Carers Hub Lambeth

We are a charity offering services and support to unpaid carers.

Telephone: 020 7346 6800

Website: carershub.org.uk

Email: connect@carershub.org.uk

Croydon Carers Centre

Croydon Carers aim to make a positive difference to the lives of unpaid carers in the diverse communities of Croydon by supporting and providing them with a range of services, support and recognition.

Telephone: 0208 688 7219

Website: www.croydoncarers.org.uk

Carers UK

They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.

Telephone: 020 7378 4999

Website: www.carersuk.org

When Should I Worry?

Your guide to Coughs, Colds, Earache and Sore Throats.

Download here.

Mary Sheridan Centre for Child Health

We provide community health services in a variety of locations across Lambeth and Southwark to bring hospital care closer to you.

Telephone: 020 3049 4005

Website: www.evelinalondon.nhs.uk

Fax: 020 3049 4015

Crown Lane Children's Centre

We are a small friendly centre with an experienced staff team dedicated to improving the lives of local children, young people and their families.

Telephone: 020 8761 7139

Website: www.younglambeth.org

Email: family@crownlane.lambeth.sch.uk

Vaccination planner

Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by.

Download from: www.nhs.uk

Childhood illness visual guide

Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child. Includes conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.

Website: www.nhs.uk

Community Southwark

Free support & advice for voluntary & community groups in Lambeth.

In January 2017 The London Community Foundation (LCF) commissioned Community Southwark to deliver a two-year programme of practical support and advice for Lambeth-based voluntary and community organisations as part of the Lambeth Community Fund.

Telephone: 020 7358 7011

Website: communitysouthwark.org

Email: development@communitysouthwark.org

Volunteer Centre - Lambeth

Volunteer Centre Lambeth’s main aim is to improve the quality and quantity of volunteering within Lambeth by promoting volunteering opportunities and supporting volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations.

Telephone: 0207 326 5480

Website: www.volunteercentrelambeth.noisyspace.com

Lambeth Council Community Groups

Visit the Lambeth Council website to find out about all upcoming community events including; sports & exercise, elderly care, arts & crafts, children & parents, health and support groups, food & cooking and young people.

Website: www.lambeth.gov.uk

Healthwatch Lambeth

Healthwatch Lambeth works to ensure local people’s voices count when it comes to shaping and improving local health and care services. We aim to address inequalities and ensure services fit around the needs of the patient, service user and carer.

Telephone: 020 7274 8522 or  07545 211283

Facebook: HWLambeth

Twitter: @HWLambeth

Website: www.healthwatchlambeth.org.uk

Email: info@healthwatchlambeth.org.uk

Refuge

The Gaia Centre provides confidential, non-judgmental and independent support services for those living in the London borough of Lambeth who are experiencing gender-based violence.

Telephone: 020 7733 8724

Website: www.refuge.org.uk

Email: lambethvawg@refuge.org.uk

Solace Women's Aid

Solace Women’s Aid support women and children in London to build safe and strong lives. Futures free from male abuse and violence.

Telephone: 0808 802 5565

Website: solacewomensaid.org

Email: advice@solacewomensaid.org

National Domestic Violence Helpline

The Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline, run in partnership between Women’s Aid and Refuge, is a national service for women experiencing domestic violence, their family, friends, colleagues and others calling on their behalf.

24-hour Helpline: 0808 2000 247

Website: www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk

Lorraine Hewitt House – Lambeth Addictions Treatment Consortium

The Lambeth Addiction Treatment Consortium at Lorraine Hewitt House offers support to anyone over the age of 18 with alcohol or drug problems who lives in Lambeth or has strong connections to the borough.

Telephone: 0203 2281 500

Website: blenheimcdp.org.uk

Croydon Recovery Network

Croydon Recovery Network is your single drug and alcohol service for adults offering support to individuals across the borough.

Telephone: 0208 253 1040

Website: www.turning-point.co.uk

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust we provide substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol.

Telephone: 020 3228 6000

Website: www.slam.nhs.uk

Talk to Frank

If you have a problem with drugs Talk to Frank for friendly, confidential drugs advice.

Telephone: 0300 123 6600

Text: 82111

Website: www.talktofrank.com

Email: frank@talktofrank.com

Drinkline

If you’re worried about your own or someone else’s drinking, you can call this free helpline, in complete confidence.

Telephone: 0300 123 1110

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

Telephone: 0800 917 7650

Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Email: help@aamail.org

Lambethlarder

This website gives information about your nearest foodbanks, as well as money saving techniques, budget recipes and offers a community food resource where you can purchase cheap food.

Website: www.lambethlarder.org

Email: info@lambethlarder.org

Healthwatch Lambeth: Older People

Our work focuses on care behind closed doors including care homes, transfer of care from hospital to home and tackling loneliness

Telephone: (Kate Damiral) 020 7095 5764

Website: www.healthwatchlambeth.org.uk/older-people

Email: kate.damiral@healthwatchlambeth.org.uk

Age UK - Lambeth

Age UK Lambeth is a registered charity set up primarily but not exclusively for the benefit of senior citizens in and around Lambeth. Our services are for everyone in Lambeth over the age of 55.

Telephone: 020 7346 6800

Website: www.ageuk.org.uk/lambeth

Services offered by Age UK Lambeth: www.ageuk.org.uk/lambeth/our-services/

Email: info@ageuklambeth.org.uk

Fax: 020 7346 6814

Home Instead

We provide quality home care services to older people in their own homes, where they are most happy and comfortable. Our care is personalised, tailored to meet the needs of our clients, we visit when our clients want us to, at a time that is convenient to them.

Telephone: 0208 871 0006

Website: www.homeinstead.co.uk

Email: tony.oflaherty@homeinstead.co.uk

Silver Line

Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.

Telephone: 0800 4708 090

Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk

Dementia

Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.

Telephone: 0800 888 6678

Website: www.dementiauk.org

Diabetes UK - Lambeth and Southwark Group

The Lambeth and Southwark Diabetes UK Group offers support and information for everyone with diabetes and their carers at our Patient Forum.

Telephone: 0208 693 2372

Website: lambeth-and-southwark.diabetesukgroup.org

Email: cokerb@btopenworld.com

NHS 24 MSK Help app

The NHS 24 MSK Help app was developed with the help of Scottish patients, doctors, MSK therapists, pharmacists and employment services.

The information contained in this app is linked to muscle, bone and joint self-management information on NHS inform.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

Breast feeding support Lambeth

We have set up milk spots in Lambeth and breastfeeding cafés in Southwark to provide a comfortable environment for women to breastfeed.

They offer a place where mothers can go with their babies to receive advice and support from health visitors, midwives and mothers who have undergone training sessions to enable them to support breastfeeding mothers.

Telephone: 07950 719643

Facebook: Lambethmilkspots

Website: www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk

Guy's and St Thomas Maternity Services

Your pregnancy journey is an important and exciting experience and we would like to ensure that your maternity care and support is right for you. At Guy’s and St Thomas’ we offer a wide range of choices and services in hospital, community and home settings.

Website: www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk

Maternity Services - Croydon Health Services

When the time comes for you to have your baby, you want to be in a place where you feel comfortable, relaxed, confident and secure. You also want everything to go as smoothly as possible. Our midwives will be with you every step of the way, offering your help and advice throughout your pregnancy.

Telephone: 0208 401 3000

Website: www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk

Baby Buddy App

Baby Buddy is an award winning mobile phone app for new parents and parents-to-be, created by mums, doctors and midwives.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

Lambeth Talking Therapies

We offer talking therapies for people experiencing mild to moderate depression, general anxiety and worry, panic attacks, social anxiety, traumatic memories and obsessive compulsive disorder. We also offer help with other problems including anger, eating, and relationship or sexual difficulties.

Telephone: 0203 228 4040

Website: slam-iapt.nhs.uk/lambeth

Mosaic Clubhouse

Mosaic Clubhouse supports people who are living with a mental health condition in the London Borough of Lambeth.

Telephone: 020 7924 9657

Website: www.mosaic-clubhouse.org

Email: infohub@mosaic-clubhouse.org

Lambeth & Southwark MIND

We’re Lambeth & Southwark Mind, an independent local charity working for the well-being of people in the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark who are experiencing any kind of mental distress.

Telephone: 020 7501 9203 and press option 1

Website: www.lambethandsouthwarkmind.org.uk

Email: informationservice@lambethandsouthwarkmind.org.uk

SLaM: Lambeth

Lambeth Talking Therapies Service is part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies service (IAPT). Our service is available to anyone 18 years and older registered with a Lambeth GP.

We offer talking therapies for people experiencing mild to moderate depression, general anxiety and worry, panic attacks, social anxiety, traumatic memories and obsessive compulsive disorder. We also offer help with other problems including anger, eating, and relationship or sexual difficulties.

Telephone: 0203 228 6747

Website: slam-iapt.nhs.uk/lambeth

Rethink

Rethink provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.

Telephone: 0300 5000 927

Website: www.rethink.org

Email: info@rethink.org

Samaritans

Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Telephone: 116 123

Website: www.samaritans.org

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Big White Wall

A safe online community of people who are anxious, down or not coping who support and help each other by sharing what’s troubling them, guided by trained professionals.

Available 24/7, Big White Wall is completely anonymous so you can express yourself freely and openly. Professionally trained Wall Guides ensure the safety and anonymity of all members.

Telephone: 0203 691 1955

Website: www.bigwhitewall.com

Email: theteam@bigwhitewall.com

Healthwatch Lambeth: Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing

Our work focuses on community mental health services, prevention and early intervention and Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) mental health.

Telephone: (Anna Jones) 020 7095 5766

Website: www.healthwatchlambeth.org.uk/mental-health

Email: anna.jones@healthwatchlambeth.org.uk

Mental Health Services in Lambeth

If you are experiencing mental health problems it is important to know that you are not alone and there is plenty of help out there to improve your mental well-being.

For a full list of Mental Health Services in the Lambeth area please follow the link below.

Website: www.lambethccg.nhs.uk

MoodJuice

MoodJuice is designed to help you think about emotional problems and work towards solving them. Emotional problems are often the mind and body’s way of saying that something needs to be changed in our life.

Website: www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk

SANEline

SANE is a leading UK mental health charity. We work to improve quality of life for anyone affected by mental illness.

Telephone: 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm – 10.30pm daily)

Facebook: charitySANE

Twitter: @CharitySANE

Website: www.sane.org.uk

Streatham Hill Centre Sexual Health Clinic

This clinic is based at the Streatham Hill Centre in south London. It offers a walk-in service as well as appointments.

Telephone: 020 3049 4006

Website: www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk

The Havens

We are a network of specialist sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) located across London and open 24/7. Our three centres work closely together to ensure that the same level of service is provided wherever a victim of sexual assault presents.

Telephone: 020 3299 1599

Website: www.thehavens.org.uk

SH:24

SH:24 provides free and confidential STI testing that you can access 24 hours a day.

Facebook: sh24nhs

Twitter: @sh24_nhs

Website: sh24.org.uk

Email: sh24.info@nhs.net

National Sexual Health Helpline

If you would like to talk to someone about a sexual health issue, you can call the national sexual health helpline. Your call will be treated with sensitivity and in strict confidence. The Sexual Health Helpline is open from 9am-8pm, Monday-Friday.

Telephone: 0300 123 7123

Website: www.nhs.uk/oneyou

Brook

Brook provides free and confidential sexual health and wellbeing services for nearly 250,000 young people UK-wide, each year.

Website: www.brook.org.uk

Family Planning Association

They are a sexual health charity. They give straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships to everyone in the UK.

Telephone: 0300 1237123

Website: www.fpa.org.uk

Guy's and St Thomas' Stop Smoking Service

Our free stop smoking service aims to help people to give up smoking. We provide advice, support and encouragement to help you stop smoking for good.

Telephone: 0800 856 3409 or 020 3049 5186

Website: www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk

Quit with help

Everyone has a different reason for quitting, get a personalised Quit Smoking Plan.

Website: www.quitwithhelp.co.uk

Lambeth Council

Browse our events calendar to find out about upcoming Sports and Exercise events/clubs in the Lambeth area.

Website: www.lambeth.gov.uk

NHS Weight Loss Plan

Develop healthier eating habits and get more active with the NHS weight loss guide.

Website: www.nhs.uk/Livewell

Weight Watchers

Meetings, Online or a little bit of both. We’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.

Website: www.weightwatchers.com

Change 4 Life

See how much salt, sugar and saturated fat is in those family favourites. Get simple swaps to help you cut back on the sugar in your kids’ food and drink.

For more information: www.nhs.uk/change4life