Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Advice and individual advocacy

Raising awareness and campaigning to combat stigma surrounding mental illness and to improve mental health servicesProviding emotional support and specialist services through its helpline SANEline open 365 evenings a year, Email service, Textcare and Online ForumPromoting and hosting research into the causes of mental illness and effectiveness of treatments and therapies

The Foundation and linked charities(except CACIP which acts as the charities' investment vehicle)provide donations for public benefit in areas of particular interest to the ICAEW,i.e.the advancement of education particularly in accounting and related subjects, provision of a library and information service, funds prizes awarded through ICAEW's exams and funds academic research projects and events.

We have been supporting people who work or have worked in printing, packaging and publishing since 1827. Our charitable aims include promoting independence, protecting dignity and furthering skills. We meet our aims through providing financial, emotional and practical support, including a free 24/7 helpline, and working with industry partners to champion the sector's emerging talent.

We aim to make a real difference to people with learning disabilities by providing effective and flexible support to help them to improve their lives. Respond work with children, young people and adults with learning disabilities who have experienced abuse or trauma, as well as those who have abused others through psychotherapy, advocacy, campaigning and other support.

Provides financial assistance to deserving veterinary surgeons, RVNs and their dependants; provides a helpline and website for veterinary surgeons, students and nurses; provides for the relief of mental and physical illness, associated with compulsive behaviour or stress or depression, which may or may not result from alcohol or drug addiction or other forms of dependence.

The Association promotes communication for social change. It believes that communication is a basic human right that define's people's common humanity ,strengthens cultures,enables participation ,creates community & challenges tyranny & oppression. It works through advocacy,education,training and the creation & sharing of knowledge.Its worldwide membership works with faithbased & secular partners

Finding Freedom From Abuse provides support to adults, children and young people affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence across Test Valley, Hampshire. We offer refuges and dispersed housing, IDVA and ISVA advocacy, counselling, individual and family support, housing help, financial wellbeing and independent living skills, children's activities, education, prevention and awareness raising.

Release is the national centre of expertise on drugs and drugs law providing free and confidential specialist advice to the public and professionals via our national legal and drugs helpline. The charity also provides the following frontline services: therapeutic counselling, expert witness (reports and testimony) and legal outreach surgeries, as well as a number of free publications.

Provide a free, confidential, independent and impartial service of advice, information and counsel for the public who live or work in the London Borough of Bromley through its offices in Bromley and outreaches in Orpington and Penge. Ensure individuals do not suffer through a lack of knowledge or an inability to express their needs effectively.

PAMIS works with families caring for a child or an adult with profound and multiple learning disabilities by offering practical help and advice; a training workshop programme; individual support; the opportunity to influence policy and services at local and national levels; and a library and information service.

Disability Law Service provides a high quality legal service for disabled people, their families, enablers and carers. Charity also provides specialist information and advice and training to other disability organisations and service providers.

The Company's objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but without limitation, for the benefit of the community in the Borough of Wigan and surrounding areas.

FORWARD is an African women-led organisation working to end violence against women and girls. From female genital mutilation and child marriage to domestic and sexual violence, we tackle abuse and discrimination, enabling African women and girls to have the dignity, health and equality they deserve. We provide training, advice, support, research and advocacy to shape policies and programmes.

We are an independent charity providing information, advocacy, counselling and support to relieve the needs and distress of any person living or working in Warwickshire and surrounding areas who has experienced rape, sexual abuse, sexual violence and sexual exploitation, regardless of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, religion or other protected characteristic.

Plays an advocacy role in safeguarding the historic built environment across Hampshire by promoting the conservation & sustainable reuse of heritage buildings that might otherwise fall into disrepair or be lost. Advocates for sensitive restoration practices, supports projects that bring redundant or at-risk buildings back into meaningful use & helps influence planning and conservation decisions.

Positively UK champions the rights of people living with HIV and related health conditions. We provide specialist and peer support, advocacy and information, campaign against discrimination, promote positive attitudes and equitable access to health, and strive to increase the involvement, voice and visibility of people living with HIV..

Provision of youth work and support for volunteer and voluntary sector youth workers. Promotion and advocacy of young people's participation. Provision of information, advice and guidance for young people.

- Influencing government agencies and other bodies to develop policies and practices that support our vision- Adopting an advocacy role (in relation, for example, to legislative and scholarly communication developments)- Facilitative and collaborative working both within the sector and with other partners (including an observatory and technology watch role).

Church services; Christian courses and events; youth work; children's work; pre-school; coffee shop and bookshop; counselling; operation of community centre; schools' work; community work; assisting homeless people; weddings and funerals; support for overseas missionaries and aid workers; assisting people with addictions; providing food parcels and furniture for the destitute.

Working in the field of Mental Health. Offering direct support to people in crisis, suicide prevention, outreach and advocacy, support for families of those suffering from poor mental health as well as friends and colleagues. Group work, peer support, talks and lectures to lower the stigma surrounding mental health. Advice and signposting. Promotion of Mental Health.

Age Concern Luton provides a wide range of services to meet the different needs of older people and their carers in Luton. This includes home support, gardening service, a visiting scheme, telephone club, home repair scheme, lunch and social clubs, advice and information, enhancing lives scheme, hospital discharge service, advocacy, mental health and dementia drop in sessions.

Promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of communities in the county of Lancashire and elsewhere primarily but not exclusively by the advancement of education, research, development, advocacy and training, the protection and enhancement of the environment, the preservation of good health, the relief of sickness and relief of those in necessitous circumstances

North Kensington Law Centre provides a free and or subsidised independent specialist legal service to the community and promotes access to legal rights and equality of opportunity.

The charity's objects and its principal activity continues to be that of providing free accessible legal advice and representation to the local community in London Borough of Hackney.

Greenwich Mencap works with and for people with a learning disability and their families. Our Children's services are: support with challenging behaviour, activity sessions (short breaks) and support surrounding the transition to adulthood. Our Adult services are: information, advice, advocacy, 1-1 support, travel training, job coaching, day services including handicrafts, gardening & painting.