,, London, NW1 0HU |
| TELEPHONE | 020-7482-2786 |
| DESCRIPTION | Community based voluntary organisation, providing services for women who live and work in Camden. We are run by a committee of local women. |
| SERVICES | Low cost couselling and psychotherapy; wide range of low cost complementary therapies; workshops, groups, classes. |
| AREA COVERED | Local |