Connecting you to the right support
We know how hard the festive season can be for our patients. With short, cold, dark days, and bittersweet memories of those who are no longer here to celebrate with us, it’s important to reach out and take the help available. Below you will find a small selection of various types of support available across Coventry and Warwickshire for whatever you may be struggling with.
For even more resources and useful links, visit our support page, here.
Mental Health
Talking Therapies
Individuals aged 16 and above who are experiencing low mood, stress, depression, or anxiety may benefit from the free and confidential mental health support provided by Coventry, Warwickshire, and Solihull Talking Therapies.
Mind Coventry and Warwickshire
Mind is an independent charity overseen by a board of local trustees. Their objective is to ensure that every individual facing mental health difficulties receives the necessary support and the dignity they deserve. Coventry and Warwickshire Mind caters to individuals of all ages, including children, adolescents, and adults. You can find information on their drop-in hubs across Coventry and Warwickshire for over 18’s here.
Coventry Wellbeing Hub
Open six days a week, 1pm to 5pm for mental health support. The Wellbeing drop-in hub provides a safe, secure environment for anyone aged 18+ living in Coventry to socialise, partake in activities and chat with their friendly team of support workers.
Wellbeing For Coventry
Commissioned and funded by Coventry City Council, Wellbeing for Coventry provides one-to-one, group and peer support for adults experiencing an emotionally difficult time in their lives. Wellbeing for Coventry offers different support pathways depending on the specific needs of the individual.
Safe Haven Coventry and Warwickshire
Safe Haven provide non-clinical, community-based support, in the evening when most other options are closed. They provide crisis intervention, de-escalation, and support for those experiencing mental health distress. Open 6pm – 11pm in person, over the phone (Coventry) (Warwickshire) or email.
Rethink Mental Illness
They are the leading expert charity for people with serious conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, offering practical help guided by what works. Every year, their diverse range of information and support helps tens of thousands of people get through crises, live independently and feel that they do not have to face mental illness alone
Don't Panic (Audio Self-Help Guides)
The Don’t Panic series of audio self help guides is designed to provide people with easily accessible information about common mental health difficulties.
Bereavement
Child Bereavement UK
Child Bereavement UK help children and young people (up to age 25), parents, and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. They also provide training to professionals, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
Sands Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity
Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity in the UK. Sands exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to ensure that anyone affected by the death of a baby receives the best possible care and support for as long as they need it.
Compassionate Friends
TCF offers many different kinds of support for bereaved families. Whatever the cause of your loss, wherever you are in the UK, and whatever your circumstances – they are here to help.
Brake
Brake’s helpline is a quality accredited, Freephone, confidential support service, providing information and advocacy, emotional support and a listening ear for survivors of road crashes.
Scotty's Little Soldiers
Scotty’s Little Soldiers is a charity dedicated to supporting children and young people who have lost a parent serving in the British Armed Forces.
Child Death Helpline
The Child Death Helpline aims to provide a quality freephone service to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age. Callers to the helpline might be parents, grandparents, siblings, other family members, friends or involved professionals.
Cruse - Bereavement Support
They help people through one of the most painful times in life – with bereavement support, information and campaigning.
Hope Again
Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Care. It is a safe place where you can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone.
Lily Mae Foundation
A UK registered Charity Supporting Parents and Families who have suffered the devastating loss of a baby to Stillbirth, Neonatal Death, Miscarriage or Medical Termination.
Addiction
We Are With You
We Are With You provides free, confidential support to people who have issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. They work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether.
Addiction Family Support
A lifeline of safe, caring and professional support to families, friends and partners who are struggling to cope with the nightmare of a loved one’s addiction to drugs or alcohol and to those who have been bereaved by addiction or related causes.
Be Gamble Aware
Free, confidential help for anyone who is worried about their or someone else’s gambling. If you need help right away, call or live chat with an Adviser now through the National Gambling Treatment Service – available 24/7 for advice and help finding the right support.
Talk to Frank
If you have a problem with drugs Talk to Frank for friendly, confidential drugs advice.
Turning Point
Every 30 minutes someone leaves Turning Point’s services drink or drugs free. Turning Point offer you or a loved one a range of services depending on what you need, from detox and residential rehab to supported living and aftercare support.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Drinkaware
Drinkaware is the UK’s leading alcohol charity. Working together with individuals, communities, academics, researchers, industry and governments, with a vision of reducing alcohol harm in the UK.
Domestic and Sexual Abuse
Refuge
Are you experiencing domestic abuse? You are not alone. The Helpline can help you find a refuge vacancy for you and your children.
Freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline for women & children: 0808 2000 247
Respect
Are you experiencing domestic abuse? You are not alone. The Helpline can help you find contacts to your local male victim’s domestic abuse service, access refuges / safe houses for male victims.
Freephone, Mon–Fri 10am-5pm Helpline for Men: 0808 8010327
Survivors UK
Survivors UK provide a national online helpline, individual and group counselling for boys, men and non-binary people aged 13+ who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their lives. They also offer emotional support through the justice system, support for friends and families of survivors, and training for professionals and organisations.
SafeLives
SafeLives is a UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good. Using evidence and survivor voice to continuously improve the response to domestic abuse, working with organisations across the UK.
Rape Crisis
Rape Crisis England & Wales is the feminist charity working to end child sexual abuse, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment and all other forms of sexual violence.
24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line for anyone aged 16+ in England and Wales: 0808 500 2222
Panahghar
Panahghar, an Urdu word for “safe house,” is a charity based in Coventry that aims to help Asian woman and their families in the region who have experienced domestic abuse.
Victim Support
As an independent charity, working towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and the respect they deserve. They help people feel safer and find the strength to move beyond crime. Support is free, confidential and tailored to your needs.
Coventry Haven
Their aim is to help women and their children who have been or are being subjected to, domestic abuse in any form to free themselves from the situation they are in by providing safe housing and a range of support services, before during and after leaving their abusive partner/family member. We will assist you through your whole journey. These services are run by staff and volunteers and are free of charge.
Roshni
Roshni supports Black and Minoritised communities affected by domestic abuse, a leading provider supporting survivors through their journey.
24 Hour Multilingual Forced Marriage & Honour Based Abuse Helpline: 0800 953 9777
Safe to Talk - Coventry City Council
A hub of information for those living in Coventry, for all ages and genders, for those experiencing (or have experienced) domestic abuse and those supporting victims.
Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre
CRASAC is the only specialist service in Coventry which provides support for adults and children who have been impacted directly or indirectly by sexual violence or abuse at any time in their lives. This includes online abuse and exploitation.
Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support
Physical, financial and emotional support to help you live life as fully as you can.
Orchid - Fighting Male Cancer
Orchid exists to save men’s lives from testicular, prostate and penile cancers through pioneering research and promoting awareness.
Cancer Research UK
Free information service provided by Cancer Research UK about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families.
Live Well With Cancer
Making day-to-day life a little bit better for people living with cancer.
Breast Cancer Now
Breast Cancer Now aims to change the lives of people affected by breast cancer by combining the power of research and support. Anything and everything to do with breast cancer, whatever you’re going through, whoever you are, they’re here to support.
Prostate Cancer UK
Have you or any of your loved ones recently had prostate surgery and are experiencing issues? Are you interested in meeting others who, like you, are coping with these issues?
Disability Support
Guide Dogs UK
Guide Dogs UK offers a wide range of services with and without dogs to support people living with a vision impairment.
Deafblind UK
Deafblind UK supports people with combined sight and hearing loss to live the lives they want. Losing your sight and hearing can be frightening. The charity’s team of experts is here every step of the way to show you life beyond sight and hearing loss.
Limbless Association
A support group for amputees or those about to become amputees and their families, carers and friends to seek answers to common problems. Offering both practical and emotional support for amputees throughout their pre and post-amputation journey
Contact: For families with disabled children
Contact supports families with the best possible guidance and information. For every shape and size of family, whatever they need and whatever their child’s disability. Contact offers programmes, 1 on 1 support and also continue to influence policy, campaigning to tackle the inequalities families face.
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK is the UK’s leading Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO), led by, run by, and working for Disabled people. They work alongside other DPOs, as well as campaigning policy makers and Government across the UK to influence regional and national change for better rights, benefits, quality of life and economic opportunities for Disabled people.
RNID: Action on Hearing Loss
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People work with communities and partners across health, employment, research, government and more to change life for the better. Partnering with organisations to break down the barriers faced by people who are deaf, have hearing loss and tinnitus.
Autism & ADHD
National Autistic Society
Founded in 1962, they are the UK’s leading charity for autistic people and their families. Their goal is to help transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people.
Autism Independent UK
Autism Independent UK helps to increase awareness of autism to the notice of all, together with well established and newly developed approaches in the diagnosis, assessment, education and treatment.
Dimensions
They support people with learning disabilities and autism to have a louder voice, choice and control in their lives.
ADHDadultUK
ADHDadultUK is a UK-based charity run by adults with ADHD for adults with ADHD. They provide evidence-based resources, support, and advocacy for adults living with ADHD, helping them navigate the challenges and barriers they face due to this neurodevelopmental condition.
ASD Helping Hands
ASD Helping Hands support those affected by an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) regardless of age or what stage of life they are at. They aim to offer guidance, practical advice and support whether you are personally affected or you are an associated family member, carer, friend or professional.
Autism West Midlands
They are the leading charity in the West Midlands for Autistic adults, children, young people and those who love and care for them. Our passionate, expert staff and volunteers work across a range of age groups and abilities.
