RVA

Social Prescribing is linking people up with activities or services in the community that they might benefit from. It’s about connecting people to non-medical sources of support. We aim to help people live well and safely, and to maintain healthy lives, through non-medical support offered by Reading’s voluntary and community groups.

Website: rva.org.uk/social-prescribing

BCAS

If you have problems with bladder or bowel control, we can provide you with a variety of specialist continence treatments and advice.

Our nurse specialists offer confidential advice by telephone and at our clinics by appointment.

Telephone: 0118 949 5145

Website: www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk

The Little Blue Book of Sunshine

Life can be tough! If school is pants, you’re trying to figure out who you are and parents are stressing you out… then why wouldn’t you feel down on the world? But that’s rubbish if it means you feel bad about yourself, lose confidence or can’t bounce back.

The Little Blue Book of Sunshine explains some of the things you can do right now to feel better, or who to turn to if things feel too much.

Website:  https://www.berkshirewestccg.nhs.uk/

Berkshire Talking Therapies

Problems such as anxiety, depression, stress and phobias are very common. Talking Therapies is a friendly and approachable service that helps people with these problems.

Telephone: 0300 365 2000

Website: www.talkingtherapies.berkshire.nhs.uk

Email: talkingtherapies@berkshire.nhs.uk

Time to Talk: West Berkshire

Time to Talk West Berkshire provides free confidential counselling services to young people in need aged 11 to 25.

Telephone: 01635 760331

Website: t2twb.org

Email: office@t2twb.org

Sport in Mind

Sport in Mind® is the independent Berkshire mental health sports charity formed in Reading in 2011 to use sport and physical activity to help aid the recovery of people experiencing mental health problems and encourage individuals to move their lives forward in a positive direction.

Telephone or Text: 07341 267740

Website: sportinmind.org

Email: info@sportinmind.org

CALM

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is an award-winning charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK.

Telephone: 0800 58 58 58

Facebook: theCALMzone

Twitter: @theCALMzone

Website: www.thecalmzone.net

Berkshire Children, Young Peoples and Families Services

We provide care and support to children, young people and their families in Berkshire. We offer Specialist Children’s Services, Mental Health & Therapy Services.

Telephone: 0300 365 1234

Website: cypf.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk

No5

No5 offers confidential listening to support children and young people and those around them, through our free counselling service for those aged 10-25 in the Reading area.

Telephone: 0118 901 5668

Text: 07984 357551

Facebook: no5youngpeople

Twitter: @no5youngpeople

Website: no5.org.uk

Email: info@no5.org.uk

Relate Berkshire

Relate Berkshire offers relationship counselling, sexual therapy and family counselling for couples, families and singles to help make relationship changes for the better.

Telephone: 0118 987 6161

Website: www.relateberkshire.org

Email: Relate.Enquiries@relate.org.uk

BEAT Eating Disorders

We are a champion, guide and friend to anyone affected by eating disorders, giving individuals experiencing an eating disorder and their loved ones a place where they feel listened to, supported and empowered.

Helpline: 0808 801 0677

Youthline: 0808 801 0711 (for under 25s)

Facebook: beat.eating.disorders

Twitter: @beated

Website: www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk

Emotional Health Academy

Helping children, young people and families find support for emotional well-being earlier, faster and more easily within West Berkshire.

Telephone: 01635 519018

Website: info.westberks.gov.uk

Email: emotional.health.triage@westberks.gov.uk

MindEd UK

MindEd is a free educational resource on children and young people’s mental health for all adults.

Twitter: @MindEdUK

Website: www.minded.org.uk

SANE

SANE provides emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including families, friends and carers.

Helpline: 0300 304 7000

Facebook: charitySANE

Twitter: @CharitySANE

Website: www.sane.org.uk

Rethink

Rethink provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.

Telephone: 0300 5000 927

Website: www.rethink.org

Email: info@rethink.org

Samaritans

Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Telephone: 116 123

Website: www.samaritans.org

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Mind

Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Telephone: 0300 123 3393

Website: www.mind.org.uk

Daisy's Dream

Established in 1996, Daisy’s Dream is a professional support service which responds to the needs of children and families affected by life threatening illness or bereavement. We work across Berkshire and the surrounding areas.

Originally set up to meet the needs of children who had been bereaved, over recent years we have expanded our service to encompass families where there has been a serious illness diagnosis.

Telephone: 0118 934 2604

Facebook: Daisys-Dream

Twitter: @daisys_dream

Website: www.daisysdream.org.uk

Sands

Sands is the stillbirth and neonatal death charity. We operate throughout the UK, supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby, working to improve the care bereaved parents receive, and promoting research to reduce the loss of babies’ lives.

Telephone: 0808 164 3332

Website: www.sands.org.uk

Email: helpline@sands.org.uk

Cruse Bereavement Care - Berkshire Area

Cruse Bereavement Care is the leading national charity for bereaved people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies and work to enhance society’s care of bereaved people.

Telephone: 01344 411919

National Helpline: 0808 808 1677

Website: www.cruse.org.uk

Reading & West Berkshire Carers Hub

Carers Trust provides timely, personalised information and support via the Reading & West Berkshire Carers Hub to make caring for a loved one easier.

Telephone: 0118 324 7333

Facebook: RWBCarersHub

Twitter: @RWB_Carers_Hub

Website: www.berkshirecarershub.org

Email: ask@berkshirecarershub.org

This service is provided by Carers Trust.

Read the October 2018 newsletter

Carers Direct Helpline

You can call the Carers Direct helpline if you need help with your caring role and want to talk to someone about what options are available to you.

Telephone: 0300 123 1053

Website: www.nhs.uk

Crossroads Care Reading

Crossroads Care Reading offers a full range of services for all groups, disabilities or health conditions. We also provide special care services.

Telephone: 0118 945 4209 or 0118 945 4218 (out of hours)

Website: www.readingcrossroads.org

Carers UK

They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.

Telephone: 020 7378 4999

Website: www.carersuk.org

Vaccination planner

Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by.

Download from: www.nhs.uk

Childhood illness visual guide

Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child. Includes conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.

Website: www.nhs.uk

Young People with Dementia Berkshire

YPWD (Berkshire) provide a range of support and ancillary services to younger people with dementia (those diagnosed below the age of 65), and to their families and carers, within the Berkshire West area covering Wokingham, Reading and Newbury.

Telephone: 0118 949 5286

Facebook: YPWDBerkshireWes

Twitter: @YPWD

Website: www.ypwd.info

Email: contact@ypwd.info

Age UK Berkshire

The Age UK Berkshire service provides ongoing one-to-one support for people with memory loss or living with dementia, and can give some respite to carers.

Telephone: 0118 959 4242

Website: www.ageuk.org.uk/berkshire

Alzheimer's Society UK

Alzheimer’s Society provide information, advice and support to help those affected by dementia live as well as possible with the condition.

National Dementia Helpline: 0300 222 11 22

Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk

Dementia UK

Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.

Telephone: 0800 888 6678

Website: www.dementiauk.org

Dash

The Dash Charity (formerly Berkshire East & South Bucks Women’s Aid). We’re here for one reason, to help individuals and families affected by domestic abuse with confidential advice and support.

Telephone: 01753 549865

Facebook: TheDashCharity

Twitter: @TheDashCharity

Website: thedashcharity.org.uk

Berkshire Womens's Aid (BWA)

BWA works throughout Bracknell, Reading and Wokingham, and we are affiliated to the Women’s Aid Federation of England (WAFE).

BWA provides advice, support and refuge services to victims of domestic abuse and provides information and education on the subject to make the case for effective action against domestic violence, intimidation and psychological abuse and for policies that support victims of abuse.

Helpline: 0118 950 4003

Website: www.berkshirewomensaid.org.uk

Alana House West Berkshire

The Alana House West Berkshire satellite service is supported by the centre in Reading and works in partnership with organisations and agencies locally to provide women only targeted support for vulnerable women with complex needs in the West Berkshire area.

Telephone: 0118 921 7640

Website: pactcharity.org

Email: Alana.house@pactcharity.org

Men's Advice Line

Men’s Advice Line: confidential helpline for men experiencing domestic violence from a partner or ex-partner (or from other family members).

Telephone: 0808 801 0327

Website: www.mensadviceline.org.uk

Email: info@respectphoneline.org.uk

West Berkshire Local Safeguarding Children Board

The purpose of the West Berkshire Local Safeguarding Children Board (WB LSCB) is to ensure that everyone is working together towards the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

Are you worried about a child?

Telephone: 01635 503090

Website: www.westberkslscb.org.uk

Trust House Reading

The centre in Reading offers a safe place for those affected by rape and sexual abuse.

Helpline: 0118 958 4033

Facebook: trusthouse.reading

Twitter: @TrustHouseR

Website: trusthousereading.org

Email: support@trusthousereading.org

Karma Nirvana - Honour Based Abuse

Karma Nirvana is an award-winning British Human Rights Charity supporting victims of honour-based abuse and forced marriage. Honour crimes are not determined by age, faith, gender or sexuality, we support and work with all victims.

Telephone: 0800 5999 247

Website: www.karmanirvana.org.uk

Email: info@karmanirvana.org.uk

If you are in immediate danger call 999.

National Centre for Domestic Violence

The National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) provides a free, fast emergency injunction service to survivors of domestic violence regardless of their financial circumstances, race, gender or sexual orientation.

Telephone: 0800 970 2070

Facebook: nationalcentrefordomesticviolence

Twitter: @_NCDV

Helplines

Oxfordshire / West Berkshire Helpline: 0800 731 0055

Freephone 24 hour National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247

Police (non emergency): 101

Victim Support: 0808 168 9111

Kiran Asian women’s aid: 0208 558 1986

Men’s advice line: 0808 801 0327

LGBT helpline: 0300 999 5428

Elder abuse: 0808 808 8141

Childline: 0800 1111

IRiS Reading

IRiS Reading is an adult alcohol and drug treatment service available to anyone over the age of 18 who lives in Reading. We also have services available for family members of drug and alcohol users who need support.

Telephone: 0118 955 7333

Website: www.irispartnership.org

SOURCE - Young People's Drug & Alcohol Service

SOURCE is Reading’s Young Person’s drug & alcohol service, we work with young people under 18 years old or up to 25 if they are vulnerable adults or have LDD. We also offer family work support for our clients.

Telephone: 0118 901 5666

Website: servicesguide.reading.gov.uk

Email: source@reading.gov.uk

Drinkline

If you’re worried about your own or someone else’s drinking, you can call this free helpline, in complete confidence.

Telephone: 0300 123 1110

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women 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.

Telephone: 0800 917 7650

Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Email: help@aamail.org

Talk to Frank

If you have a problem with drugs Talk to Frank for friendly, confidential drugs advice.

Telephone: 0300 123 6600

Text: 82111

Website: www.talktofrank.com

Email: frank@talktofrank.com

Swanswell

We’re a national alcohol and drug charity that helps people change and be happy. We believe in a society free from problem alcohol and drug use.

Telephone: 0300 003 7025

Website: www.swanswell.org

Email: wberksadmin@swanswell.org

Crossroads Care Reading

Crossroads Care Reading offers a full range of services for all groups, disabilities or health conditions. We also provide special care services.

Telephone: 0118 945 4209 or 0118 945 4218 (out of hours)

Website: www.readingcrossroads.org

Readibus Reading

ReadiBus is the dial-a-ride bus service for people with restricted mobility in and around Reading, UK.

Telephone: 0118 931 0000

Website: www.readibus.co.uk

Age UK

Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.

Telephone: 0800 169 2081

Website: www.ageuk.org.uk

Dementia

Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.

Telephone: 0800 888 6678

Website: www.dementiauk.org

Silver Line

Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.

Telephone: 0800 4708 090

Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk

Vocational Training for Adults with Special Needs

This site identifies the best vocational training programs for the disabled this year.  Vocational training for the disabled offers a chance for employers to bring diversity into the workplace. People living with disabilities also need to know that there are specific laws which protect them.

Website: www.vocationaltraininghq.com

Wokingham Local Offer for 0-25 year olds with Additional Needs

Website: www.wokingham.gov.uk

SEND Local Offer

We support children and young people (up to the age of 25) who have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND). We provide advice, information, and can carry out specialist assessments and give ongoing support where necessary. We provide some services ourselves, and arrange and fund other services.

Tel: 0118 937 3641

Website: www.reading.gov.uk

West Berkshire Directory

West Berkshire Directory – Your one-stop shop for help and support in West Berkshire.

Website: www.directory.westberks.gov.uk

Special Needs Checklist: How Disability-Friendly is Your City?

A usual website which helps you evaluate the disability-friendliness of where you live.

Website: www.yourstoragefinder.com/special-needs-checklist

Guide to Remodeling a Home for Adults with Special Needs

This guide offers comprehensive solutions for families who care for young adults with special needs.

Website: www.bigrentz.com/how-to-guides

Renters Rights for People with Disabilities

Living independently is a goal for many young adults with disabilities. It’s an important part of having a fulfilling life, and the drive for freedom exists regardless of ability.

Website: www.justgreatlawyers.com/renters-rights

Berkshire Healthcare: Learning Disabilities (CTPLD)

Our team is made up of experienced healthcare professionals who will work together to give you a personalised care plan.

We also work in partnership with social workers and social service assessment officers to make sure you’re getting the best support possible.

Telephone: 01189 373742

Website: www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk

Reading Your Way

Services offered:

• Community support
• Peer support
• Social networking
• Volunteering
• Your Way
• Your Way individually tailored support

Telephone: 0118 966 0240

Website: www.together-uk.org

Email: readingyourway@together-uk.org

Reading Mencap

We provide services for children and adults with learning disabilities and their parents and carers.

Telephone: 0118 966 2518

Website: readingmencap.org.uk

Email: office@readingmencap.org.uk

Talkback Reading

Talkback in Reading focuses upon supporting and developing self advocacy, participation and involvement across the Borough. These groups empower people to raise issues and concerns about their lives, their services or their communities.

Website: www.talkback-uk.com

Royal Berkshire Maternity Services

The Royal Berkshire Hospital has a range of Maternity Services available to residents in Berkshire.

Telephone: 0118 322 7296

Website: www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Planning your Pregnancy

If you’re planning on getting pregnant, you can improve your chances of conceiving and having a successful pregnancy.

Follow these steps

Antenatal Care

Calculate your Due Date

Your Antenatal Appointments Explained

Find Maternity Services Near you

Baby Buddy App

Baby Buddy is an award winning mobile phone app for new parents and parents-to-be, created by mums, doctors and midwives.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

Berkshire Sexual Health Services

Berkshire Sexual Health provides a range of services throughout Berkshire including contraception, STI checks and relationship advice.

Website: www.safesexberkshire.nhs.uk

The Florey: Sexual Health

Our clinics will provide you with accurate information, confidential care and support for all aspects of your sexual health. We offer the full range of sexual health services including testing for and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and contraception.

Telephone: 0118 322 7202

Website: www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Address:
Royal Berkshire Hospital
21a Craven Road
Reading RG1 5AN

British Pregnancy Advisory Service - Reading

BPAS (British Pregnancy Advisory Service) cares for women with an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy.

Telephone: 03457 30 40 30

Website: www.bpas.org

NHS Sexual Health Guide

Everything you need to know about sexual health, including contraception and STIs.

Website: www.nhs.uk

Sexual Health Help Line

The Family Planning Association Sexual health help line can give you confidential information and advice.

Telephone: 0845 122 8690

Family Planning Association

They are a sexual health charity. They give straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships to everyone in the UK.

Telephone: 0300 123 7123

Website: www.fpa.org.uk

Brook

Brook provides free and confidential sexual health and wellbeing services for nearly 250,000 young people UK-wide, each year.

Website: www.brook.org.uk

Smokefree Life Berkshire

Smokefreelife Berkshire is a free service from Solutions 4 Health serving Bracknell, Reading, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead, West Berkshire & Wokingham and we offer support that works!

Telephone: 0800 622 6360

Text: Quit to 66777

Twitter: @berkssmokefree

Website: www.smokefreelifeberkshire.com

Email: info@smokefreelifeberkshire.com 

Quit with help

Everyone has a different reason for quitting, get a personalised Quit Smoking Plan.

Website: www.quitwithhelp.co.uk

NHS Smokefree - Mobile App

The Smokefree app can help you stop smoking by providing daily support and motivation. If you stay smokefree for the 4-week programme you’re up to five times more likely to stay quit for good.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

The Little Blue Book of Sunshine

The Little Blue Book of Sunshine explains some of the things you can do right now to feel better, or who to turn to if things feel too much. You can pick up a copy at school, download a copy to your phone or simply read some of the great advice.

Website: www.berkshirewestccg.nhs.uk

Eat4Health

The free weight management programme serving West Berkshire, Wokingham, Reading, Slough, Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead.

Telphone: 0118 449 2036

Text: ‘MyHealth’ to 66777

Website: www.eat-4-health.co.uk

Email: info@eat-4-health.co.uk

Slimming World

You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.

Website: www.slimmingworld.co.uk

NHS Weight Loss Plan

The plan is designed to help you lose weight at a safe rate of 0.5kg to 1kg (1lb to 2lb) each week by sticking to a daily calorie allowance.

Website: www.nhs.uk

Weight Watchers

Meetings, Online or a little bit of both. We’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.

Website: www.weightwatchers.com