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Wellbeing directory

Our directory below shares where you can go for help with your wellbeing in Harrogate. If you or someone you know is looking for support with mental health, finances, addiction or other challenges, you can select the relevant category to see organisations you can turn to.

Our own Wellbeing Network includes drop-ins, one-to-one support and services such as your funeral wishes to support those affected by terminal illness.

If you are part of an organisation you feel would be useful to include in this list, please email info@saintmichaelshospice.org and mention our Wellbeing Directory.

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Wellbeing support in the Harrogate district

 

CategoryResource nameWebsiteInformation on resource
TransportCommunity Transport Knaresboroughhttps://chainlane.org/our-projects-2/community-transport-knaresborough/Driving service for those who cannot use public transport - for hospital appts, wellbeing social activities or other appts. £3 booking fee then 45p a mile.
TransportTVCSA Harrogate and Ripon Community Transporthttps://hadca.org.uk/directory/organisation/19789Driving service for individuals to attend medical appointments (eg. doctors, hospital, dentist, etc.); shopping; or other social activities.
Journeys booked 2 days in advance.
Funeral PlanningSaint Michael's Hospice Funeral Planning documenthttps://saintmichaelshospice.org/how-we-help/funeral-wishes/Downloadable funeral information & planning pack
Online DirectoryCompass eHubhttps://www.compassehub.com/Online resource library showing local charities, services, and events including regularly coffee mornings and group walks etc.
Financial AdviceCitizen's Advice North Yorkshire (CANY) - Harrogate Officehttps://www.cany.org.uk/contact/visit-us/visit-us-in-harrogate/Information & advice on money, benefits, foodbanks, housing, employment & other issues:
•Telephone - free Adviceline service
•Online resources and advice
•Face-to-face: Weekly drop-in in Harrogate on Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays. Monthly outreach visits in Masham / Pateley Bridge / Ripon.
Online DirectoryNidderdale Plus Community Hubhttps://www.nidderdaleplus.org.uk/Hub in Pateley Bridge providing services and linking people and organisations across the wider Nidderdale area. Also have an online Nidderdale directory of community groups and useful local information.
Online DirectoryHarrogate & District Community Action (HADCA)https://hadca.org.uk/Free online community directory for the Harrogate district.
Support GroupsCarers Resourcehttps://www.carersresource.org/Support for carers in Bradford, Harrogate, Selby and Craven Districts including advice, practical support, counselling, wellbeing groups & coffee mornings.
Mental HealthSamaritanshttps://www.samaritans.org/Emotional support for anyone in distress. You don't have to be suicidal to call. Support available via phone, email, webchat or face to face.
Mental HealthNorth Yorkshire Out of Hours Mental Helplinehttps://www.tewv.nhs.uk/services/crisis-advice/People in North Yorkshire can contact TEWV crisis services 24/7 using the Single Point of Access telephone number 0800 0516 171, The new number makes it easier for those in mental distress, including children, older people and those with learning difficulties and/or autism to get urgent help.
A confidential and anonymous service available to anyone registered with a North Yorkshire GP.
Providing a listening ear, emotional support, signposting and referral into other services for individuals and the carers of people experiencing mental distress.
Open from Monday to Thursday, 5pm to 8.30am
Open on a Friday from 4.30pm (24 hours at the weekends, including bank holidays)
Mental HealthSanelinewww.sane.org.ukA national mental health charity providing information and emotional support to anyone affected by mental illness, 4:30pm-10:30pm daily.
National telephone helpline for anyone coping with mental illness, including concerned relatives or friends.
AddictionAdfam www.adfam.org.uk/homeDifferent types of support for family members of someone who has an addiction (alcohol, substances, gambling). There are lots of resources on their website, including on-line groups, one-to-one support sessions and information videos.
No helpline.
Mental HealthMind Harrogate & Riponhttps://mindinharrogate.org.uk/ Covers the Harrogate District. Counselling, activities offered throughout the Harrogate district, mental health help and information, befriending etc.
Services are available by phone and online, along with practical help and support.
AddictionHarrogate Recovery AAwww.harrogate-recovery.orgListings of local face to face and online alcoholic anonymous meetings in the Harrogate, Knaresborough, Wetherby and Ripon area.
AddictionN Y Horizonshttps://www.nyhorizons.org.uk/Drug and alcohol recovery services for North Yorkshire. Range of free, confidential and non-judgmental services for individuals and their families. Line manned Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm.
Mental HealthAnxiety UKwww.anxietyuk.org.uk Support and therapy to help with anxiety. Opening times: Mon-Fri 9:30am - 5.30pm
Mental HealthNo Panicwww.nopanic.org.ukSupport for anxiety, phobias and obsessions.
Mental HealthISMA (International Stress Management UK)www.isma.org.uk Free downloads regarding stress, facts about stress, stressbusting tips, how to identify stress etc.
Mental HealthHeadspace - App www.headspace.comApp which teaches meditation and mindfulness.
Mental HealthCalm – App www.calm.comApp which provides meditations for stress, anxiety and sleep (sleep stories).
Mental HealthThe Mixwww.themix.org.uk One to one focused support with a trained team, either by phone, webchat, or email. Specifically for the under 25s. Covers all mental health issues including self-harm, eating disorders, depression and anxiety.
Mental HealthBattle Scarshttps://www.battle-scars-self-harm.org.uk/Charity that aims to support people who self-harm and support family, friends and carers (aim of removing the stigma). Support online and groups run in Leeds to help educate professionals about the issues of self-harm.
Mental Health - Eating DisordersFirst Steps EDhttps://firststepsed.co.uk/about-us/A national charity providing emotional support and practical advice to anyone affected by an eating disorder in the UK. A dedicated support line for those suffering with anorexia or bulimia, as well as support for the family and friends of those with eating disorders.
For people struggling with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating, in addition to related self-harm.
Complete form on website to book 1:1 support calls.
Mental Health - Eating DisordersBeatwww.beateatingdisorders.org.uk Telephone, support groups and online support for individuals with eating disorders, as well as training, information and resources for families, employers and schools.
Mental Health - Eating DisordersOvereaters Anonymous Great Britainhttps://www.oagb.org.uk/Local support group for people with overeating problems (face to face group in Leeds).
Mental HealthCALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) www.thecalmzone.net Hours: 5pm – midnight, 365 days a year
Charity dedicated to the prevention of male suicide. They provide telephone, Whatsapp or webchat support year round, as well as education and support for families and friends post-suicide.
Mental HealthStay Alive - Appwww.prevent-suicide.org.ukApp that offers help both to people with thoughts of suicide and to people concerned about someone else. Links to 14 UK helplines.
Mental HealthPapyrus HOPELINEUKwww.Papyrus-uk.orgConfidential support for under 35s at risk of suicide and others of any age who are concerned about them. Helpline open daily from 9am-midnight. Online platform also available to save suicide safety plans.
Mental HealthHearing Voices Network (HVN)www.hearing-voices.org A peer-focused national organisations for people who hear voices and supporting family members, activists and mental health practitioners. Members may or may not have a psychiatric diagnosis.
Mental HealthAction on Post-partum Psychosis (APP Network)www.app-network.orgInformation to women who have experienced PP and their families, via website and Insider Guides. Peer support to families affected by PP through the forum, one to one support and workshops. Research into the causes of Postpartum Psychosis, treatments for this illness and what helps families to recover.
Mental HealthReflectwww.reflectharrogate.co.ukProviding a confidential service to all clients. Offer a trained listening ear, information and unconditional acceptance to those who are experiencing a crisis relating to pregnancy, or pregnancy loss, in York, Harrogate, Selby and Thirsk.
BereavementSurvivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS)www.uk-sobs.org.ukSurvivors of Bereavement by Suicide exist to meet the needs and break the isolation experienced by those bereaved by suicide. They are a self-help organisation who aim to provide a safe, confidential environment in which bereaved people can share their experiences and feelings, so giving and gaining support from each other.
BereavementJust 'B' Bereavement Support www.justb.org.ukJust ‘B’ is part of Herriot Hospice Homecare’s wider charity: a specialist bereavement support and emotional wellbeing service helping children, young people and adults across the communities of North Yorkshire, as well as offering specialist support regionally and nationally.
BereavementSt Gemma’s Hospicehttps://www.st-gemma.co.uk/our-care/how-we-can-help/for-families-carers/Bereavement Cafe and Group which is open to anyone in Leeds Area.
Mental HealthBridgehouse SARC – Yorkwww.bridgehousesarc.orgSexual Assault Referral Centre providing a dedicated service for men or women who have been raped or sexually assaulted recently or in the past. Offer a safe and welcoming environment which focuses on your individual needs, offering emotional and practical support. Accept self-referral victims who have experienced rape or sexual assault either recently or historically.
Mental HealthIDAS www.idas.org.ukIDAS is a specialist charity that provides comprehensive support services to anyone experiencing or affected by domestic abuse or sexual violence. Our services include refuge accommodation, community-based support, peer mentoring, group work and access to a free, confidential 24-hour helpline.
Mental HealthHard to Help www.hardtohelp.org/Provides online resources for working with perpetrators of domestic abuse.
Mental HealthNational Self Harm Networkwww.NSHN.co.ukAn online Forum dedicated to support individuals who self-harm as well as the families and carers of those who self-harm.
Mental HealthAndy’s Man Club www.AndysManClub.co.ukmen’s suicide prevention charity, offering free-to-attend peer-to-peer support groups across the United Kingdom and online.
Mental HealthThe Go-Tohttps://thegoto.org.uk/Resources to assist young people and their parents/carers access support for mental health
AddictionAlcoholics Anonymous Meetingshttps://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/intergroups/north-yorkshire-intergroup/Weekly support meetings throughout North Yorkshire for those struggling with alcohol.
WellbeingVirtual Village Hall by Royal Voluntary Servicehttps://virtualvillagehall.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/ Free online activity hub and community - providing online classes and activities, both live and on demand. Including exercise, music, crafts, baking, gardening and learning other skills.
VeteransOp COURAGEhttps://veteranaware.nhs.uk/op-courage/Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service - specialist care and support for reservists, veterans and their families
VeteransOp RESTOREhttps://www.imperial.nhs.uk/our-services/op-restoreVeterans Physical Health and Wellbeing Service - an NHS service that supports individuals who have served in, or are leaving, the UK Armed Forces and have continuing, physical health injuries and related medical problems attributed to their time in the Armed Forces. It is hosted here at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
VeteransOp FORTITUDEhttps://www.riverside.org.uk/care-and-support/veterans/opfortitude/The pathway for veterans at risk of or experiencing homelessness
VeteransOp COMMUNITYhttps://www.armedforcesnetwork.org/armed-forces-community/families/single-point-of-contact/OpCOMMUNITY is an easily accessible point of contact with a dedicated email and phone number to support the Armed Forces community as a whole.
VeteransOp NOVAhttps://www.forcesemployment.org.uk/programmes/op-nova/Provides support for veterans who are in contact with the justice system  
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