The following organisations can be used as an additional sources of support. Please note the list is by no means exhaustive.

Emergency

If you need to contact someone in time of crisis or you need to talk to someone: www.samaritans.org

Mental Health Advice and Information

• www.compassth.nhs.uk
• www.mind.org.uk
• www.mentalhealth.org.uk
• www.sane.org.uk
• www.hearing-voices.org
• www.turntome.org
• www.1in4-forum.org

 

Local Voluntary Mental Health Service providers

• Beside  Tower Hamlets www.beside.org.uk
• Tower project - http://www.towerproject.org.uk

• Mind Tower Hamlets and Newham - http://www.mithn.org.uk

• Bowhaven - www.bowhaven.org.uk

 

Volunteering opportunities

• Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets - www.vcth.org.uk
• National Volunteer Database - www.do-it.org

 

Further education for adults living in London Borough’s of Tower Hamlets

• Tower Hamlets College www.tower.ac.uk

• Ideas Store http://www.ideastore.co.uk/
• Hackney College http://www.hackney.ac.uk/
• Newham College http://www.newham.ac.uk/ 
• Learndirect http://www.learndirect.com/    

 

Legal and Benefits Advice

• East End Citizens Advice Bureau http://www.eastendcab.org.uk  
• Toynbee Hall www.toynbeehall.org.uk/page.asp?section=275&sectionTitle=Advice

 

• Island Advice www.island-advice.org.uk

 

• Tower Hamlets Law Centre http://www.thlc.co.uk/welfare.htm

 

• East London Community Law Centre www.eastlondoncommunitylawservice.org.uk

 

• Turn to us – Access to benefits and grants  http://www.turn2us.org.uk

 

Alcohol and Drug Support

• Tower Hamlets Mission http://towerhamletsmission.org  
• Tower hamlets Community Drugs Team http://www.rapt-thcat.org.uk/  
• Nafas – Bangladeshi drugs project http://www.familyrapp.com/drugrapp/bangladeshi-drugs-project-nafas