Now available for everyone across England
Find free local help
beyond your GP appointment
Enter your GP surgery below, and we'll find charities, services and support groups available for you.
Free. No signup. No GP referral needed.
What you'll find
Free services across every area of health and wellbeing.
Categories: Mental Health & Addictions, Physical Activity & Physiotherapy, Advice: Money, Housing & Work, Social Connection & Community, Safety & Abuse Support, Carers & Family Support, Long-term Conditions, New Health Problems.
National Services
To see local services too, please enter your GP's surgery name in the green search bar above.
Advice: Money, Housing & Work
Access to Work
Access to Work is a UK government scheme that provides practical and financial support for people with a disability, health condition or mental health problem to start or stay in work
Working-age adults 16+
Advice: Money, Housing & Work
Access to Work — Mental Health Support Service
Free DWP-funded confidential work-focused mental health support to help people in Great Britain stay in or return to work. Delivered by Able Futures and Maximus.
Adults 16+ in work or self-employed
Carers & Family Support
Aching Arms
Aching Arms is a UK charity offering comfort bears and support to bereaved parents who have lost a baby during pregnancy, at birth or soon after.
Bereaved parents and families
Carers & Family Support
Action for Children
Action for Children supports children and young people UK-wide via local services, Parent Talk live chat and Sidekick text helpline.
Parents and young people aged 0-25 (with SEND).
Long-term Conditions
Action for ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)
Action for ME supports people of any age with ME and chronic fatigue syndrome across the UK, with free support, healthcare info, peer forum and young people's counselling
Adults, children and families
Long-term Conditions
Action on Pain / Pain Concern
Pain Concern is a UK charity for people living with chronic pain, offering a helpline, the Airing Pain podcast, self-management tools and an online forum
Adults, families and carers
Mental Health & Addictions
Adfam
Adfam is the UK national charity for families and friends affected by a loved one's drug, alcohol or gambling use, offering a directory, forum and resources.
Families affected by substance/gambling use
Social Connection & Community
Age UK
Age UK is the national charity for older people offering a free daily Advice Line, info guides and a UK-wide network of local befriending and day centres
Older people's advice
Social Connection & Community
Age UK — The Silver Line
Free 24/7 telephone friendship helpline for people aged 55 and over experiencing loneliness and isolation.
Older adults 55+
Advice: Money, Housing & Work
akt
akt supports LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25 facing homelessness with caseworkers, emergency housing help and a live chat advice service.
LGBTQ+ teenagers and young adults.
Mental Health & Addictions
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a worldwide fellowship of men and women who help each other stay sober and offer support to anyone who has a drinking problem
Adults
Long-term Conditions
Allergy UK
Allergy UK is the leading UK allergy patient charity, with a clinical helpline, translation cards, product directory and free specialist allergy clinics
Adults, children and families
Long-term Conditions
Alzheimer's Society
Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity offering a support line, Dementia Advisers, peer groups and the Talking Point online community
Adults and carers
Long-term Conditions
Anaphylaxis UK
Anaphylaxis UK is the UK-wide charity for people at risk of severe allergic reactions, with a helpline, AllergyWise training and local support groups
Adults, children and families
Mental Health & Addictions
Andy's Man Club
Andy's Man Club runs free weekly peer support talking groups for men aged 18+ across the UK, in person on Monday evenings and online; no referral needed.
Men struggling with their mental health
Mental Health & Addictions
Anna Freud Crisis Messenger
The Anna Freud Crisis Messenger offers free 24/7 text support for young people in crisis — text AFC to 85258 for a trained volunteer.
All ages text support primarily for young people 10-25.
Mental Health & Addictions
Anxiety UK
Anxiety UK is a UK charity supporting adults and young people living with anxiety, phobias, OCD and related conditions
Children, young people and adults
Long-term Conditions
Asthma + Lung UK
Asthma + Lung UK (formerly Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation) supports anyone with asthma or a lung condition like COPD, bronchiectasis or pulmonary fibrosis
Adults, children and families
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