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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• Landau-Kleffner Syndrome: Autism Independent UK
  For increased awareness of autism, and information about diagnosis, assessment, education and treatment.
  
• Landau-Kleffner Syndrome: 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.
  
• Landau-Kleffner Syndrome: Autistic Society
  Encourage a better understanding of autism and to pioneer specialist services for people with autism and those who care for them.
  
• Landau-Kleffner Syndrome: National Autistic Society
  Charity No 269425 Information, advice and support, training courses and conferences, and the promotion of research.
  
• Landau-Kleffner Syndrome: Scottish Society for Autism
  Scottish Charity No SC 009068, Education, care, support and opportunities for people with autism/Asperger syndrome in Scotland.
  
• Law: Children's Legal Centre
  Independent UK charity founded in 1991, concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people.
  
• Learnig Disabilities: ENABLE
  Charity No SCO09024 Support, legal advice, vocational training and job opportunities for people with learning disabilities
  
• Learning Difficulties: ICAN
  Charity No 210031 ICAN helps children with learning difficulties.
  
• Learning Disabilities: British Institute for Learning Disabilities
  Since 1972, BILD has been committed to improving the quality of life of all people with a learning disability.
  
• Learning Disabilities: Fragile X Society
  Charity No 1003981 Support, information and advice to affected families and professionals, plus the opportunity to participate in research studies.
  
• Learning Disabilities: Mencap
  Working with people with a learning disability to fight discrimination, ensure their rights are recognised, and tthat they are respected as individuals.
  
• Learning Disabilities: Royal Mencap Society (Mencap)
  Charity No 222377 Works with children and adults with learning disabilities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
  
• Learning Disabilities: VOICE UK
  VOICE UK is a support and information group for adults and children with learning disabilities who have experienced crime or abuse, and their families and carers
  
• Legal Rights: Guide to the law for young people in care
  This is an information site for children and young people in care in England and Wales.
  
• Legal Rights: Citizens Advice Bureaux
  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.

• Legal rights: National Children's Bureau
  Promoting the interests and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives, and challenging disadvantage in childhood.
  
• Legal Services Commission
  Info on the Community Legal Service and The Criminal Defence Service in England and Wales.
  
• Lesbian: Acceptance Helpline for Parents
  Acceptance' is an organisation founded and run by parents of people who are gay for parents and families of gay people.
  
• Leukaemias: Cancer Care Society
  Emotional support for lives touched by cancer.
  
• Leukaemias: CancerBACUP
  Charity No 1019719 Providing high quality and up to date information, practical advice and support for cancer patients and their families.
  
• Leukaemias: Cancerhelp UK
  Free information service about cancer and cancer care for the general public, brought to you by The Cancer Research Campaign.
  
• Leukaemias: Cancerlink
  Charity No 326430 Resource for approximately 500 cancer support and self-help groups throughout the UK.
  
• Leukaemias: Children with Leukemia Trust
  Established in 1991 in order to help relieve the financial burden of bone marrow testing and transplants.
  
• Leukaemias: Children's Leukaemia Trust
  Charity No 1000341 Supporting leukaemia research, and improving the quality of life of sufferers.
  
• Leukaemias: Christian Lewis Children's Cancer Care
  Charity No 801856 Child-centred care focusing on 'quality of life' issues, bereavement support, play therapists and holidays.
  
• Leukaemias: CLIC
  Charity No 802396 Help for children affected by cancer, promotion of research, and financial grants to families.
  
• Leukaemias: Leukaemia CARE Society
  Charity No 259483 Offers immediate contact with local organisers. In some cases financial help is available.
  
• Leukaemias: Leukaemia Society (UK)
  Charity No 1040984 Offers support to affected children, families and carers, and has a special interest in bone marrow transplantation.
  
• Leukaemias: 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.
  
• Leukaemias: Sargent Cancer Care for Children (Scotland)
  Charity No 1085616 Sargent is a Scottish based charity offering support to children and their families.
  
• Leukaemias: Teenage Cancer Trust
  Charity No 1062559 Focuses on the needs of UK teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin's and related diseases.
  
• Leydig Cell Hypoplasia: Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group
  Charity No 1073297 AISSG offers telephone support to families and affected adults.
  
• Lissencephaly Contact Group
  Formed in 1989. It offers contact with others where possible and mutual support through newsletters and telephone, e-mail or letter.
  
• Literacy: Basic Skills Agency
  Agency for basic skills in England and Wales, supported and funded by the Government.
  
• Liver Disease: 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.
  
• Lone Parent's Benefit: Benefits Agency
  The Benefits Agency (BA) website has merged with a new Department of Social Security (DSS) website.
  
• Lone Parents: Gingerbread
  Support organisation for lone parent families in England and Wales. Advice Line 0800 018 4318 Open 10am - 4pm Monday - Friday
  
• Lone Parents: National Council for One Parent Families
  Promotes the welfare of lone parents and their children and aims to overcome the poverty, isolation and social exclusion which many may face.
  
• Lone Parents: Parents At Work
  Parents At Work is a national charity committed to the welfare of children of working parents.
  
• Lone Parents: Relate
  Providing counselling, sex therapy, relationship education and training to support couple and family relationships throughout life.
  
• Lung Disease: Breathe Easy
  Charity No 326730 Information for parents and carers about respiratory syncytial (RS) virus and resulting chest infections in young babies.
  
• Lung Disease: British Lung Foundation
  UK charity for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of all lung diseases.
  
• Lymphoedema Support Network
  Charity No 1018749 Information resource for people with lymphoedema and for everyone concerned with the management of lymphoedema.
  
• Lymphoma : CancerBACUP
  Charity No 1019719 Providing high quality and up to date information, practical advice and support for cancer patients and their families.
  
• Lymphoma : Cancerhelp UK
  Free information service about cancer and cancer care for the general public, brought to you by The Cancer Research Campaign.
  
• Lymphoma : Cancerlink
  Charity No 326430 Resource for approximately 500 cancer support and self-help groups throughout the UK.
  
• Lymphoma Association
  Charity No 1068395 Provides emotional support and information on a range of issues to anyone with lymphatic cancer and to their families.
  
• Lymphomas: Cancer Care Society
  Emotional support for lives touched by cancer.
  
• Lymphomas: Christian Lewis Children's Cancer Care
  Charity No 801856 Child-centred care focusing on 'quality of life' issues, bereavement support, play therapists and holidays.
  
• Lymphomas: CLIC
  Charity No 802396 Help for children affected by cancer, promotion of research, and financial grants to families.
  
• Lymphomas: 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.
  
• Lymphomas: Sargent Cancer Care for Children (Scotland)
  Charity No 1085616 Sargent is a Scottish based charity offering support to children and their families.
  
• Lymphomas: Teenage Cancer Trust
  Charity No 1062559 Focuses on the needs of UK teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin's and related diseases.
  

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