Support Services
(Local and National)
Support Services
(Local and National)
On this page, you'll find a list of support services in Manchester and beyond.
From local organisations offering personalised assistance to national helplines providing round-the-clock support, we've gathered a variety of resources to cater to your support needs. Each listing includes a brief description of the service and a direct link to their website, making it easy for you to explore and access the support you need.
Please visit the Pastoral Hubs if you require any advice and guidance on how to access these services or if you would like more information.
Local and National Services:
1. Mental & Physical Health
- Manchester Mind: Provides mental health support, counselling, and wellbeing services.
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust: Offers a range of mental health services, including crisis care and community support.
- Manchester Health and Care Commissioning: Provides physical health services and health improvement programs.
- 42nd Street: Mental health and emotional wellbeing support for young people aged 11-25.
- The Big Life Group: Offers mental health and wellbeing services, including talking therapies and community support.
- NHS: Provides advice and guidance on how to stay healthy and how to access local services.
2. Budgeting Advice
- Citizens Advice Manchester: Provides free, confidential advice on budgeting, debt, and financial planning.
- Money Advice Service: Offers free and impartial money advice, including budgeting tools and financial planning resources.
- StepChange Debt Charity: Provides free debt advice and solutions.
- Manchester Credit Union: Offers financial services, including savings and loans, to help with future planning.
3. Relationships
- Relate Greater Manchester South: Provides relationship counseling, mediation, and education.
- Talk, Listen, Change (TLC): Offers relationship counseling, family mediation, and support services.
- Barnardo's: Provides family support services, including help with parenting and family relationships.
4. Discrimination
- Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS): Offers advice and support on issues of discrimination and human rights.
- Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP): Supports disabled people in dealing with discrimination.
- Manchester BME Network: Provides support and advocacy for Black and Minority Ethnic communities facing discrimination.
5. Bereavement and Loss
- Cruse Bereavement Care Manchester: Offers bereavement support and counseling.
- Manchester Mind: Provides mental health support for those dealing with loss.
- Greater Manchester Bereavement Service: Offers support for anyone experiencing bereavement in Greater Manchester.
6. Bullying and Harassment
- Kidscape: Provides advice and support to children, parents, and professionals about bullying.
- Manchester Mediation Service: Offers mediation services to resolve conflicts, including bullying and harassment issues.
- Diana Award Anti-Bullying Campaign: Provides support and resources to tackle bullying in schools and communities.
7. Domestic Abuse
- Manchester Women's Aid: Offers refuge, support, and advocacy for women and children experiencing domestic abuse.
- Mankind Initiative: Provides support for male victims of domestic abuse.
- End The Fear: Greater Manchester's domestic abuse service offering advice and support for anyone affected by domestic abuse.
8. Legal Advice
- Manchester Citizens Advice Bureau: Provides free legal advice on a range of issues including housing, employment, and family law.
- LawWorks: Offers free legal advice clinics in Manchester.
- Greater Manchester Law Centre: Provides free legal advice and representation for those who cannot afford it.
9. Lifestyle & Addictions
- Manchester Integrated Drug and Alcohol Service (MIDAS): Provides support for individuals dealing with drug and alcohol addiction.
- The Big Life Group: Offers lifestyle and addiction support services.
- Alcoholics Anonymous Manchester: Provides support for individuals struggling with alcohol addiction.
- SMART Recovery Manchester: Offers mutual support meetings for people with addictive behaviors.
10. Sexual Health/Sexual and Gender Identity
- The LGBT Foundation: Offers support and advice on sexual health, as well as services for LGBTQ+ individuals.
- BROOK Manchester: Provides sexual health services and advice for young people. brook.org.uk
- Northern Sexual Health, Contraception and HIV Service: Provides a range of sexual health services across Manchester.