Useful Contacts and Organisations

Association for Shared Parenting
Support and advice for parents after separation or divorce.
Tel: 0300 121 0131
Branches located across the midlands
Email: info@sharedparenting.org.uk
www.sharedparenting.org.uk

Children & Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS)
CAFCASS represents the interest of children and young people in family court cases in England.
Visit our website to find information on how to contact us at www.cafcass.gov.uk

Child Maintenance Service
Helpline: 0800 171 2345
Welsh language 0800 232 1979
Email via the online enquiry form at www.gov.uk/making-child-maintenanceservice

Citizens Advice
Adviceline (England): 0800 144 8848
Advicelink (Wales): 0800 7020 2020
For free, independent, confidential and impartial advice visit www.adviceguide.org.uk
Or find your local bureau at www.citizensadvice.org.uk

College of Mediators
An independent regulatory body for family mediations in the UK.
Tel: 0333 604 3234 Mon - Fri 8am - 4pm
Email: admin@collegeofmediators.co.uk
www.collegeofmediators.co.uk

Civil Legal Advice
Telephone: 0345 345 4 345
Minicom: 0345 435 4345
Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm Saturday, 9am to 12:30pm
You can also text 'legalaid' and your name to 80010 to ask CLA to call you back. This costs the same as a normal text message.

Families Need Fathers
Families Need Fathers are a recognized UK charity, offers valuable information and assistance to parents, regardless of marital status or gender.
Office: 0300 0300 363
www.fnf.org.uk

Family Lives
Advice and information on parenting issues
Helpline: 0808 800 2222
Email via the online enquiry for at www.familylives.org.uk

Gov.uk
Find a legal advisor of family mediator at www.gov.uk/find-legal-advice

The Law Society
Online database search to find a solicitor in your area - www.lawsociety.org.uk

Family Mediators' Association
Helpline: 01355 244594
Email: info@thefma.co.uk
www.thefma.co.uk

Galop
Support for LGBT+ people experiencing domestic violence and abuse.
National Helpline LGBT+ Victims and Survivors of Abuse and Violence: 0800 999 5428
Email: help@galop.org.uk
www.galop.org.uk

GamCare
Write to us: GamCare, 1st Floor, 91-94 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8QP
GamCare is the leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms.

National Gambling Helpline
Tel: 0808 8020 133
Email: info@gamcare.org.uk
The Gamcare Forum is available 24/7 via the website www.gamcare.org.uk

Switchboard LGBT+
At Switchboard we provide information, support and referral service for lesbians, gay men and bisexual and trans people - and anyone considering issues around their sexuality and/or gender identity.
Helpline 0800 0 119 100
Open 10am - 10pm every day
Email: hello@switchboard.lgbt
www.switchboard.lgbt

Marriage Care
A national charity offering advice/counselling on marriage and on relationship breakdown
Appointments Service 0800 389 3801 Mon - Thur 9am - 6pm
Email: appointments@marriagecare.co.uk
www.marriagecare.org.uk

Men's Advice Line
A confidential helpline for any man experiencing domestic violence and abuse from a partner(or ex-partner).
Freephone 0808 801 0327 Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm
Or visit the webchat via the website for non-judgmental information and support (Wednesday 10am - 11.30am and 2.30pm - 4pm)
Email: info@mensadviceline.org.uk
www.mensadviceline.org.uk

National Association of Child Contact Centres
Provides safe, neutral centres for children of separated families to spend time with one or both parents, or other family members
Tel: 0115 948 4557
Email: contact@nacc.org.uk or via the online contact form at www.naccc.org.uk

National Debtline
Independent debt advice charity
Tel: 0808 808 4000 - Mon-Fri 9am - 8pm, Sat 9.30am - 1pm Email via the online enquiry form at www.nationaldebtline.org

National Domestic Violence Helpline
For Women and Children. Against Domestic Violence
24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 2000 247
Email: via online contact form
www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk

Gingerbread
A national charity working with single parent Families
Helpline: 0808 802 0925
Email via the online enquiry form at www.gingerbread.org.uk

National Family Mediation
The largest provider of family mediation services in England and Wales
Helpline: 0300 4000 636
Email: general@nfm.org.uk
www.nfm.org.uk

NSPCC
UK's leading children's charity. We've been looking out for children for over 140 years
Help for adults concerned about a child call our Helpline: 0808 800 5000
If you are under 18 call 0800 11 11
Email: help@nspcc.org.uk
www.nspcc.org.uk

OnePlusOne
Strengthen relationships by creating resources that help families and frontline workers tackle relationship issues early.
Tel: 07818 137443
Email: via online contact form
www.oneplusone.org.uk

Relate
To find the nearest Relate and talk through options with a trained consultant visit www.relate.org.uk
You can do a postcode search for a local Relate centre for face-to-face counselling

Resolution
We work with families and individual to resolve issues in a constructive way
General Enquiries: 020 3841 0300
Email via the online enquiry form at www.resolution.org.uk

Reunite International
Advice, information and support about parental child abduction Advice line: 0116 2556 234 or email adviceline@reunite.org.uk
Mediation & Administration Tel: 0116 2555 345 or email reunite@dircon.co.uk www.reunite.org

Shelter
Advice and information about housing options and rights after a relationship breakdown
Emergency Helpline: 0808 800 4444
Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm (Closed bank Holidays)
Chat on line via website at www.shelter.org.uk

Tax Credit helpline
Tel: 0345 300 3900 Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/tax-credits-enquiries

Women's Aid
Write to us at: PO Box 3245, Bristol, BS2 2EH
Freephone - 24-hour National Domestic Violence Helpline Tel: 0808 2000 247 (run in partnership between Women's Aid and Refuge)
Email: helpline@womensaid.org.uk www.womensaid.org.uk

Useful web addresses
www.actionforchildren.org.uk
www.weareadvocate.org.uk
www.divorceaid.co.uk
www.divorceresource.co.uk
www.iasservices.org.uk (Immigration Advice Service)
www.moneyhelper.org.uk
www.rightsofwomen.org.uk