Advocacy and advice
- Cloverleaf provides advocacy services for individuals with mental health needs and carers within North East Lincolnshire. An advocate can help individuals and carers to have their voice heard and rights respected. Services users or carers can self-refer or be referred by a professional. Visit the Cloverleaf Advocacy website
- Citizens Advice offer advice and representation on issues like benefits, debt and housing. Visit the Citizens Advice website
Carer Support
- The North East Lincolnshire Carers Support Service helps all adult carers who care for an adult or child with additional needs and offer a wide range of services to support carers, including information and advice, wellbeing activities and befriending. Visit the Carers Support Service website
- The North East Lincolnshire Carers Strategy outlines the vision for carers in our community. Read the strategy
- Alzheimer's Society offers information, advice and support for people with Alzheimer's and their carers. Call 0300 222 11 22 or visit the Alzheimer's Society website
- Carers Trust work in partnership with a network of local centres and provide informatin, advice and support to people caring for a loved one. Visit the Carers Trust website
- If you're looking for free help and advice, contact Carers UK who make lives better for people who care across the United Kingdom. Visit the Carers UK website
- Mencap give information and advice to people with a learning diability, along with their families and carers. Visit the Mencap website
Medication
- Our friendly pharmacy team ensures service users and carers have safe and effective access to medicines. Find out more about Navigo's pharmacy service
- The Navigo Choice and Medication portal provides information on a wide variety of medication and mental health conditions, and is presented in a style that is easy to read - so you don't have to be a chemist to understand! Access the Choice and Medication portal
Mental Health
- If you're experiencing a mental health crisis or just need to talk to someone about your mental health, you can call North East Lincolnshire's 24/7 mental health line on (01472) 256256 or find out more about the 24/7 line
- If you need to speak about your mental health but don't want to pick up the phone, text ORANGE to 85258 to message with a trained volunteer. Find out more about our text message support
- Safespace offers out-of-hours mental health support in the evenings to anyone in North East Lincolnshire. Find out more about Safespace
- NHS Talking Therapies offer talking therapies and other support to people who are experiencing the effects of stress, anxiety or depression. Find out more about NHS Talking Therapies and self-refer online
- The Samaritans are here for you around-the-clock - 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. They are free to contact and you don't have to be suicidal to call. Call 116 123 or visit the Samaritans website
- Rethink gives a wealth of information and advice relevant to people affected by severe mental illness. Visit the Rethink website
Older People
- Age UK can provide information, advice and support for the over 60s. Call 0800 169 6565 or visit the Age UK website
- Independent Age gives practical help and emergency financial aid to older people who are living on very low incomes. Visit the Independent Age website