Support Groups - BBaby Life Support Systems (BLISS)2nd & 3rd Floors9 Holyrood Street London Bridge London SE1 2EL Tel: 020 7378 1122 Fax: 020 7403 0673 Parents support line: 0500 618 140 Email: information@bliss.org.uk www.bliss.org.uk BLISS was founded more than 20 years ago by parents shocked by the lack of adequate neonatal care in the UK. Over the years the charity has evolved to become the leading national neonatal charity with a mission to act as an advocate for the most fragile, vulnerable members of our population. Babyloss.comwww.babyloss.comEmail: reachout@babyloss.com Collated to provide information and support online for women and their partners who have experienced the devastating loss of a baby. Baby Milk Action23 St Andrews StreetCambridge CB2 3AX Tel: 01223 464 420 Email: info@babymilkaction.org Website: www.babymilkaction.org Baby Milk Action is a non-profit organisation, which aims to save lives and to end the avoidable suffering caused by inappropriate infant feeding. Baby Milk Action works within a global network to strengthen independent, transparent and effective controls in the marketing of the baby feeding industry. Babysittingcircle.co.ukPark House
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Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease Birth and Bonding International60 Nottingham RoadBelper DE56 1JH Tel: 01773 826055 This organisation holds a list of birthing partners, or doulas, who can be contacted by women in need. Birth CrisisBirth Crisis Midlands: Sheila Kitzinger 01865 300266South West: Debbie Harrison 01275 542652 London: Heather Allan 020 7485 4725 Glasgow: Mary Kennedy 0141 9467537 Manchester: Julie Kurutac 0161 434 4563 Evenings only: Muriel O'Driscoll 0151 9280596 For women who feel the need to talk about a traumatic birth experience. Birth Defects FoundationBDF CentreHemlock Way Cannock Staffs WS11 2GF Tel: 020 8516 2977 Fax: 020 8516 2978 Helpline: 0870 707020 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-8pm, Sat 9.30am-1pm) Tel: 01543 468888 Fax: 01543 468999 Email: help@birthdefects.co.uk www.bdfcharity.co.uk Book TrustBook House BrainwaveTel: 01278 429089 Somerset-based Brainwave offers therapy for brain injured and special needs children and since 1982 over 1500 brain injured children and their families have been supported by the charity. The Breastfeeding Network (BfN)PO Box 11126Paisley PA2 8YB Helpline: 0844 412 4664(9.30am-9.30pm) www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk Independent support and information about breastfeeding. British Acupuncture Council63 Jeddow RoadLondon W12 9HQ Tel: 020 8735 0400 Fax: 020 8735 0404 Email: info@acupuncture.org.uk www.acupuncture.org.uk The British Acupuncture Council gives helpful and representative information about all aspects of acupuncture and particularly traditional acupuncture practised in the United Kingdom. British Association for Early Childhood Education136 Cavell StreetLondon E1 2JA Tel: 020 7539 5400 Fax: 020 7539 5409 Email: office@early-education.org.uk www.early-education.org.uk The British Association for Early Childhood Education (Early Education) is a voluntary organisation with charitable status. It is concerned with all aspects of children's learning from birth through the early stages of primary education. British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN)10 Priory StreetYork Y01 6EZ Tel: 01904 613 605 Fax: 01904 642 239 Email: baspcan@baspcan.org.uk www.baspcan.org.uk The British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) is a registered charity which aims to prevent physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and neglect of children. They aim to promote the physical, emotional, and social well-being of children and their rights as citizens, through multi-disciplinary collaboration, education, campaigning and other appropriate activities, within its powers and resources. British Association of Psychotherapists37 Mapesbury RoadLondon NW2 4HJ Tel: 020 8452 9823 Fax: 020 8452 5182 Email: mail@bap-psychotherapy.org www.bap-psychotherapy.org The British Association of Psychotherapists (BAP) specialises in individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy for adults, adolescents and children. It is one of the foremost psychoanalytic psychotherapy training organisations in the country. The BAP, founded in 1951, is the longest established psychoanalytic psychotherapy association in Britain and one of the largest, with over 500 members nationwide. British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy1 Regent PlaceRugby Warwickshire CV21 2PJ Tel: 0870 443 5252 Fax: 0870 443 5160 Email: bacp@bacp.co.uk www.bacp.co.uk The Association works towards representing counselling at national and international levels, maintaining and raising standards of training and practice, responding to requests for information and advice on matters related to counselling and promoting the understanding and awareness of counselling throughout society. British Chiropractic AssociationBlagrave House17 Blagrave Street Reading RG1 1QB Tel: 0118 950 5950 Fax: 0118 958 8946 Email: enquiries@chiropractic-uk.co.uk www.chiropractic-uk.co.uk The BCA represents 70% of UK chiropractors. It aims to promote, encourage and maintain high standards of conduct, practice, education and training within the profession in this country. British Deaf Association1-3 Worship StreetLondon EC2A 2AB Tel: text 020 7588 3529 Freefone: (text only) 0800 6552965 Videophone: 0207 496 9539 Voice: 020 7588 3520 Fax: 020 7588 3527 Email: helpline@bda.org.uk www.britishdeafassociation.org.uk Organisation that promotes sign language and deaf issues. Provides a central resource for deaf people from across the world to communicate and share experiences. Offers information to both deaf and hearing people alike on useful resources. British Dietetic Association5th FloorCharles House 148/9 Great Charles Street Queensway Birmingham B3 3HT Tel: 0121 200 8080 Fax: 0121 200 8081 Email: info@bda.uk.com www.bda.uk.com The British Dietetic Association, established in 1936, was formed to provide training and facilities for state registered Dietitians. British Dyslexia Association98 London RoadReading Berkshire RG1 5AU Helpline: 0118 966 8271 Admin Tel: 0118 966 2677 Fax: 0118 935 1927 Email: info@dyslexiahelp-dba.demon.co.uk www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk The BDA is the voice of dyslexic people. They offer advice, information and help to families, professionals and dyslexic individuals. They are working to raise awareness and understanding of dyslexia, and to effect change. British Homeopathic Association15 Clerkenwell CloseLondon EC1R 0AA Tel: 020 7566 7800 Fax: 020 7566 7815 Email: info@trusthomeopathy.org www.trusthomeopathy.org The association aims to help you find accurate and helpful information about homeopathy. British Humanist Association47 Theobalds RoadLondon WC1X 8SP Tel: 020 7430 0908 Fax: 020 7430 1271 Email: info@humanism.org.uk www.humanism.org.uk The British Humanist Association is the UK's leading organisation for people concerned with ethics and society, free from religious and supernatural dogma. It represents, supports and serves humanists in the UK and is a registered charity with more than fifty affiliated local groups. British Nutrition FoundationHigh Holborn House52-54 High Holborn London WC1V 6RQ Tel: 020 7404 6504 Fax: 020 7404 6747 Email: postbox@nutrition.org.uk www.nutrition.org.uk The Foundation promotes the nutritional wellbeing of society through the impartial interpretation and effective dissemination of scientifically based nutritional knowledge and advice. British Registry of Complementary PractitionersPO Box 194London SE16 7QZ Tel: 020 7237 5165 Fax: 020 237 5175 Email: icm@icmedecine.co.uk www.icmedecine.co.uk Referral service for the public for hypnotherapy, homeopathy, massage, reflexology, osteopathy, Chinese medicine, aromatherapy, counselling and energy medicine, colour therapy and healer counselling. |
