Support Groups

Support, information and advice for ex-offenders seeking work and employers wishing to recruit and retain ex-offenders. Includes guides to the laws on disclosure and details of their nationwide advice service.

Free debt advice for families and individuals. Information about the organisation, and how they work. Includes news, useful links, and contact details (phone, mail, and e-mail).

Doctors' Support Line is staffed by volunteer doctors to provide peer support for doctors in the UK. It is an independent, confidential and anonymous service.

A directory of self-help and support groups. Browse by categories or search for the group nearest you. Also hosts discussion forums on a variety of topics.

Helpline, Counselling and information for anyone affected by gambling.

Bringing together families and individuals fighting deportation in the UK.

Online problem pages magazine.

An online course in web production set up by the UNHCR. Its aim is to help refugee individuals and organisations communicate.

Aims to provide relationship counseling to couples of all sorts. Information on services, locations and costs.

Resource for self help groups, their support agencies and health and social care professionals. Based in Nottingham but with a wide range of information and resources relevant to all self help groups.

Online community site dedicated to providing information for and promoting the interests of short people.

Support and advices for those families who believe they are victimised by social services.

Works with helplines to achieve the highest quality response to all those using telephone helplines. Includes an online version of the Telephone Helplines Directory.

National charity which runs self-help groups for the separated or divorced throughout the UK. The site has details of local groups plus information on how to start a new group.