If you're in need of immediate help
Samaritans provides 24 hour telephone and online emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide.
If you are at serious risk of harm or immediate danger to life, call 999.
SANEline is a national out-of-hours mental health helpline offering specialist emotional support from 16:30-22:30, 365 days a year.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience of alcohol addiction.
Refuge provides telephone support for women experiencing domestic violence or abuse.
The Men's Advice Line provides support for men experiencing domestic violence or abuse.
GamCare is the leading national provider of support, information and advice for anyone affected by problem gambling.
FRANK is a national drug education service which provides advice to children and young people on the potential effects of drugs. Talk to Frank.
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is a movement against male suicide, the biggest killer of men under 45.
There are many ways you can support one of our Recovery Focus partners in your community.
Whether it’s giving a few hours a week to help run an activity at one of our services or fundraising for the benefit of those using our services, volunteering with our partners is a great way of giving something back to your local community.
Meet some of the people who've done just that.
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James, Volunteer at Richmond Fellowship's Old Moat Garden Centre
During my working life, mostly in retail distribution and business sales, I often used to visit The Old Moat Garden Centre on a Saturday morning as a customer and wander round the greenhouses thinking how nice it would be to work in a place like this.
So when I came in not long after my retirement in 2010 and saw at the till a recruitment poster for volunteers, I decided it was meant to be.
Read more about James' story here.
Linda
Linda first started receiving support from Aquarius’ Family Support team in 2012, after living with her son’s addiction for the past 25 years.
Read Linda's story
James
James has volunteered at The Old Moat since 2010, and won an Epsom and Ewell Volunteers Award
Read James's story