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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.

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.