What We Do
Provide Support
Support Agencies
Counselling and Advice Services For Young People
Young people today face a multiplicity of pressures in their daily lives. These can range from problems in relationships, finding work or training, difficulties in communicating with their family, pressure from peers to take drugs, feeling down or depressed, coping with health difficulties, feeling stressed, in debt etc. Often young people feel isolated when trying to solve and deal with these problems and pressures. If you feel that advice and help would be useful, here are some organizations to contact:
Childline - http://www.childline.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
Tel: 0800 1111
Barnardos -http://www.barnardos.org.uk/who_we_are/in_your_region/northernireland.htm
SHAC Housing Association - http://www.shac.org.uk/
Tel: (+44 28) 9024 6811
Counseling Services: 028 9024 9696
Cruse Bereavement Care: 028 9079 2419
Family Mediation Service: 028 9032 2914
Parents Advice Centre: 02890 238800
Simon Community: 028 9023 2882
Youth Line: 028 9045 6645
The Samaritans:
- Belfast: 028 9032 3454
- Derry: 028 7137 1502
Contact Youth Counselling Services: 028 9045 7848
Housing Advice for NI
This website has been developed by Housing Rights Service and aims to provide reliable independent housing advice and information to the public in Northern Ireland. It is supported by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
http://www.housingadviceni.org/advice-for-young-people.html
Sexual Support Organisations
Nexus Institute - Help for those Sexually abused
- Derry: 028 7126 0566
- Belfast: 028 9032 6803
Aids helpline: 028 9024 9268
Belfast Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre: 02890 249696
Addiction Support Organisations
Al-Anon Family Groups: 028 9024 3489
Alcoholics Anonymous: 028 9068 1084
Dunlewey Substance Advice Centre: 028 9061 1162
Northern Ireland Community Addiction Service: 028 9066 4434
FASA: 028 9061 1162
Personal Development and Support Services:
Got an idea which you think could become a successful business?
These organizations should be you first stop for advice on setting up and running your own business.
- Live Wire: www.shell-livewire.org
- First Stop Business Shop: www.firststopshop.co.uk
- The Princess Trust: www.princes-trust.org.uk
Each of these organizations give advice and help on setting up and running your own business, how and where to apply for start up grants and how to put together a business plan and assistance in the running and sustaining your business successfully.
