Support Groups - B
Baby Life Support Systems (BLISS)
2nd Floor, 87 - 89 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7TP
Tel: 020 7820 9471
Fax: 020 7820 9567
Parents support line: 0500 618 140
Email: info@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.com
www.babyloss.com
email: 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 Action
23 St Andrews Street
Cambridge 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.org (part
of Parenting Services)
Park House
82-88 Richmond Hill
Richmond, Surrey
TW10 6RA
Email: info@parenting-services.com
Website: http://www.babysittingcircle.org/
Birth and Bonding International
(doula association)
60 Nottingham Road
Belper DE56 1JH
Tel: 01773 826055
Has a list of doulas.
Birth Crisis
Midlands: Sheila Kitzinger 01865 300266
South West: Debbie Harrison
01275 542652
London: Heather Allan 020 74854725
Manchester: Judith
Kurutac 0161 43445633
Glasgow: Mary Kennedy 0141 9467537
Book Trust
Book House
45 East Hill
London SW18 2QZ
Tel: 020 8516 2977
Fax: 020 8516 2978
www.booktrust.org.uk
Book Trust is an independent, educational charity founded to promote books and reading, encouraging readers of all ages and cultures to discover and enjoy books
Breastfeeding Network (BfN)
PO Box 11126
Paisley PA2 8YB
Helpline: 0870 900 8787
Email: broadfoot@btinternet.com
www.breastfeeding.co.uk/bfn/
Independent support and information about breastfeeding.
British Acupuncture Council
63 Jeddow Road
London W12 9HQ
Tel: 020 8735 0400
Fax: 020 8735 0404
Email: info@acupunctute.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 Allergy Foundation
Deepdene House
30 Bellgrove Road
Welling
Kent DA16 3PY
Helpline: 020 8303 8583 (9am-5pm, Mon-Fri)
Email: info@allergyfoundation.com
www.allergyfoundation.com
The Foundation exists to provide information, advice and support to allergy sufferers and their carers. On the site you will find information about the Foundation,
about allergies and allergy testing, as well as where to get more help for those who have allergic reactions, and details about our Seal of Approval.
British Association for Early Childhood
Development (BAECD)
136 Cavell Street
London 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 Street
York 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 Child Psychotherapists
37 Mapesbury Road
London 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 of Counselling
1 Regent Place
Rugby
Warwickshire CV21 2PJ
Tel: 01788 550 899
Fax: 01788 562 189
Info Line: 01788 578 328
Email: bac@bac.co.uk
www.counselling.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 Association
Blagrave House
17 Blagrave Street
Reading RG1 1QB
Tel: 0118 950 5950
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 Association
1-3 Worship Street
London EC2A 2AB
Tel: Text 020 7588 3529
Voice: 020 7588 3520
Fax: 020 7588 3527
Email: info@bda.org.uk
www.bda.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 Diabetic Association
10 Queen Anne Street
London W1M OBD
Tel: 020 7323 1531
www.diabetes.org.uk
British Dietetic Association
5th Floor
Elizabeth House
22 Suffolk Street
Queensway
Birmingham B1 1LS
Tel: 0121 616 4900
Fax: 0121 616 4901
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 Dyslexic Association
98 London Road
Reading
Berkshire RG1 5AU
Helpline: 0118 966 8271
Email: info@dyslexiahelp-dba.demon.co.uk
Admin Tel: 0118 966 2671
Fax: 0118 935 1927
Email: admin@bda-dyslexia.demon.co.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 Epilepsy Association
(BEA)
New Anstey House
Gateway Drive
Yeadon
Leeds LS3 1BE
Tel: 0113 210 8800
Fax: 0113 391 0300
Helpline: 0808 800 5050
Email: epilepsy@bea.org.uk
www.epilepsy.org.uk
British Epilepsy Association (BEA) provides a wide range of services and information to support anybody with an interest in epilepsy.
British Homeopathic Association
15 Clerkenwell Close
London EC1R 0AA
Tel: 020 7566 7800
Fax: 020 7566 7815
www.trusthomeopathy.org
The association aims to help you find accurate and helpful information about homeopathy.
British Humanist Association
42 Theobalds Road
London 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 Institute for Brain Injured Children
(BIBIC)
Knowle Hall
Bridgewater
Somerset TA7 8PJ
Tel: 01278 684 060
Fax: 01278 685 573
Email: info@BIBIC.org.uk
www.bibic.org.uk
It is BIBIC's premise, supported over the years, that although brain injury is tragic it is not necessarily untreatable.
British Nutrition Foundation
High Holborn House
52-54 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 Practitioners
PO Box 194
London SE16 7QZ
Tel: 020 7237 5165
Fax: 020 237 5175
Referral service for the public for hypnotherapy, homeopathy, massage, reflexology, osteopathy, Chinese medicine, aromatherapy, counselling and energy medicine, colour therapy and healer
counselling.
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