Support Organisations: A to Z

We've put together an alphabetical list of support organisations, many of which we hope you will never need to use but in case you do...

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• Babies' Diet: Association of Breast Feeding Mothers
  Charity run by mothers for mothers committed to giving friendly support and supplying the right information to all women wishing to breastfeed.
  
• Babies' Diet: La Leche League
  Breastfeeding support and advice.
  
• Baby jaundice: Children's Liver Disease Foundation
  Charity No 1067331Represents over 5,000 families - around 1,000 children are diagnosed with some form of liver disease every year.
  
• Baraitser-Winter syndrome (BWS): Lissencephaly Contact Group
  Formed in 1989. It offers contact with others where possible and mutual support through newsletters and telephone, e-mail or letter.
  
• Batten Disease Family Association
  Charity No 1084908 National network to support families, including mentor referral.
  
• Bedwetting.co.uk
  Solutions for nocturnal enuresis.
  
• Behavior Disorders: Autism Independent UK
  For increased awareness of autism, and information about diagnosis, assessment, education and treatment.
  
• Behavior Disorders: Autismconnect
  Free, non-commercial service which aims to be the first port of call for anyone interested in finding up-to-date information about autism and related autistic spectrum disorders.
  
• Behavior Disorders: Autistic Society
  Encourage a better understanding of autism and to pioneer specialist services for people with autism and those who care for them.
  
• Behavior Disorders: National Autistic Society
  Charity No 269425 Information, advice and support, training courses and conferences, and the promotion of research.
  
• Behavior Disorders: Scottish Society for Autism
  Scottish Charity No SC 009068, Education, care, support and opportunities for people with autism/Asperger syndrome in Scotland.
  
• Benefits Agency
  The Benefits Agency (BA) website has merged with a new Department of Social Security (DSS) website.
  
• Benefits: Child Poverty Action Group
  Charity No 294841 Dedicated to fighting child poverty and injustice in the UK.
  
• Benefits: Citizens Advice Bureau
  Advice and information on your rights from Adviceguide, the online CAB information service - covering all four UK countries, and with information in Welsh and ethnic community languages.

• Bereavement Counselling: Association of Children's Hospices
  Represents all the voluntary sector children's hospices and brings together over 37 voluntary sector organisations in Great Britain dedicated to the care of terminally ill children.
  
• Bereavement Counselling: Children's Hospice Association Scotland
  Charity No SC019724 Providing hospice facilities to terminally or seriously ill children in Scotland.
  
• Bereavement Counselling: Children's Hospice South West
  Charity No 1003314 Offering respite, palliative and terminal care to children in the South West..
  
• Bereavement: British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
  Useful FAQs and directory of UK counsellors in your area.
  
• Bereavement: Cancer Care Society
  Emotional support for lives touched by cancer.
  
• Bereavement: CancerBACUP
  Charity No 1019719 Providing high quality and up to date information, practical advice and support for cancer patients and their families.
  
• Bereavement: Cancerhelp UK
  Free information service about cancer and cancer care for the general public, brought to you by The Cancer Research Campaign.
  
• Bereavement: Cancerlink
  Charity No 326430 Resource for approximately 500 cancer support and self-help groups throughout the UK.
  
• Bereavement: Child Bereavement Trust
  Founded to improve support offered by professionals to grieving families.
  
• Bereavement: Children with Leukemia Trust
  Established in 1991 in order to help relieve the financial burden of bone marrow testing and transplants.
  
• Bereavement: Children's Leukaemia Trust
  Charity No 1000341 Supporting leukaemia research, and improving the quality of life of sufferers.
  
• Bereavement: Christian Lewis Children's Cancer Care
  Charity No 801856 Child-centred care focusing on 'quality of life' issues, bereavement support, play therapists and holidays.
  
• Bereavement: CLIC
  Charity No 802396 Help for children affected by cancer, promotion of research, and financial grants to families.
  
• Bereavement: Compassionate Friends (UK)
  Organisation of bereaved parents and their families offering understanding, support and encouragement to others after the death of a child or children.
  
• Bereavement: Cruse Bereavement Care
  Free information and advice to anyone who has been affected by a death - helpline 0870 167 1677.
  
• Bereavement: Derian House Children's Hospice for the North West
  Charity No 1005165 Glasgow based charity encouraging development in children with a wide range of learning disabilities.
  
• Bereavement: Leukaemia CARE Society
  Charity No 259483 Offers immediate contact with local organisers. In some cases financial help is available.
  
• Bereavement: Leukaemia Society (UK)
  Charity No 1040984 Offers support to affected children, families and carers, and has a special interest in bone marrow transplantation.
  
• Bereavement: Neuroblastoma Society
  Charity No 326385 Help and information on neuroblastoma, a highly malignant childhood cancer.
  
• Bereavement: Osteopetrosis Support Trust - OST
  Charity No 1013052 Offers support after diagnosis and bereavement, and links families where possible.
  
• Bereavement: Sargent Cancer Care for Children
  Charity No 256435 Counselling and financial support for children and young people affected by cancer, leukaemia, or Hodgkin's Disease.
  
• Bereavement: Sargent Cancer Care for Children (Scotland)
  Charity No 1085616 Sargent is a Scottish based charity offering support to children and their families.
  
• Bereavement: Teenage Cancer Trust
  Charity No 1062559 Focuses on the needs of UK teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin's and related diseases.
  
• Biliary Atresia: Children's Liver Disease Foundation
  Charity No 1067331Represents over 5,000 families - around 1,000 children are diagnosed with some form of liver disease every year.
  
• Birth Defects: Williams Syndrome Foundation
  Charity No 281014 Contact and support through a network of regional groups, with financial help to attend meetings if necessary.
  
• Birthmark Support Group
  Charity No 1090952 Birthmark Support Groups offers help and information on vascular birthmarks.
  
• Birthmarks: Changing Faces
  Charity No 1011222 established in 1992. It provides information, support and advice to anyone with a disfigurement and their family.
  
• Bladder Problems: Bedwetting.co.uk
  Solutions for nocturnal enuresis.
  
• Blind: Retinoblastoma Society
  Charity No 327493 A national charity offering support and information to people with retinoblastoma (eye cancer) and their families.
  
• Blind: Royal National Institute for the Blind
  Practical support and advice to anyone with a sight problem.
  
• Blood Disorders: Aplastic Anaemia Trust
  Charity No 292057, originally fomed as the Marrow Environment Project in 1985.
  
• Bone Marrow Failure: Aplastic Anaemia Trust
  Charity No 292057, originally fomed as the Marrow Environment Project in 1985.
  
• Braille: Royal National Institute for the Blind
  Practical support and advice to anyone with a sight problem.
  
• Brain Injury: British Institute for Brain Injured Children
  Charity No 1057635 Comprehensive support, advice and education for brain injured children.
  
• Brain Tumors: British Acoustic Neuroma Association (BANA)
  Charity No 1024443 Support affected individuals and their families.
  
• Brain Tumors: British Brain and Spine Association
  Aimed at improving the prevention, treatment and care of people with brain and spine disorders. Helpline 0808 808 1000.
  
• Brain Tumors: British Brain Tumour Association
  Information about brain and spinal tumours, the asociation also raises awareness and funds for brain tumour research.
  
• Breastfeeding: Association of Breast Feeding Mothers
  Charity run by mothers for mothers committed to giving friendly support and supplying the right information to all women wishing to breastfeed.
  
• Breastfeeding: La Leche League
  Breastfeeding support and advice.
  
• Breastfeeding: National Childbirth Trust
  The NCT offers support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood, aiming to give every parent the chance to make informed choices.
  
• British Allergy Foundation
  Charity No 1003726 Information, advice and support for people with allergies, details of NHS allergy clinics and specialists.
  
• Brittle Bone Society
  Charity No 272100 The charity It offers advice, encouragement and practical help for affected individuals and families.
  
• BSE: Human BSE Foundation
  The Human BSE Foundation offers support and information to the families of affected individuals and their carers.
  
• BSE: National CJD Co-ordinator
  Charity No 296645. It offers support and advice on all forms of CJD and attempts to link families where possible.
  
• Budd Chiara Syndrome: Children's Liver Disease Foundation
  Charity No 1067331Represents over 5,000 families - around 1,000 children are diagnosed with some form of liver disease every year.
  
• Bulemia: Eating Disorders Association
  Information and help on all aspects of eating disorders. Helpline 01603 621 414 (9am-6:30pm weekdays) Youthline 01603 765 050 (4-6pm weekdays)
  
• Bullying Online
  Registered charity providing on-line problem pages plus practical and legal help.
  
• Bullying: Anti-Bullying Network (Scotland)
  Forum for teachers, parents and young people sharing ideas about how bullying should be tackled.
  
• Bullying: Kidscape
  National children's charity focusing on preventative policies with practical, easy to use material for children, parents and teachers.
  
• Bullying: Pupiline
  For children, by children - anti-bullying site founded by 16 year-old Oli Watts.
  
• BullyOnline
  Anti-bullying website, tacking the problem at school and (for teenagers) in the workplace.
  Working with people with a learning disability to fight discrimination, ensure their rights are recognised, and tthat they are respected as individuals.

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