Links
Volunteering
Do-It Volunteering
Massive list of voluntary vacancies – structured as a database of vacancies under location & category of volunteer role.
http://www.do-it.org.uk/
Volunteer centres:
Volunteer centres can offer one-to-one advice and guidance around local volunteering opportunities. Find your nearest volunteer center:
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/WhatWeDo/Local+and+Regional/VolunteerCentreFinderGoogle
CSV make a difference
A UK charity which offers voluntary positions, as well as some free training courses.
http://www.csv.org.uk/volunteering
Homeless pages
Useful in a volunteering context for their extensive list of homeless projects; many homeless projects offer very good opportunities to get client work experience in a social care setting.
http://homeless.org.uk/are-you-homeless
Employment and Training
Jobwise Training
A Government funded training organisation for workers, offering free training in Customer Service, Business Administration, Team Leading, Management, IT and Call Center Work:
http://jobwisetraining.net/
Learn Direct
Government site full of advice and guidance for all types of learning and training in your area.
http://learndirect.co.uk/
Floodlight
Full and comprehensive list of all colleges and courses available in the London & Greater London area.
http://london.floodlight.co.uk/london/courses-classes-lessons/subject/qualification/study/region/16180339/220706/100/domain.html
Dress for Success
Free Clothes and advice for women returning to employment.
http://www.dressforsuccess.org
Advice/Support/Self Care
Citizen Advice Bureau
Legal/housing/employment and general advice available in your area.
http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
Benefits
Online Guidance on how to handle benefit issues:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/BeginnersGuideToBenefits/index.htm?CID=emc&TYPE=sponsoredsearch&CRE=Benefits
Legal Advice
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/
http://www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk
http://www.lawcentres.org.uk
Consumer Credit Counselling Service
0800 138 1111
www.cccs.co.uk
National Debtline
Telephone advice and self-help materials.
0808 808 4000
www.nationaldebtline.co.uk
Payplan
Free debt advice
free phone: 0800 280 2816
Substance Misuse and Addiction Information and Support
AA meetings
Abstinence based support group for people with alcohol issues.
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/?PageID=2
Narcotics Anonymous
Abstinence based support for people with drug issues.
Cocaine Anonymous
Abstinence based support group for people with cocaine issues.
http://www.cauk.org.uk/
Families Anonymous
Support group for people who have a family member or person they care about struggling with addiction.
http://www.famanon.org.uk/
Co Dependency Anonymous
Support groups for people prone to relationships that are overly enmeshed or focused on the needs of the other.
http://www.coda-uk.org/
Gamblers Anonymous
Support group for people struggling with a gambling addiction.
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals
Professional body for substance misuse workers.
http://www.fdap.org.uk/
Children
Sure Start
Government programme of help and support for parents of young children.
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/earlyyears/surestart/whatsurestartdoes/
Interesting things to read:
Drink and Drug News
Read about the latest issues facing the substance misuse field.
Useful contacts also available inside.
http://www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/
London Drug & Alcohol Network
http://www.ldan.org.uk/
Addiction Today
http://www.addictiontoday.org/
Druglink
http://www.druglink.co.uk/
Mental Health and Counselling Advice & Training
British Association for Counselling and Psycotherapy.
Information and advice about counseling and psychotherapy, and list of trainings and therapists.
http://www.bacp.co.uk/
UK Council of Psychotherapy
List of Psychotherapy trainings/Psychotherapists in the UK - gives information and advice.
http://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/
British Association for Behavior and Cognitive Psychotherapies
Accrediting organisation for Cognitive Behaviour Therapists, with advice, guidance and a list of qualified therapists and accredited courses.
www.babcp.org
MIND
Leading mental health charity that offers help, advice and counseling to anyone effected directly and indirectly by mental health issues. Regional Mind's exist in most boroughs of London and regions of the UK.
http://www.mind.org.uk/
Islington MIND Crisis Helpline 0845 123 23 73
Islington MIND Crisis Helpline and follow up service is for anyone affected by mental health issues.
http://www.mhhp.org.uk/member-helplines/islington-mind.html
Online CBT course
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/treatments/cbt.aspx
If there are other links to organisations that you believe it would be useful for us to list then please let us know by emailing: volunteering@wdp-drugs.org.uk