Here are some websites, phone numbers and literature you may find useful:
Websites:
Adfam
The voice of families affected by someone else's drug or alcohol use.
Tel: 020 7553 7640
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In Touch Project
Offering support to those affected by someone else's drug or alcohol abuse.
Tel: 01749 670244
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Drugfam
Empowering families and carers of addicts to be heard and supported
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Samaritans (Yeovil, Somerset) Provides confidential emotional support to those who are in despair or are feeling suicidal
www.samaritans.org
Tel: 01935 476455 ---------------------------
Turning Point (Yeovil, Somerset) Providing services for those with complex needs including alcohol and drug problems
Tel: 01935 383360
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Compassionate Friends (Bristol) Supporting bereaved parents and their families
Tel: 01179 539639
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Yeovil Night Shelter Project
Offering shelter to the homeless
email: support@yeovilnightshelter.com
Tel: 01935 412052
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Southampton Drug Action Team
City Hall Southampton www.southampton.gov.uk/living/adult-care/drugactionteam/default.aspx
Tel: 023 80 832646
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Bournemouth Drug And Alcohol Action Team
A multi agency working in Bournemouth to implement the National Drug Strategy
Tel: 01202 458740
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Rosie Crane Trust Supporting bereaved paremts who have lost a child at any age
PO BOX 62, Ilminster
email: contact@rosiecranetrust.co.uk
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Cruse / Bereavement Care
email: somerset@cruse.org.uk
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Parent Support Link
Providing support for people affected by someone else's drug use
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Dorset Drug Action And Community Safety Team
Dorchester
Tel: 01305 224365
www.dorsetforyou.com/drugsandalcohol
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Action On Addiction
Offering residential rehabilitation for those in active addiction
Action On Addiction / Families Plus
Offering support to the families of those affected by addiction.
Tel: 01747 830733
Email: admin@actiononaddiction.org.uk
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Mike Delaney
Tel: 07733 120648
Email: mike@mikedelaney.co.uk
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Advocare - Caring for Carers
Tel: 01202 737592
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Counselling Directory
UK counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs.
www.counselling-directory.org.uk
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Hypnotherapy Directory
UK hypnotherapy support network, enabling those in distress to find a hypnotherapist close to them and appropriate for their needs.
www.hypnotherapy-directory.org.uk
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Recommended reading:
Journeys
Living with drug-related bereavement
(available from Adfam)
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Mum, can you lend me twenty quid?
by Elizabeth Burton-Phillips