If you need help in a crisis – please try St Laurence`s Crisis Help
If you have a relative or friend with mental health problems who relies on you for support and you would like to be in touch with others in the same situation the contact Marion (350208) or Sally (368994) for information on your local support group or perhaps just a chat
Some useful contact numbers & links
Scarborough & Ryedale Carers Resource – 01723 850155
Disablement Action Group (DAG) – 01723 480029
Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB) 03444 111 444
Advocacy Alliance 01723 363910
Scarborough Dial A Ride 01723 354434
Whitby Good Neighbour Community Transport 01947 602982
Ryedale Community Transport 01653 699059
MENCAP 01723 374819
Alzheimer’s Society 01723 500958
Age UK 01723 379058
Basics+ 01723 371335
Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Mind 01723 339838 email info@swrmind.org.uk
Scarborough Survivors 01723 501049
Hope 01723 381811
Red Cross 01723 372769
Yorkshire Coast Sight Support 01723 354417
Talking News 01723 363344
Talking News Association UK (big print newspaper and TV listings) 01435 866102
Calibre Talking Books 01296 432339
Coast Call (Yorkshire Coast Homes) 03450 655 656
Cambridge Centre (Drug and Alcohol Services) 01723 367475
Alcoholics Anonymous 01723 353678
Benefits Agency 01723 504000
Bereavement Support Service 01723 351421
Bereavement Support Helpline (Weds. 6pm-8pm) 01723 351421
Disabilities Resource Centre 01723 379397
Home and Dry (Homeless Accommodation) 01723 361100
Parkinson’s Disease Group 01723 368111
Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Helpline 01723 507060
The Women’s Community Project 01723 354093
RELATE 01723 369858
Scarborough Cancer Support Group 01723 351421
Scarborough Stroke Club 01723 362156
The Stroke Association 020 7566 0300
Sidewalk (Churches’ Support to Detached Youth) 01723 500694
Social Services 01723 501555
The Rainbow Cente 01723 500663
Teenage Drop In Centre (Northway Clinic) 01723 363366
Youth Enquiry Service (Homeless, Unemployed and YMCA) 01723 375563
Women’s Aid/Refuge 01723 365058
Crisis Call Freephone 0800 501254
Samaritans 0845 790 9090
Headway (Head Injuries) 0191 283 4562
Support for Carers 01723 364808