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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• Magic Mushrooms: Drugscope
  The UK's leading centre of expertise on drugs, aiming to inform policy development and reduce drug-related risk.
  
• Magic Mushrooms: European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK)
  The European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK) is an independent charity, which aims to help ensure that people who are dependent on drugs or alcohol get timely access to the treatment they need.
  
• Magic Mushrooms: Trashed
  Drug information: about, origins, effects, the law, composition, emergency and risks (NHS Promotion site).
  
• Malignant Melanoma: Cancer Care Society
  Emotional support for lives touched by cancer.
  
• Malignant Melanoma: CancerBACUP
  Charity No 1019719 Providing high quality and up to date information, practical advice and support for cancer patients and their families.
  
• Malignant Melanoma: Cancerhelp UK
  Free information service about cancer and cancer care for the general public, brought to you by The Cancer Research Campaign.
  
• Malignant Melanoma: Cancerlink
  Charity No 326430 Resource for approximately 500 cancer support and self-help groups throughout the UK.
  
• Malignant Melanoma: Christian Lewis Children's Cancer Care
  Charity No 801856 Child-centred care focusing on 'quality of life' issues, bereavement support, play therapists and holidays.
  
• Malignant Melanoma: CLIC
  Charity No 802396 Help for children affected by cancer, promotion of research, and financial grants to families.
  
• Malignant Melanoma: 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.
  
• Malignant Melanoma: Sargent Cancer Care for Children (Scotland)
  Charity No 1085616 Sargent is a Scottish based charity offering support to children and their families.
  
• Malignant Melanoma: Teenage Cancer Trust
  Charity No 1062559 Focuses on the needs of UK teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin's and related diseases.
  
• Manic Depression Fellowship
  The Manic Depression Fellowship works to enable people affected by manic depression (bi-polar disorder) to take control of their lives.
  
• Marfan Association UK
  Charity No 802727 Help and support for those affected by this disorder of connective tissue.
  
• Maternity Alliance
  Maternity Alliance aims to provide a voice for women in their child-bearing and mothering roles.
  
• Maternity Allowance: Benefits Agency
  The Benefits Agency (BA) website has merged with a new Department of Social Security (DSS) website.
  
• Maternity Leave:' Benefits Agency
  The Benefits Agency (BA) website has merged with a new Department of Social Security (DSS) website.
  
• Maths: Basic Skills Agency
  Agency for basic skills in England and Wales, supported and funded by the Government.
  
• Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) Syndrome: Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group
  Charity No 1073297 AISSG offers telephone support to families and affected adults.
  
• MDMA: Drugscope
  The UK's leading centre of expertise on drugs, aiming to inform policy development and reduce drug-related risk.
  
• MDMA: European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK)
  The European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK) is an independent charity, which aims to help ensure that people who are dependent on drugs or alcohol get timely access to the treatment they need.
  
• MDMA: Trashed
  Drug information: about, origins, effects, the law, composition, emergency and risks (NHS Promotion site).
  
• ME (Myalgic Encephalopathy) Association
  Charity No 801279 Support and guidance for people with ME and their carers, and a 'Listening Ear' service to members.
  
• ME: Action for ME
  Charity No 1036419 Campaigning to improve the lives of people with ME in the UK.
  
• ME: Tymes Trust
  Charity No 1080985 Focuses on providing quality information and a personal approach for young people with ME.
  
• Medical Research: Children Nationwide Medical Research Fund
  Charity No 289600 Leading charity funding the research into the prevention, treatment and cure of childhood illness.
  
• Medical Research: Wishbone
  Charity No 1044609 Represents and supports orthopaedic research.
  
• Menière's Society
  Charity No 297246 Vertigo, tinnitus and deafness are symptoms of Ménière's disease.The society can help with information and support.
  
• Meningitis Research Foundation
  Charity No 328205 Information, befriending and support for people affected by meningitis and septicaemia.
  
• Meningitis Trust
  Charity No 803016 Support for people affected by meningitis/meningococcal disease.
  
• Meningitis Trust (Teachers)
  Charity No 803016 Free online resources about meningitis/meningococcal diseasefor teachers of children 14-16 years.
  
• Meningitis: British Brain and Spine Association
  Aimed at improving the prevention, treatment and care of people with brain and spine disorders. Helpline 0808 808 1000.
  
• Mental Health Foundation
  Works to meet the needs of people with mental health problems, reduce stigma surrounding mental health issues and to promote understanding.
  
• Mental Health: Anna Freud Centre
  UK charity, dedicated to improving the mental health of children locally, nationally and internationally.
  
• Mental Health: Arbours Association
  Provides personal, psychotherapeutic support and places to live outside mental hospitals for people in emotional distress.
  
• Mental Health: Association for Post-Natal Illness
  Support for mothers suffering from post-natal illness.
  
• Mental Health: British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
  Useful FAQs and directory of UK counsellors in your area.
  
• Mental Health: Depression Alliance Online
  Depression Alliance is a UK charity offering help to people with depression, run by sufferers themselves.
  
• Mental Health: Manic Depression Fellowship
  The Manic Depression Fellowship works to enable people affected by manic depression (bi-polar disorder) to take control of their lives.
  
• Mental Health: Mind
  Charity No 219830 Promotes mental health throughout England and Wales, and works for a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress.
  
• Mental health: NSF (Scotland)
  Charity No 13649 Support for people affected by mental illness including carers
  
• Mental Health: Obsessive Action
  The UK national organisation for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  
• Mental Health: Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation (UK)
  International not-for-profit organization for people with OCD and related disorders, their families, friends, and professionals.
  
• Mental Health: Postnatal Depression Group
  Advises and supports women with post-natal depression and can put you in touch with local volunteers.
  
• Mental health: Rethink
  Charity No 271028 Formerly known as the National Schizophrenia Fellowship.
  
• Mental health: Samaritans
  Confidential emotional support to anyone who is suicidal or despairing. Call 08457 90 90 90 (UK) or 1850 60 90 90 (Eire).
  
• Mental health: Scottish Association for Mental Health
  Charity No SC008897 Offers a range of community based services throughout Scotland.
  
• Mental health: Young Minds
  UK national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people.
  
• Mesothelioma: Cancer Care Society
  Emotional support for lives touched by cancer.
  
• Mesothelioma: CancerBACUP
  Charity No 1019719 Providing high quality and up to date information, practical advice and support for cancer patients and their families.
  
• Mesothelioma: Cancerhelp UK
  Free information service about cancer and cancer care for the general public, brought to you by The Cancer Research Campaign.
  
• Mesothelioma: Cancerlink
  Charity No 326430 Resource for approximately 500 cancer support and self-help groups throughout the UK.
  
• Mesothelioma: Christian Lewis Children's Cancer Care
  Charity No 801856 Child-centred care focusing on 'quality of life' issues, bereavement support, play therapists and holidays.
  
• Mesothelioma: CLIC
  Charity No 802396 Help for children affected by cancer, promotion of research, and financial grants to families.
  
• Mesothelioma: 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.
  
• Mesothelioma: Sargent Cancer Care for Children (Scotland)
  Charity No 1085616 Sargent is a Scottish based charity offering support to children and their families.
  
• Mesothelioma: Teenage Cancer Trust
  Charity No 1062559 Focuses on the needs of UK teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin's and related diseases.
  
• Metabolic Diseases: CLIMB
  Charity No 1089588 Charity offering support on metabolic diseases in children.
  
• Microlissencephaly (MLIS): Lissencephaly Contact Group
  Formed in 1989. It offers contact with others where possible and mutual support through newsletters and telephone, e-mail or letter.
  
• Microphthalmia: MACs
  Charity No 1040074 Micro & Anophthalmic Children's Society
  
• Migraine Trust
  Charity No 1081300 Helping sufferers regain control of their lives.
  
• Miller-Dieker Syndrome (MDS): Lissencephaly Contact Group
  Formed in 1989. It offers contact with others where possible and mutual support through newsletters and telephone, e-mail or letter.
  
• Miscarriage Association
  The Miscarriage Association's support staff deal with over 15,000 letters and calls a year from those who have suffered the loss of a baby in pregnancy.
  
• Moebius Syndrome Support Group
  Charity No 1073282 Moebius Syndrome is an extremely rare genetic condition, caused in part by a failure of some of the cranial nerves to fully develop.
  
• Motability
  Motability is a national UK charity, which helps disabled people and their families to become more mobile.
  
• Mother-&-Baby: Cardinal Hume Centre
  Charity No 1090836 Housing and counselling for 16-25 year olds and drop in centres for mothers with young children.
  
• Mothers-To-Be: APEC
  Charity No 1013557 Action On Pre-Eclampsia
  
• Mothers-To-Be: ARC (Antenatal Results and Choices)
  Charity No 299770, founded as SATFA (Support Around Termination for Fetal Abnormality) and renamed as ARC in November 1998.
  
• Mothers-To-Be: Pre-Eclampsia Society (PETS)
  Charity No 326206 The society offers support and information to expectant parents.
  
• Motor Impairments: Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments
  Charity No 129291 Conductive education within national guidelines on education in Scotland.
  
• Motor Neurone Disease Association
  Charity No 294354 Support for people living with MND, their carers and health and social care professionals.
  
• Motor Neurone Disease: Scottish Motor Neurone Disease Association
  Charity No SCO 02662 Offers care and support to anyone diagnosed with MND living in Scotland.
  
• Mucle-Eye-Brain disease (MEB): Lissencephaly Contact Group
  Formed in 1989. It offers contact with others where possible and mutual support through newsletters and telephone, e-mail or letter.
  
• Mucopolysaccharide Diseases: Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases
  Charity No 287034 Offers a network of befrienders and practical help with issues of education, home adaptations and welfare benefits.
  
• Mullerian Dysgenesis: Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group
  Charity No 1073297 AISSG offers telephone support to families and affected adults.
  
• Multiple Births Foundation
  No 292518 which is under the umbrella of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Trust.
  
• Multiple Births: TAMBA Special Needs Group
  Charity No 1076478 The Special Needs Group offers support and information to families, regional meetings, and professional study days.
  
• Multiple Sclerosis Society
  Charity No 207495 Support and advice for people with MS.
  
• Multiple Sclerosis: British Brain and Spine Association
  Aimed at improving the prevention, treatment and care of people with brain and spine disorders. Helpline 0808 808 1000.
  
• Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
  Charity No 205395 Provides in-depth information on muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular disorders.
  
• Muscular Dystrophy: Myotonic Dystrophy Support Group
  Charity No 1073211 Myotonic Dystrophy is the most common and variable form of muscular dystrophy.
  
• Musculo-Skeletal: Wishbone
  Charity No 1044609 Represents and supports orthopaedic research.
  
• Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Action for ME
  Charity No 1036419 Campaigning to improve the lives of people with ME in the UK.
  
• Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Tymes Trust
  Charity No 1080985 Focuses on providing quality information and a personal approach for young people with ME.
  
• Myalgic Encephalopathy: ME Association
  Charity No 801279 Support and guidance for people with ME and their carers, and a 'Listening Ear' service to members.
  
• Myasthenia Gravis Association
  Charity No 272413 Other conditions covered by the Association are Lambert-Eaton Myasthenia Syndrome (LEMS) and Congenital Myasthenia.
  
• Myeloma: Cancer Care Society
  Emotional support for lives touched by cancer.
  
• Myeloma: CancerBACUP
  Charity No 1019719 Providing high quality and up to date information, practical advice and support for cancer patients and their families.
  
• Myeloma: Cancerhelp UK
  Free information service about cancer and cancer care for the general public, brought to you by The Cancer Research Campaign.
  
• Myeloma: Cancerlink
  Charity No 326430 Resource for approximately 500 cancer support and self-help groups throughout the UK.
  
• Myeloma: Christian Lewis Children's Cancer Care
  Charity No 801856 Child-centred care focusing on 'quality of life' issues, bereavement support, play therapists and holidays.
  
• Myeloma: CLIC
  Charity No 802396 Help for children affected by cancer, promotion of research, and financial grants to families.
  
• Myeloma: 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.
  
• Myeloma: Sargent Cancer Care for Children (Scotland)
  Charity No 1085616 Sargent is a Scottish based charity offering support to children and their families.
  
• Myeloma: Teenage Cancer Trust
  Charity No 1062559 Focuses on the needs of UK teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin's and related diseases.
  
• Myotonic Dystrophy Support Group
  Charity No 1073211 Myotonic Dystrophy is the most common and variable form of muscular dystrophy.
  

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