ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE:
Alzheimer's Disease International
64 Great Suffolk Street
London SE1 0BL
Tel: 020 7981 0880
Fax: 020 7928 2357
Email: info@alz.co.uk
www.alz.co.uk
Alzheimer's Society
Devon House
58 St Katharine's Way
London E1W 1JX
Tel: 020 7423 3500
Fax: 020 7423 3501
Helpline: 0845 300 0336 (Mon-Fri, 8.30am-6.30pm)
Email: enquiries@alzheimers.org.uk
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Alzheimer's Research Trust
The Stables
Station Road
Great Shelford
Cambridge CB22 5LR
Tel: 01223 843899
Fax: 01223 843325
Email: enquiries@alzheimers-research.org.uk
www.alzheimers-research.org.uk
Alzheimer Scotland - Action on Dementia
22 Drumsheugh Gardens
Edinburgh EH3 7RN
Tel: 0131 243 1453
Fax: 0131 243 1450
Email: Alzheimer@alzscot.org
www.alzscot.org
ANXIETY & PHOBIAS:
Anxiety Care
Cardinal Heenan Centre
326 High Road
Ilford
Essex IG1 1QP
Tel: 020 8262 8891
Helpline: 020 8478 3400
Email: enquiries@anxietycare.org.uk
www.anxietycare.org.uk
First Steps to Freedom
(Aims to offer practical help to people who suffer from phobias, OCD, general anxiety, panic attacks, and those who wish to come off tranquillisers)
PO Box 476
Newquay TR7 1WQ
Tel: 0845 841 0619
Helpline: 0845 120 2916
Email: first.steps@btconnect.com
www.first-steps.org
Gut Reaction (support group for emetophobia sufferers)
Email: gutreaction@live.com
www.gut-reaction.freeserve.co.uk
Anxiety UK (Formerly The National Phobics Society)
Zion Community Resource Centre
339 Stretford Road
Hulme
Manchester M15 4ZY
Tel: 08444 775 774
Fax: 0161 226 7727
Email: info@anxietyuk.org.uk
www.anxietyuk.org.uk
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER/HYPERACTI VITY:
Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service (ADDISS)
PO Box 340
Edgware
Middlesex
HA8 9HL
Tel: 020 8952 2800
Fax: 020 8952 2909
Email: info@addiss.co.uk
www.addiss.co.uk
ADDers (Thanet ADDers ADD/ADHD Support Group)
Thanet
Kent
Tel: 0871 590 3693
Email: support@adders.org
www.adders.org
HACSG (The Hyperactive Children's Support Group)
71 Whyke Lane
Chichester
West Sussex PO19 7PD
Tel: 01243 539966
Email: hacsg@hacsg.org.uk
www.hacsg.org.uk
MK-ADHD Family Support Group
31 Ramsons Ave
Conniburrow
Milton Keynes MK14 7BB
Tel: 01908 676779
Fax: 01908 676779
Email: info@mkadhd.org.uk
www.mkadhd.org.uk
BIPOLAR DISORDER:
MDF the BiPolar Organisation
Castle Works
21 St George's Road
London SE1 6ES
Tel: 08456 340 540
Fax: 020 7793 2639
Email: ggriffiths@mdf.org.uk
www.mdf.org.uk
MDF the BiPolar Organisation Cymru
22-29 Mill Street
City of Newport
South Wales NP20 5HA
Tel: 01633 244244
Fax: 01633 244111
Helpline: 08456 340 080
Email: info@mdfwales.org.uk
www.mdfwales.org.uk
DEPRESSION:
Depression Alliance England
212 Spitfire Studios
63-71 Collier Street
London N1 9BE
Helpline: 0845 123 23 20
Email: information@depressionalliance.org
www.depressionalliance.org
Journeys
120-122 Broadway
Roath
Cardiff CF24 1NJ
Tel: 029 2069 2891
Email: info@journeysonline.org.uk
www.journeysonline.org.uk
Depression Alliance Scotland
11 Alva Street
Edinburgh EH2 4PH
Tel: 0845 123 23 20 or 0131 467 3050
Fax: 0131 226 7854
Email: info@dascot.org
www.dascot.org
Samaritans
PO Box 9090
Stirling FK8 2SA
Helpline: 08457 90 90 90 (24 hours)
Email: jo@samaritans.org
www.samaritans.org
SANE
1st Floor
Cityside House
40 Adler Street
London E1 1EE
Tel: 020 7375 1002
Fax: 020 7375 2162
Helpline: 0845 767 8000 / sanemail@sane.org.uk
Email: info@sane.org.uk
www.sane.org.uk
EPILEPSY:
David Lewis
The David Lewis Centre
Mill Lane
Warford
Alderley Edge
Cheshire SK9 7UD
Tel: 01565 640000
Fax: 01565 640100
Email: enquiries@davidlewis.org.uk
www.davidlewis.org.uk
Epilepsy Action (formerly the British Epilepsy Association)
New Anstey House
Gate Way Drive
Yeadon
Leeds LS19 7XY
Tel: 0113 210 8800
Fax: 0113 391 0300
Helpline: 0808 800 5050
Email: helpline@epilepsy.org.uk
www.epilepsy.org.uk
National Society for Epilepsy
Chesham Lane
Chalfont St Peter
Bucks SL9 0RJ
Tel: 01494 601 300
Fax: 01494 871927
Helpline: 01494 601 400 (Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm)
www.epilepsynse.org.uk
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES:
Association of Camphill Communities in GB
Camphill Advisory Service
19 South Road
Stourbridge
West Midlands DY8 3YA
Tel: 01384 441680
Email: advisory.service@camphill.org.uk
www.camphill.org.uk
Down's Syndrome Association
Langdon Down Centre
2a Langdon Park
Teddington TW11 9PS
Tel: 0845 230 0372
Fax: 0845 230 0373
Email: info@downs-syndrome.org.uk
www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
Dyspraxia Foundation
8 West Alley
Hitchin
Hertfordshire SG5 1EG
Tel: 01462 455 016
Fax: 01462 455 052
Helpline: 01462 454 986 (Monday to Friday, 10am-1pm)
Email: dyspraxia@dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk
www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk
Elizabeth Fitzroy Homes
FitzRoy House
8 Hylton Road
Petersfield
Hampshire GU32 3JY
Tel: 01730 711111
Fax: 01730 710566
Email: info@efitzroy.org.uk
www.efitzroy.org.uk
ENABLE Scotland
2nd Floor
146 Argyle Street
Glasgow G2 8BL
Tel: 0141 226 4541
Fax: 0141 204 4398
Email: enable@enable.org.uk
www.enable.org.uk
Leonard Cheshire Disability
66 South Lambeth Road
London SW8 1RL
Tel: 020 3242 0200
Fax: 020 3242 0250
Email: info@LCDisability.org
www.lcdisability.org
MENCAP
123 Golden Lane
London EC1Y 0RT
Tel: 020 7454 0454
Fax: 020 7608 3254
Email: help@mencap.org.uk
www.mencap.org.uk
Self Unlimited
14 Nursery Court
Kibworth Business Park
Harborough Road
Kibworth
Leicester LE8 0EX
Tel: 0116 279 3225
Fax: 0116 279 6384
Email: info@selfunlimited.co.uk
www.selfunlimited.co.uk
ME/CHRONIC FATIGUE:
Action for M.E
Third Floor
Canningford House
38 Victoria Street
Bristol
BS1 6BY
Tel: 0845 123 2380 or 0117 927 9551
Fax: 0117 927 9552
Email: admin@afme.org.uk
www.afme.org.uk
AYME (Association of Young People with ME)
10 Vermont Place
Tongwell
Milton Keynes MK15 8JA
Tel: 08451 23 23 89
Email: info@ayme.org.uk
www.ayme.org.uk
The ME Association
7 Apollo Office Court
Radclive Road
Gawcott
Bucks MK18 4DF
Tel: 01280 818968
Email: meconnect@meassociation.org.uk
www.meassociation.org.uk
MENTAL HEALTH - GENERAL:
Combat Stress (Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society)
Tyrwhitt House
Oaklawn Road
Leatherhead
Surrey KT22 0BX
Tel: 01372 841600
Email: contactus@combatstress.org.uk
www.combatstress.org.uk
CVSA (Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome Association)
77 Wilbury Hills Road
Letchworth
Hertfordshire SG6 4LD
Tel: 0151 342 1660
Email: info@cvsa.org.uk
www.cvsa.org.uk
Making Space
Lyne House
46 Allen Street
Warrington
Cheshire WA2 7JB
Tel: 01925 571680
Fax: 01925 231402
www.makingspace.co.uk
MIND (National Association for Mental Health)
15-19 Broadway
London E15 4BQ
Tel: 020 8519 2122
Fax: 020 8522 1725
Helpline: 0845 766 0163 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm)
Email: contact@mind.org.uk
www.mind.org.uk
Rethink (Formerly the National Schizophrenia Fellowship)
89 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7TP
Tel: 0845 456 0455
Helpline: 0207 840 3188 (Mon, Wed & Fri, 10am-3pm; Tues & Thurs, 10am-1pm), advice@rethink.org
Email: info@rethink.org
www.rethink.org
Scottish Association for Mental Health
Cumbrae House
15 Carlton Court
Glasgow G5 9JP
Tel: 0141 568 7000
Email: enquire@samh.org.uk
www.samh.org.uk
Young Minds
(charity providing a parents information service and publications on children's mental health)
48-50 St John Street
London EC1M 4DG
Tel: 020 7336 8445
Fax: 020 7336 8446
Parents Information Service: 0800 018 2138
www.youngminds.co.uk
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS:
The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre
7 Peartree Business Centre
Peartree Road
Stanway
Colchester
Essex CO3 0JN
Tel: 01206 505444
Fax: 01206 505449
Helpline: 0800 783 0518 (24 hours)
www.msrc.co.uk
Multiple Sclerosis Research Trust
Spirella Building
Bridge Road
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire SG6 4ET
Tel: 01462 476700
Fax: 01462 476710
Email: info@mstrust.org.uk
www.mstruct.org.uk
Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS National Centre
372 Edgware Road
London NW2 6ND
Tel: 020 8438 0700
Fax: 020 8438 0701
www.mssociety.org.uk
NEUROLOGY - GENERAL:
ASBAH (Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus)
National Office
42 Park Road
Peterborough PE1 2UQ
Tel: 0845 450 7755
Fax: 01733 555985
Email: helpline@asbah.org
www.asbah.org
Ataxia UK
Lincoln House
Kennington Park
1-3 Brixton Road
London SW9 6DE
Tel: 020 7582 1444
Fax: 020 7582 9444
Helpline: 0845 644 0606
Email: helpline@ataxia.org.uk
www.ataxia.org.uk
CMT UK
(Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease)/Peroneal Muscular Atrophy
PO Box 5089
Christchurch
BH23 7ZX
Tel: 0800 6526 316
Email: secretary@cmt-org.uk
www.cmt.org.uk
for dementia (Admiral Nurses)
6 Camden High Street
London NW1 0JH
Tel: 020 7874 7210
Fax: 020 7874 7219
Email: info@fordementia.org.uk
www.fordementia.org.uk
GBS Support Group
(Guillain-Barre syndrome)
LCC Offices
Eastgate
Sleaford NG34 7EB
Tel: 01529 304615
Helpline UK: 0800 374803
Helpline RoI: 0044 1529 415278
Email: admin@gbs.org.uk
www.gbs.org.uk
Headway (the brain injury association)
7 King Edward Court
King Edward Street
Nottingham NG1 1EW
Tel: 0115 9240800
Fax: 0115 958 4446
Helpline: 0808 800 2244 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm)
Email: helpline@headway.org.uk
www.headway.org.uk
Huntington's Disease Association
Neurosupport Centre
Liverpool L3 8LR
Tel: 0151 298 3298
Fax: 0151 298 9440
Email: info@hda.org.uk
www.hda.org.uk
Jooly's Joint (online community for individuals with MS)
www.mswebpals.org
Rett Syndrome Association UK
Langham House West
Mill Street
Luton LU1 2NA
Tel: 01582 798910
Fax: 01582 724129
Email: info@rettsyndrome.org.uk
www.rettsyndrome.org.uk
Menieres Society
The Rookery
Surrey Hills Business Park
Wotton
Dorking
Surrey RH5 6QTT
Tel: 01306 876883
Fax: 01306 876057
Helpline: 0845 120 2975
Email: info@menieres.co.uk
www.menieres.co.uk
MND Scotland (Motor Neurone Disease)
76 Firhill Road
Glasgow G20 7BA
Tel: 0141 945 1077
Fax: 0141 945 2578
Email: info@mndscotland.org.uk
www.mndscotland.org.uk
Motor Neurone Disease Association
PO Box 246
Northampton NN1 2PR
Tel: 01604 250505
Fax: 01604 624726
Email: enquiries@mndassociation.org
www.mndassociation.org
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
61 Southwark Street
London SE1 0HL
Tel: 020 7803 4800
Fax: 020 7401 3495
Helpline: 0800 652 6352
Email: info@muscular-dystrophy.org
www.muscular-dystrophy.org
Myasthenia Gravis Association
First Floor
Southgate Business Centre
Normanton Road
Derby DE23 6UQ
Tel: 01332 290219
Fax: 01332 293641
Helpline: 0800 919922
Email: mg@mga-charity.org
www.mgauk.org
Narcolepsy Association UK (UKAN)
PO Box 13842
Penicuik EH26 8WX
Tel: 0845 450 0394
Fax: 0870 777 3039
Email: info@narcolepsy.org.uk
www.narcolepsy.org.uk
National Autistic Society
393 City Road
London EC1V 1NG
Tel: 020 7833 2299
Fax: 020 7833 9666
Helpline: 0845 070 4004
Email: nas@nas.org.uk
www.autism.org.uk
Neurofibromatosis Association
Quayside House
38 High Street
Kingston on Thames
Surrey KT1 1HL
Tel: 020 8439 1234
Fax: 020 8439 1200
Minicom: 020 8481 0492
Helpline: 0845 602 4173
Email: nfa@zetnet.co.uk
www.nfauk.co.uk
Parkinson's Disease Society
National Office
215 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London SW1V 1EJ
Tel: 020 7931 8080
Fax: 020 7233 9908
Email: enquiries@parkinsons.org.uk
www.parkinsons.org.uk
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) Association
PSP House
167 Watling Street West
Towcester
Northamptonshire NN12 6BX
Tel: 01327 322410
Fax: 01327 322412
Email: psp@pspeur.org
www.pspeur.org
RSD Alert (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome)
www.rsdalert.co.uk
Speakability (Aphasia)
1 Royal Street
London SE1 7LL
Tel: 020 7261 9572
Fax: 020 7928 9542
Helpline: 080 8808 9572 (Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm)
Email: speakability@speakability.org.uk
www.speakability.org.uk
Spinal Injuries Association
2 Trueman Place
Oldbrook
Milton Keynes MK6 2HH
Tel: 0845 678 6633
Fax: 0845 070 6911
Helpline: 0800 980 0501 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am-1pm, 2pm-4.30pm)
Email: sia@spinal.co.uk
www.spinal.co.uk
SCOPE (Cerebral Palsy Support)
6 Market Road
London N7 9PW
Tel: 020 7619 7100
Helpline: 0800 800 3333 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm)
Email: response@scope.org.uk
www.scope.org.uk
The Stroke Association
240 City Road
London EC1V 2PR
Tel: 020 7566 0300
Fax: 020 7490 2686
Helpline: 0845 3033 100 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm)
Email: info@stroke.org.uk
www.stroke.org.uk
The Neurological Alliance
Stroke House
240 City Road
London EC1V 2PR
Tel: 020 7566 1540
Email: admin@neural.org.uk
www.neural.org.uk
Tuberous Sclerosis Association
PO Box 12979
Barnt Green
Birmingham B45 5AN
Tel: 0121 445 6970
www.tuberous-sclerosis.org
Williams Syndrome Foundation
161 High Street
Tonbridge
Kent TN9 1BX
Tel: 01732 365152
Fax: 01732 360178
Email: john.nelson@williams-syndrome.org.uk
www.williams-syndrome.org.uk
SPEECH & LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS:
AFASIC (Unlocking Speech and Language)
1st Floor
20 Bowling Green Lane
London EC1R 0BD
Tel: 020 7490 9410
Fax: 020 7251 2834
Helpline: 0845 355 5577 (Mon-Fri, 10.30am-2.30pm)
Email: info@afasic.org.uk
www.afasic.org.uk
The British Dyslexia Association
Unit 8, Bracknell Beeches
Old Bracknell Lane
Bracknell RG12 7BW
Tel: 0845 251 9003
Fax: 0845 251 9005
Helpline: 0845 251 9002
Email: helpline@bdadyslexia.org.uk
www.bdadyslexia.org.uk
TOURETTE SYNDROME:
Tourette Scotland
Algo Business Centre
Gleanearn Road
Perth PH2 0NJ
Tel/Fax: 01738 450411
Email: info@tourettescotland.org
www.tourettescotland.org
Tourettes Action
Southbank House
Black Prince Road
London SE1 7SJ
Tel: 020 7793 2356
Helpline: 0845 458 1252 / help@tourettes-action.org.uk
Email: admin@tourettes-action.org.uk
www.tourettes-action.org.uk
Date of last review: January 2009
