Support Groups and Services

Home, But Not Alone

Call: 0800 876 6926. (phonelines open 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday). https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/home-but-not-alone/

Waveney LEAF (Waveney Lived Experience Advisory Forum) 

Run by Access Community Trust - The forum has been set up to provide a safe, supportive environment to share their lived experiences of mental ill-health. Call: Beth Stephens: 07817 313593 https://www.accessct.org/waveneyleaf/

Norfolk and Waveney Mind:

a mental health charity that believes no one should have to face a mental health problem alone.

Call: 0300 330 5488 https://www.norfolkandwaveneymind.org.uk/

Wellbeing Suffolk (Part of Wellbeing Norfolk and Suffolk):

provide a range of support for people with common mental health and emotional issues, such as low mood, depression or stress. Call: 0300 123 1503 https://www.wellbeingnands.co.uk/suffolk/

Lowestoft Samaritans:

Proudly providing emotional support for the people of Lowestoft and Waveney District. Call: 116 123 free from any phone, or: 0330 094 5717 www.samaritans.org/branches/lowestoft

Young Minds:

For young people needing a reassuring conversation, specialist mental health support, or simply to know they are not alone. Young People Contact: If you need urgent help text YM to 85258.

Parents Contact: 0808 802 5544. https://youngminds.org.uk/

Kooth:

a digital mental health and wellbeing company working to provide a welcoming space for digital mental health care, available to all. Call: 020 3984 9337. www.kooth.com

North East Suffolk Citizens Advice Bureau: NESCAB deliver free advice from their offices, outreach locations and online. Call: 01502 518510 / 01502 717715 www.nesuffolkcab.org.uk

Lowestoft Foodbank:

provides three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people Call: 07307866146. www.lowestoft.foodbank.org.uk