Helplines - Families

This being a community website for Chandlers Ford, we acknowledge that there are times when families need some help. Here are some national helplines that may be able to assist you.

If you know of other organisations that would be worth adding to chandlersford.org.uk please let us know.

Families

Marriage Care

Telephone: 0845 660 6000   Website: www.marriagecare.org.uk

As a marriage support organisation, Marriage Care has a very definite stake in marriage and all adult long-term relationships. We are concerned with the institution of marriage and its meaning in today's society, as well as the quality of individual committed adult relationships. We help people prepare for, achieve and sustain successful marriages and to support them should they experience marital breakdown.

Source: Marriage Care website

One Parent Families

Telephone: 0800 018 5026   Website: www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk

One Parent Families|Gingerbread is the leading national charity working to help the UK's 1.9 million lone parents and their children. We believe in a fairer society for all families...

Source: One Parent Families website

Parentline Plus

Telephone: 0808 800 2222  Website: www.parentlineplus.org.uk

Parentline Plus is a national charity that works for, and with, parents.

We know that parents want to do the best they can for their children, but sometimes family life can be challenging and difficult. There is after all, no one right way to parent.

In the UK there are over 24 million people who parent – it’s not just mums and dads who do it. Families come in all shapes and sizes. Grandparents, step-parents, brothers, sisters, other relatives, friends and foster carers are all involved in raising happy, healthy children. Parentline Plus works to offer help and support through an innovative range of free, flexible, responsive services - shaped by parents for parents.

Source: Parentline website

Samaritans

Telephone: 0845 790 9090  Website: www.samaritans.org

Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.

Whatever you're going through, whether it's big or small, don't bottle it up. We are here for you if you're worried about something, feel upset or confused, or just want to talk to someone.

We offer our service by telephone, email, letter and face to face in most of our branches.

Samaritans is available to anyone in the UK and Ireland. If you live outside of the UK and Ireland, visit www.befrienders.org to find your nearest helpline.

Source: Samaritans website