121 - Confidential Support One to One

This section gives you contact info for services that offer 1 to 1 support.

1 to 1 Support

Anti-Bullying

Ring if you or a friend are being bullied.

Freephone 0800 5875991

ChildLine

ChildLine is the UK's free helpline for children and young people. It provides a confidential telephone
counselling service for any child with any problem, 24 hours a day, every day. It comforts, advises and
protects. Where a child is in danger,

ChildLine works with other
helping agencies to ensure the child’s protection.
ChildLine also brings to public attention issues affecting children’s
welfare and rights.

Website: www.childline.org.uk
Freephone: 0800 1111
(24 hours every day)

‘The Line’: 0800 884444
A special helpline for children
Living away from home.

Mon - Fri 3.30pm - 9.30pm
Sat - Sun 2.00pm - 8.00pm
Minicom: 0800 400222
Mon - Fri 9.30am - 9.30pm
Sat - Sun 9.30pm - 8.00pm

Choices for Men

Confidential counselling for men whose lives have been affected by sexual, physical or emotional abuse.

Choices for Men

Helpline: 01223 471574

Office Hours:
Mon & Tue 9.30am - 1.30pm
Wed 9.30am - 6.00pm

Choices for Women

Confidential counselling for women whose lives have been affected by childhood sexual abuse.

01223 471574 (Helpline)

Office Opening Hours:
Mon - Thurs 9.30am - 3.30pm
Answerphone out of hours,
helpline: Tue 12.30 - 2.00pm

Eating Disorders Association Youth Helpline

Eating Disorders Association is a UK wide charity providing information, help and support for people affected
by eating disorders, in particular, anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Details of local contacts in your area
are freely available to callers ringing our national helpline.

EDA offers a range of services which includes:A UK-wide network of local self-help and support groups

• lists of treatments available
in your area, a helpline and support service for young people, a telephone counselling service for people with bulimia.

(up to 18yrs):
0845 6347650

Mon - Fri 4.00pm - 6.30pm
& Sat 1.00pm - 4.30pm

Samaritans

“Samaritans vision is for a society in which fewer people die by suicide,
people are able to explore their feelings and are able to acknowledge and respect the feelings of others.

Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for peolpe who are
experiencing feelings of
distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.

National Tel: 08457 909090

No charge is made for the
befriending which The
Samaritans offer.

Email: jo@samaritans.org
Email: Samaritans@anon.penet.fi

Website: www.samaritans.org

Suffolk Helpline

Open 24 hours a day.
Single person housing in hostel and flats. After school club. Holiday play schemes. Sports/Fitness facilities. Meeting rooms.

0800 8001122

The Suffolk Helpline provides
information, advice and support to
anyone in Suffolk whose lives are
affected or restricted by the
substance misuse of others.
They could be a friend, family
member, a colleague, or you could
be a young person and don't know
who to turn too. We are just a
telephone call away.

Suffolk Rape Crisis

Support for women who have suffered sexual abuse and rape. Offer face to face support for women and their families too.

01473 715333

Opening Hours:
Mon 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Fri 7.00pm - 9.00pm.

Waveney Rape and
Abuse centre

This organisation exists to help any man or woman (over the age of 16) affected by rape or any form of sexual or physical abuse, either past or present. It offers counselling, telephone crisis helpline, self-help
groups, befriending scheme and a listening ear for friends and family.

01502 585707

Office Hours:
Mon - Fri 9.00am - 5.00pm.