Self-help and useful resources

Cruse. Support, advice and information for people coping with bereavement.

Relate. Help with relationship issues, including counselling.

GAIA Centre - advice and support for women who are experiencing domestic abuse

Solace – support for survivors of domestic and sexual abuse

Turning Point – a wide range of support with drug and alcohol issues, including online options.

Age UK – support to adults to maintain their independence and improve their well-being.

Silverline Befriending for Older Adults. Free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people. Tel: 08004708090

Mind in Croydon provide a directory of more than 600 organisations and services available to people living in Croydon.

Are finances affecting your mental health? Citizen’s Advice Bureau offers free, confidential advice and information that can help you with any money issue. To contact an advisor:

National Advice line (England): 0800 144 8848
Available: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (closed on public holidays). Calls to Adviceline are free from mobiles and landlines.

(If you can\'t hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say: 18001 then 0800 144 8884. You can use Relay UK with an app or a textphone. There’s no extra charge to use it).

Talk to an advisor online
Talk to us about a debt problem - we can usually help between 8am and 7pm, Monday to Friday.

Website: Citizens Advice

Money Wellness
Money Wellness is one of the largest providers of free debt advice and debt solutions in the UK. Our specialist advisers are available seven days a week to support customers over the phone, and we also offer online debt advice 24/7.

We work with many other support organisations to make sure that when people get debt advice, they also receive the wraparound support needed to deal with issues such as domestic abuse, addiction, and mental and physical illness. Our services are fully accessible, and our advisers are trained to provide vulnerable customers with the bespoke care and support they need.

We also offer tailored support for harder-to-reach groups, including translation services for 240 languages.

Website: www.moneywellness.com

Phone: 0800 011 4231 (Local rate: 0161 241 7340)

Citizen’s Advice Bureau offers free, confidential advice and information that can help you with any legal or consumer issues. To contact an advisor:

Nation Advice line (England): 0800 144 8848
Available: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (closed on public holidays). Calls to Adviceline are free from mobiles and landlines.

(If you can\'t hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say: 18001 then 0800 144 8884. You can use Relay UK with an app or a textphone. There’s no extra charge to use it).

Talk to an advisor online
We can usually help between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Friday.