If you're feeling lonely or anxious, there are plenty of options for you to speak to someone here in Havering.
Havering MIND
Looking for ideas to help your mental health? Need to chat to someone who understands?
Whatever is on your mind at difficult times, we’re here to support you.
Whatever your worries are, Havering MIND are here to help you.
- 01708 457040
- reach.us@haveringmind.org.uk
Tapestry Care Call and Befriending Service
The Care Call Service, provides anyone who needs it with a call as often as they want one to check on their health and wellbeing and to ensure that they have all they need.
The caller will, if necessary, arrange for immediate delivery of urgent supplies, puzzles and games and will be happy to have a chat, if that is what the caller wants.
Tapestry’s telephone Befriending Service matches people with a volunteer who has a similar outlook on life and common interests to provide companionship and to keep them connected to the local community.
Call 01708 796600 or email hello@tapestry-uk.org
Crisis Counselling and Bereavement Support Service
Havering Mind and Havering Council are working together to offer a Crisis Counselling and Bereavement Support Service.
The service is specifically for anyone living in Havering who has suffered the bereavement of a relative, friend or work colleague; or anyone coping with the stresses related to working in a residential care home setting during Covid 19.
Support available 7 days a week. Call 01708 457040 or email help@haveringmind.org.uk
Havering Volunteer Centre befriending service
If you are lonely or just in need of a chat with a friendly voice there are befriending volunteers that will give you a call.
Call 01708 922214 to be connected with a befriender.
Saint Francis Hospice Orange Line
For anyone bereaved, or anyone feeling isolated or lonely call 01708 758649 open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm for the, or visit the Saint Francis website.
Please don't suffer in silence – there are many people waiting to help you. Just reach out and speak to a friendly person today!
Talking Therapies
Talking Therapies is a free, confidential professional NHS service for people aged 18 years or over.
The service provides access to expert advice and techniques to help with stress, low mood, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, worry, sleeping problems and phobias.
Go to the NHS Talking Therapies website or call 0300 300 1554 (Option 2) to book an appointment for an initial assessment.
Age UK
Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering exists to improve and maintain the quality of life for older people living in the London boroughs of Havering, Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham.
They seek to achieve this aim by:
- ensuring that older people have dignity, respect, choice and that their voices are heard
- ensuring that services are provided in a sensitive and approachable manner
- being a focus of advice and help for older people
Call 020 8220 6000 or go to the Age UK website
HASWA
Havering Asian Social and Welfare Association mission is to cater for all sections of the local community.
Particularly those of Asian origin with specific emphasis on the isolated, disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals to relieve poverty, provide welfare, social and culture support.
Call 01708 522 789 or visit the HASWA website
Samaritans of Havering
Every year, Samaritans volunteers spend over one million hours answering calls for help via our unique 24-hour listening service, email, letter, face to face and through our Welsh language service.
They give people ways to cope and the skills to be there for others.
They want to encourage, promote and celebrate those moments of connection between people that can protect and even save lives.
To do this, they're working in schools, prisons, workplaces and communities, and in partnership with organisations like Network Rail.
They campaign to make suicide prevention a national and local priority.
Their staff and volunteers run nationwide and community campaigns to raise awareness and influence decision-makers.
Free phone 116 123 or go to the Samaritans website