Health & Wellbeing Useful Links

The website www.helplinesnetworkni.com offers a single point of access to Northern Ireland helpline numbers and websites, where people can find the right helpline to suit their needs.

Drink Awareness courses available

Lets Beat Bullying information booklet

Virtual Lives Booklet from the Health Improvement Department of the Western Health and Social Care Trust on how new technology impacts on the emotional health and wellbeing of young people

Download a sample Drug and Alcohol policy

Protect Life Brochure  – Training available for Suicide prevention and Self Harm issues

Southern area support services  – A full directory of Health and Well-being services available in the Southern Health Board area with National numbers also available

Community Wide Information on Training Options – Information for training regarding Mental Health issues.

Suicide Awareness 

Lifeline 0808 808 8000

www.lifelinehelpline.info

Samaritans 08457 90 90 90

www.samaritans.org

ZEST 028 7126 69999

www.zestni.org

AWARE Defeat Depression 0845 120 2961

www.awareni.org

Mental Health Support and Advice

For information on looking after your mental health and a directory of local services visit

www.mindingyourhead.info

Eating disorders helpline – 028 9023 59 59

Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health – 028 9032 8474/ 028 6632 2995

www.niamh.co.uk

Rethink – 0845 456 0455

www.rethink.org

Action Mental Health Tel: 028 9182 8494

www.amh.org.uk

Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Alcoholics Anonymous 028 9043 4848

www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Drinkline – 0800 917 8282

www.patient.co.uk/support/Drinkline

Gamblers Anonymous – 028 9024 9185

www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk

Narcotics Anonymous – 0781017 2991

www.nanorthernireland.com

National Drugs Helpline (FRANK) – 0800 77 66 00

www.addictionni.com/info/links   www.nistudentsdrugs.info/contact

Smokers Helpline – 0808 812 8008

www.want2stop.info

Breakthru – 028 8775 3228

www.breakthru.co.uk

Know your limitswww.knowyourlimits.info

Addiction NI Tel: 028 9066 4434

www.addictionni.com

Cardiac Response Training 

Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke Tel: 028 9032 0184

www.nichsa.com

British Heart Foundation

www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/in-your-area/northern-ireland.aspx

Irish Heart Foundation

www.irishheart.ie

The Cormac Trust

www.thecormactrust.com

Obesity 

Enjoy Healthy Eatingwww.enjoyhealthyeating.info

Get a life get active:   www.getalifegetactive.com

Obesity: www.choosetolivebetter.com

Up for it programme –FREE, family focused healthy lifestyle programme Diane 07791334012 or dianeb@early-years.org

European Centre for Connected Health: www.eu-cch.org

Active Communities

Active Communities is a Sport Northern Ireland lottery funded initiative that aims to increase participation in sport and physical recreation in Northern Ireland.  Through Active Communities, Sport Northern Ireland is working in partnership with the district councils to help people get active and stay active. They deliver a variety of physical activity based programmes to meet community needs.  Active Communities is for everyone, with a focus on Young People, Older People, Women and Girls and People with a Disability. More: http://www.sportni.net/participation/ActiveCommunities

Promotion of Positive Health and Well Being 

Cancer Support

Action Cancer www.actioncancer.org

Cancerfocus NI  cancerfocusni.org

Northern Ireland Cancer Screening: www.cancerscreening.hscni.net

Family Support

Family support NI: www.familysupportni.gov.uk

Parenting support www.parentingni.org 028 9031 0891

NSPCC HELPLINE – 0808 800 5000 www.nspcc.org.uk

Carers

www.carersuk.org/about-carers-northern-ireland Tel: 028 9043 9843

AGE NI www.ageuk.org.uk/northern-ireland/health–wellbeing/

Tel: 0808 808 7575

Communities

Citizens Advice Bureau www.citizensadvice.co.uk/getadvice/

Maximising Access in Rural Areas (MARA) Tel: 028 8225 3950

www.publichealth.hscni.net/news/mara-project

Rural Support Helpline 0845 6067607  www.ruralsupport.org.uk

Community Development and Health Network: www.cdhn.org

Disability

Disability Action www.disabilityaction.org  028 9029 7880

Food Allergies

Allergy Northern Ireland

www.allergyni.co.uk/

www.allergyuk.org

www.irishanaphylaxis.org

Food Standards Agency

www.food.gov.uk/northern-ireland/nutritionni/niyoungpeople/survivorform/bestreadbefore/aboutallergies

Sexual Health

Help protect yourself: www.helpprotectyourself.info

Cara-Friend: www.cara-friend.org.uk

Family Ties Project: www.familytiesproject.org.uk

Gay Helpline: www.gayhelplinebelfast.org.uk

Glyni:www.glyni.org.uk

Positive Life: www.thehivsupportcentre.org.uk helpline 0800 137 437

Here NI: www.hereni.org

Lesbian Line: www.lesbianlinebelfast.org.uk

The Rainbow Project: www.rainbow-project.org

Family Planning Association: www.fpa.org.uk Tel: 0845 122 8687

Smoking Cessation

Smoking Cessation services

contact quit line on 0808 812 8008 or www.want2stop.info

Space to breathewww.spacetobreathe.org.uk

Local Health Promotion Support

An extensive list of information leaflets and other resources on various health issues can be viewed by searching

on: www.publichealth.hscni.net/publications

Resources may be available from local health promotion resource centres. To request copies, contact

the health promotion resource centre in your local Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT).

Northern HSCT – Tel: 028 2563 5375, Email: andrea.graham@northerntrust.hscni.net

Southern HSCT – Tel: 028 3741 2889, Email: cst.training@southerntrust.hscni.net

Western HSCT – Tel: 028 7186 5127, Email: patricia.concannon@westerntrust.hscni.net

Nuala Carlin REACH Project Coordinator nuala.carlin@southerntrust.hscni.net

Debbie Whitten REACH Project Support Workerdebbie.whitten@southerntrust.hscni.net

General Health & Well Being

Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service: www.nibts.org

Generic link to http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/information-and-services/health-and-well-being.htm

Road Safety

www.doeni.gov.uk/roadsafety

www.doeni.gov.uk/roadsafety/index/education/kidzone.htm

www.psni.police.uk/road_safety

www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/information-and-services/travel-and-transport/traffic-management/roadsafetypartnership.htm