Health and Well-being Organisations
in the category 'Emotional Support'

The following organisations are included in the official WCHLC website database and the information shown has been confirmed by the organisation's 'Project Manager'. Click the link to obtain more information from the WCHLC database.

3 Villages Youth Project
Penzance 01736 364707
Activities and support for children and young people in Mousehole, Newlyn and Paul.

Addaction/CADA (West Cornwall)
Penzance 01736 365467
Alcohol and Drugs Agency offering information and treatment and community support.

Ahimsa
Plymouth 01752 213535
Domestic violence perpetrator programme and partner service.

Anchor Project
Falmouth 01326 315822
Community resource offering emotional support.

Books for Parents and Carers
Penzance 0800 0322345
Books for anyone who sometimes find childcare challenging.

Books on Prescription
Penzance 0800 0322345
Self-help books for people with mild/moderate mental health problems.

Boundervean Mental Health Resource Centre
Camborne 01209 613006
Day Resource Centre offering support for people with mental health issues.

Breakaway
Truro 01872 243532
Support for adults withdrawing from tranquilizers.

Breast Cancer Care
0808800 6000
One-to-one support and information on breast cancer.

Camborne Share
Camborne 01209 711500
Information , advice and support for 13-25 year olds.

Carers Support Worker Project (Kerrier)
Truro 07968 605327
Face to face, countywide advice and information to unpaid carers.

Carers Support Worker Project (Penwith)
Truro 07968 605331
Face to face, countywide advice and information to unpaid carers.

Carers Support Worker Project- Mental Health
Camborne 01209 613456
Advice, information and support for carers.

Cornwall & Isles Of Scilly Branch Of Alzheimer's Society
Tuckinghill Camborne 01209 713980
Offers support and Tel. information for people affected by Alzheimers and other forms of dementia.

Cornwall and IOS Eating Disorders Service
Truro 01872 354340
Provides consistent evidence-based care and treatment to clients with an eating disorder diagnosis.

Cornwall Children's Fund
Penzance 01736 332020
Work with children and young people (5 - 13 years) in the community to promote social inclusion.

Cornwall Eating Disorder Association
Truro 01872 264531
Raises awareness of eating disorders.

Cornwall Health for the Homeless
Truro 01872 273617
GP Practice for the homeless providing primary health care to the homeless in Penzance and Camborne.

Cornwall Hearing Voices Network
Truro 01872 223250
Self help group for people who hear voices or similar.

Cornwall Home Education
Redruth 01209 890378
Support and events for families in Cornwall who elect to home educate their children.

Cornwall Integrated Alcohol/Drugs Team
Redruth 01209 881907
Statutory team that provides treatment for people with drug and alcohol misuse problems.

Cornwall Prostate Support Association (CPSA)
Truro 01872 253143
Support for people affected by prostate cancer.

Cornwall Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (CRASAC)
Truro 01872 262100
Counselling and support service for anyone who has been raped or sexually abused.

Cornwall Survivors
Truro 01872 243532
Support for male survivors of rape and sexual abuse.

Cornwall Women's Refuge Trust (CWRT)
Truro 01872 277814
Cornwall Women's Refuge Trust supports women experiencing domestic violence.

Crossover Community project
Camborne 01209 714781
Faith based community project.

Cruse Bereavement Care
St Austell 01726 76700
Support of bereaved people

Dementia Carers Support Project
Penzance 01736 365714
Emotional support for carers

Dreadnought Centre
Redruth 01209 218764
Charity working with children and young people

Face2Face
Redruth 01209 210660
Parents Supporting Parents of Disabled Children

Falmouth Age Concern Day Centre
Falmouth 01326 316880
To enhance the lives of older people.

Family Information Service
St Austell 0800 587 8191
One stop information shop for children, young people and families.

Fit for Life
Summercourt Newquay 01726 862727
Supporting adults recovering from mental ill health.

Forget Me Not
St Austell 01726 820115
Supporting bereaved parents and their families in Cornwall who have lost a baby during pregnancy.

Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
Truro 01872 863114
Promotes infant health, prevents infant death, offers related support and information.

Friendship Club, The
Connor Downs, Hayle 01736 752088
Provides gentle exercise for the over 60's and a friendship social club in St Erth Church Hall.

Gay Cornwall
Helston 01326 762653
Alternative perspective on homophobia in Cornwall.

Gwellheans
Redruth 01209 211825
Services for people recovering from addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Haven, The
Helston 01326 572685x36
Counselling and support to students and staff at Helston Community College.

Headway Cornwall
Liddicoat Road 01208 873567
Support for people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, and their families.

Hear Our Voice
Truro 01872 261989
Young peoples mental health project.

Home from Hospital - Care Support Services
Newham, Truro 01872 272878
Care and Response Services and Home from Hospital Services are detailed below.

Home Start West Cornwall
Camborne 01209 611727
A local charity supporting families in Penwith and Kerrier.

Hypatia Trust, The
Penzance 01736 366597
To promote a well-rounded approach to life through reading, writing and study

Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS)
Liskeard 01579 345193
Free, independent and confidential advocacy for NHS complaints.

Kerrier Domestic Abuse Support Group
Strangways Terrace, Truro 01872 263464
Weekly support group in Camborne for women who are victims of domestic abuse.

Lapidus Cornwall
London 0845 602 2215
Creative words for health and well-being.

Lesbian Line Cornwall
Penzance 01736 754225
Helpline for women who are, or who think they may be, bisexual or lesbian.

Lizard Pathways to Employment
Mullion, Helston 01326 241644
Support for jobless people in South Kerrier to move closer to or into work.

Lowena Community Company
Redruth 0845 3487224
We help people overcome controlling habits and prepare for work

Mental Health Promotion
Pool, Redruth 01209 313419
To promote positive mental health for individuals and communities.

MESH Cornwall
Truro 01872 863568
Support and information for CFS or ME (Chronic Fatigue) patients and families.

NCH Kerrier On Track (Cornwall Childrens Fund)
Pool 01209 711927
Works with families and children aged 5 - 13 years on self-esteem and confidence building.

New Connection, The
Camborne 01209 613088
Working to reduce homelessness and social exclusion in West Cornwall.

Nightlink
08088000306
County wide listening service for people experiencing emotional distress, or their carers..

North Kerrier Interagency Meetings - Mental Health Social Inclusion
Redruth 01209 881898
Meetings for workers helping people with mental health problems

Our Way
Liskeard 01209 215887
Cornwall Transgender Support Group.

Overeaters Anonymous
Hayle 01736 757798
Weekly meetings for any adult suffering with any type of problem around food.

Parkinson's Disease Society (Mid Cornwall Branch), The
Truro 01872 272034
Promotes effective research, education, welfare and communication relating to parkinson's disease.

Penhaligon Counselling Agency
Trevenson Rd, Redruth 01209 616163
Low cost counselling agency serving the local community.

Penhaligons Friends
Redruth 08456071943
Bereavement services for children and their carers in Cornwall.

Pentreath Ltd
Summercourt Newquay 01726 862727
Helping those suffering or recovering from mental illness into work, training and education.

Penwith and Kerrier MIND Befriending Scheme
Camborne 01209 714550
Befriending service for adults experiencing mental distress.

Penwith Interagency Meetings - Mental Health Social Inclusion
Penzance 01736 575555
Meetings for workers who are trying to help people with mental health problems.

Penwith Older People's Forum
Penzance 01736 336841
Working together to make Penwith a better place for all to enjoy, especially older people.

Penwith PALS
Penzance 01736 334661
Supporting the elderly at home.

Penwith Young Parents Support
01736 874970
Floating support service.

Penzance Breath Easy Group
Penzance 01736 364044
A support group for people with lung problems.

Penzance Share
Penzance 01736 361059
Young people's information and advice shop

Pink Umbrella
Truro 01872 243532
LGBT Self Help Support Group

Pyramid Kernow
Truro 01872 323434
Supporting children and young people to fulfil their potential

Red Poppy Company, The
Truro 0845 20113344
Specialist Occupational Health Organisation

Redruth Friendship Club
Truro 01872 223250
Peer support group for people experiencing emotional distress

Relate Cornwall
St Austell 01726 74128
Counselling for individuals, couples, young people and families. Psycho-sexual therapy.

RESIS (Rural Emotional Support & Information Service)
Callington 0845 4587485
Providing a confidential support service to business and individuals who are experiencing the effect

Rethink Cornwall Services
Wadebridge 01208 815676
Care, support and recovery of adults with mental health difficulties.

Richmond House Mental Health Resource Centre
Penzance 01736 350752
Promoting independence, confidence and self esteem within a self help environment.

Samaritans
Truro 01872 277277
Confidential emotional support 24 hours a day

Sand Rose Project
Hayle 0845 6076357
Provides breaks for families who have experienced bereavement.

Scallywags
Truro 01872 265900
Scheme for children aged 3-7 years who are experiencing emotional difficulties

South Kerrier Interagency Meetings - Mental Health Social Inclusion
Helston 01326 435860
Meetings for workers helping people with mental health problems

Special Parenting Service
Truro 01872 358713
Provides support for parents with mild to borderline learning disabilities

Stroke Association (Communications Support Service)
Penryn 01326 259848
Helping people with speech difficulties following a stroke

SureStart Trevu (Breastfriends)
Camborne 01209 611700
Support Group for breastfeeding mothers.

The Little Massage Clinc
Porthtowan 01209 711686
Holistic Health,caring for you, your family and the Planet

Up Front Rural Project
Truro 01872 261989
A health sign-posting service for young people living in the Lizard area.

V Involved
Redruth 01209 213179
Volunteering opportunities for 16-25 year olds.

Victim Support Cornwall
Helston 0845 0567 999
Provides emotional support and practical help for victims of crime.

WE CAN Get Active Project
Camborne 01209 614448
Sports and physical exercise taster sessions for mental health clients.

West Cornwall Assertive Outreach Service
Redruth 01736 758970
Part of the Mental health Team.

West Cornwall MDF The Bipolar Organisation Self Help Group
Truro 01872 223250
Self help group for people with Bipolar (manic depression).

West Cornwall Teacher Support Network
St Ives 01736 753347
Teacher Support Network (TSN) for serving and retired teachers, offering counselling and advice.

West Cornwall Women's Aid
Penzance 01736 367543
For women and children escaping domestic abuse. Safe refuge, outreach, helpline, and counselling.

West Cornwall Women's Aid Community Services
Penzance 01736 367543
Women's Aid outreach project for women of West Cornwall.

WILD Young Parents Project
Redruth 01209 210077
WILD works with young parents and their children across Cornwall

Young Persons' Cancer Support Group
Helston 01326 574429
Peer support group for young people suffering from cancer.

Youth Cornwall
Threemilestone, Truro 01872 326326
Youth projects throughout Cornwall. Training, support and policy development.

Youth Cornwall - Share Counselling
Newquay 01637 876079
Counselling service for young people aged 13-25.

YZUP (Wise-Up to Drugs and Alcohol)
Truro 0800 1693787
YZUP offers support, information and advice about drugs and alcohol to young people under 19yrs.

WCHLC has not received signed confirmation from the following organisation's 'Project Managers', therefore we cannot be certain that the information shown is accurate.

Action on Elder Abuse
0208 765 7000National
Advice Line

Adfam
0207 928 8900National
Drugs/Alcohol advice for families (www.adfam.org)

Alcohol Concern
020 7928 7377National
Alcohol Advice

Anti Racism Project
01872 266118Truro
Helpline: 07780 900184

Boundervean Day Centre
01209 613006Camborne
Kerrier area.

Breadline Health Information & Support Service
01872 264153Penzance & Penwith

British Red Cross
071 235 5454National

Broken Rainbow
08452 60 44 60 National, Local - 0783 762 9664National
Help and support for LGBT's experiencing domestic violence or abuse.

Business Debtline
0800 197 6026National
Free cashflow and debt advice for self employed and small businesses (charity)

Camborne Health Office
01209 886500Camborne

CAREConfidential - Pregnancy and Post Abortion Helpline
0800 028 2228National
Help and advice regarding pregnancy and post-abortion

Cerebra
0800 328 1159National
Foundation for brain-injured children and their families

Childline
0800 1111National

Cirque Du Ciel (previously Skylarks)
01736 794183Zennor, St Ives
Promote circus skills for social and physical inclusion.

CODA UK (Co-Dependents Anonymous)
020 7376 8191National
For those directly and indirectly affected by drugs or alcohol

Community Energy Plus
0800 512012National
Help to eradicate fuel poverty and health problems associated with it.

Community Legal Service Direct
0845 345 4 345National
www.clsdirect.org.uk

Community Mental Health Team
01209 881888Kerrier
Out of hours helpline 0800 587 3377

Community Mental Health Team
01736 575555South Penwith
Penzance, Out of hours helpline 0800 587 3377

Community Mental Health Team
01209 888260North Penwith
Camborne, Hayle and St Ives, Out of hours helpline 0800 587 3377

Constantine Over 40's Club
01326 340047Constantine, Falmouth

Contact for the Elderly
01736 330988Penzance, Penwith

Cornwall Advocacy
01872 242478Cornwall

Cornwall Counselling Service
01872 279198Truro

Cornwall Domestic Violence Forum
01872 262918Truro

Cornwall Macmillan Service
01872 354383Truro
Aim o provide care both at home and in hospital for cancer patients at all stages of their illness.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust
01726 291000St Austell
Responsible for Mental Health and Learning Difficulties Services)

Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust Learning Disabilities Service
01872 358700Truro
Supported living services for people with high and complex healthcare needs.

Cornwall Rural Stress Information
Cornwall
See RESIS (Rural Emotional Support & Information Service.

Cornwall Women's Refuge Trust
01872 277814Truro
Helpline - 01872 225629

Counsel and Care
0207 241 8555National
Advice Line

Crime Concern
National
www.crimeconcern.org.uk

Diabetes Education
01872 254560Truro
Education service about Diabetes issues.

DiVA
01736 334675 Helpline: 01736 759687Penwith
Help and Advice for those suffering from Domestic Violence

Dreadnought Centre Penzance
01736 350760Penzance
Support Centre for young people offering advice, friendship, etc.

Drinkline: National Alcohol Helpline
0800 917 8282National
Alcohol Helpline

Drugscope
020 7928 1211National
Drugs Advice

Echo Centre
01579 347836Liskeard

Epilepsy Specialist Nurse
01872 250000Truro
Nursing service specialising in epilepsy.

Families Anonymous
020 7498 4680National
For families affected by drugs or alcohol

First Steps to Freedom
01926 864473Nationwide
Freedom from Mental Health Problems. Email: first.steps@btconnect.com. Website: www.first-steps.org

Gingerbread
0800 018 4318National
Lone Parent Family Group (run by lone parents for lone parents)

Health Promotion Service (Library)
01209 313218Redruth

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
01844 348100Nationwide
Charity providing hearing dogs for persons with hearing difficulties.

Homophobic Bullying Project
01392 678744Exeter

Intercom Trust
01392 201015Exeter
Help and advice for people affected by issues of sexual orientation, homophobia, gender identity or transphobia. Helpline 0845 020818

IPSEA (Independent Panel for Special Education Advice)
0800 0184016National
Special Education Advice

Kernow Positive Support
01208 264866Bodmin
HIV Helpline, Countywide

Kernow Women in Touch
Cornwall
Support system for women

LETS Office
01872 262259Truro
Trading skills for skills, instead of money

Lizard Outreach Trust
01326 290489Lizard
Outreach in Lizard area

Macmillan Cancer Relief
0808 808 2020National
Charity to help support cancer sufferers and their family and friends

Marie Curie Cancer Care
020 7599 7777National
Charity to help support cancer sufferers and their family and friends

Mediation Cornwall
Cornwall
We have been unable to contact this project and have been told that it has ended.

Mental Health Carers Project
01872 261037Truro

Mental Health Day Centre Camborne
01209 613006Camborne

Mental Health Day Centre Falmouth
01326 315822Falmouth

Mental Health Day Centre Truro
01872 241783Truro

Mental Health Forum Co-ordinator
01872 261037Truro

MND Association (Motor Neurone Disease)
08457 626262National
Support for sufferers of Motor Neurone Disease and their family and friends

Mounts Bay Lugger Association
01736 710177Mounts Bay
Support

Multiple Sclerosis Trust
01426 476700National
Support for sufferers of Multiple Sclerosis and their family and friends

National Pyramid Trust
Cornwall
See Pyramid Kernow

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
01736 755828Hayle

NCH - Cornwall Children's Fund
01736 332020Penzance
For children at risk of social exclusion, 5-13yr olds.

No Panic
0808 808 0545National
Advice on mental health issues

Ongoing Support
01726 76913 or 07930 521849St Austell
Email: info@ongoingsupport.org.uk

Overeaters Anonymous
01736 787798Penwith
Support for overeaters

PADA
0845 702 3867National
Parents Against Drug Abuse

Pain Relief Foundation
0151 529 5820National

Pain Relief Foundation
0151 529 5820National
Help and Advice for those in need of relief from pain

Parent to Parent
01209 210660Redruth

Parentline Plus
0808 800 2222National
Parenting Advice

Positive Action South West
01392 494441Exeter
HIV Support and Advice.

Redruth Breastfeeding Peer Support
Redruth

Redruth Community Centre Group
Redruth
For recovering alcoholics / drug users

Release
0207 603 8654National
Organisation dedicated to the welfare of and support for drug users

Rethink - National Advice Service
0208 974 6814National
Advice on mental health issues

Rethink (formerly National Schizophrenia Fellowship)
0845 4560 455National
Advice, information, support groups and contact links across the country.

Share Camborne
01209 711500Camborne
Cornwall Youth Advice and Information Support Service

Share Penzance
01736 361059Penzance
Cornwall Youth Advice and Information Support Service

St Julia's Hospice
01736 759070Penwith
Charity

St Petroc's Society
01872 264153Truro
Charity

The Mustard Seed
01326 564194Helston
Counselling and advice

The National Federation of Women's Institutes
020 7371 9300London

Threshold - Women's Mental Health Helpline
0808 808 6000National
Mental Health Helpline for Women

Turning Point
020 7702 2300National
Drugs and Alcohol Rehabilitation Advice

Women's Aid
0808 2000 247National
Support for women

Women's Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre (Cornwall)
01208 77099Bodmin

YWCA
01872 263112Truro