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.aware–ni.org
Mental Health Support and Advice
For information on looking after your mental health and a directory of local services visit
Eating disorders helpline – 028 9023 59 59
Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health – 028 9032 8474/ 028 6632 2995
Rethink – 0845 456 0455
Action Mental Health Tel: 028 9182 8494
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
Narcotics Anonymous – 0781017 2991
National Drugs Helpline (FRANK) – 0800 77 66 00
www.addictionni.com/info/links www.nistudentsdrugs.info/contact
Smokers Helpline – 0808 812 8008
Breakthru – 028 8775 3228
Know your limits: www.knowyourlimits.info
Addiction NI Tel: 028 9066 4434
Cardiac Response Training
Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke Tel: 028 9032 0184
British Heart Foundation
www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/in-your-area/northern-ireland.aspx
Irish Heart Foundation
The Cormac Trust
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
Food Standards Agency
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 breathe: www.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/index/education/kidzone.htm
www.psni.police.uk/road_safety