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Congleton Town Council
Home Community Residents Where to go for Support

Support groups available in Cheshire East (in alphabetical order)

If you are aware of any other groups you think should be added to the list, please email: info@congleton-tc.gov.uk

Abortion/Sterilisation

Marie Stopes UK Helpline
British Pregnancy Advisory Service

Alcohol/Substance Misuse

Alcoholics Anonymous
Substance Misuse Service (Stepping Stones):
Catherine House, Crewe
Bradshaw House, Macclesfield

Anger Management

British Association of Anger Management

Anti Social Behaviour

Cheshire East Anti-Social Behaviour Team
Victim Support Team

Anxiety

Anxiety UK
Children & Young People's Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) 0-18

Armed Services & Ex Service People

Royal British Legion
SSAFA Association
Help for Hero's
War Widows Society
Combat Stress

Autism

Autism Together Trust
National Autistic Society
Space 4 Autism (Macclesfield)
Brainwave North West

Bereavement

Cruse Bereavement
Macclesfield Bereavement Support Service
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide SOBS
Pet Bereavement Support Service

Blindness

East Cheshire Eye Society
RNIB

Bullying

Anti-Bullying Alliance
Childline
Family Information Service (FIS)
Family Lives

Cancer

Macmillan Cancer Information And Support Service
Prostate Cancer UK
East Cheshire Hospice

Carers

Crossroads Together
Crossroads Together
Cheshire & Warrington Carers Trust

Child Abuse

NSPCC
Cheshire without Abuse
Childline
NAPAC
Cheshire East Domestic Abuse Family Safety Unit, (DAFSU)

Consumer

Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice - Cheshire East

Counselling

Just Drop In
East Cheshire Counselling

Debt/Financial Welfare

Christians Against Poverty (CAP)
Citizens Advice

Depression

Students Against Depression
Mind (National)

Dementia

Alzheimer’s Society
Age UK
Age UK Cheshire
Dementia Reablement Service North
Dementia Reablement Service South

Disability

Scope (National)
Alternative Futures Group

Dyslexia

British Dyslexia Association
The Cheshire Dyslexia Association

Domestic Abuse/Violence

Cheshire East Domestic Abuse Family Safety Unit, (DAFSU)
Cheshire without Abuse

Drugs

Talk to FRANK
Narcotics Anonymous
Change Live Grow
Rehab Online
Re-Solv

Downs Syndrome

Down's Syndrome Association
Down's Syndrome Cheshire

Eating Disorders

Beat
CHEDS - Cheshire and Merseyside Adolescent Eating Disorder Service
CWP NHS – Eating Disorder Service - Macclesfield

Ethnic Minority Groups

Support and resources for BAME Communities
Cheshire Halton & Warrington Race & Equality Centre

Exam Stress

Young Minds
Student Minds

Fertility

Fertility Network
Cheshire Fertility Centre

Forced Marriages/Honour Abuse

Karma Nirvana
Against Forced Marriages
Cheshire Without Abuse

Gambling

GamCare
Gamblers Anonymous UK

Gender Identity

LGBT Foundation
Gender Trust

Hate Crime

Cheshire Police
True Vision

Hearing

Deafness Support Network

HIV

Axess - Cheshire East
Free Testing HIV

Homelessness/Housing

Cheshire East Council (housing advice)
Shelter
P3 Charity
P3 Cheshire East
Peaks and Plains Housing Trust
Adullam Homes Housing Association
Cheshire Homechoice
The Rossendale Trust

Internet Safety

Internet Matters
NSPCC
Cheshire East Council – Keeping safe online

Learning Disability

SCOPE
Live Well - Cheshire East
Macclesfield Lifestyle Group
CWP NHS Trust – Learning Disability Community Health Team - Cheshire East

Legal Advice

Citizens Advice UK
Citizens Advice - Cheshire East

Loneliness

Age UK
Carers UK

Mental Health

Mind
Mind
Mind, Body & Sole
Bipolar UK
Rethink
Making Space
SANE
Adult and Older People's Community Mental Health Teams - Cheshire East
Buddy and Befriending for over 50's
Mentell
Cheshire & Warrington Partnership (CWP) Mental Health Helpline

OCD

OCD UK
OCD Action

Offenders and Family Support

PACT
POPS (Partners of Prisoners)

Older People

Age UK Cheshire East

Parents Needing Someone To Talk To

Gingerbread
Single Parents
Young Minds - Parents Helpline
Working Families
Family Lives

PTSD

PTSD UK
Mind
Assist Trauma Care
Anxiety UK
Combat Stress

Pregnancy

National Childbirth Trust
Antenatal Results & Choices
British Pregnancy Advisory Service
PANDAS
Cry-sis

Rape and Assault

Rape Crisis England and Wales
Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC)
Cheshire East
SARSAS
Cheshire East Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Partnership

Relationships & Family

Relate
Marriage Care
Family Lives

Self-Esteem

Mind
Mind
YoungMinds
Shout

Self Injury & Harm

Mind - Support line
Mind - Infoline
YoungMinds - Parents Helpline
YoungMinds
Rethink
Samaritans
Papyrus (under 35)
The Mix (under 25)

Sexuality

Stonewall
Switchboard

Stalking

National Stalking Helpline
Paladin – National Stalking Advocacy Service
Victim Support
Victim Support - Cheshire

Stress

Mind
YoungMinds
Shout
Rethink

Suicide

Samaritans
Suicide Prevention UK
CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
Papyrus (Under 35)
SOBS (Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide)
AMPARO

Terminal Illness

Marie Curie
Cruse
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Service - Macclesfield
East Cheshire Hospice
Sue Ryder

Trauma

Headway
Day One Trauma Support

Young People

Childline
YoungMinds
Visyon
Just Drop In
Cheshire East Youth Support Service