FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

National Debt Help

https://www.nationaldebthelp.org.uk/

This organisation helps individual with personal debts over £5,000 and who are able to pay around £100 per month towards their debts. This is a government approved debt solution. They will freeze debts, stop creditors chasing individuals for money and set a time limit in which to pay back some of the debt. One that time has expired the rest of the debt is written off. Individuals will need to complete an online form to see if they qualify. They offer Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVA) and Debt Management Plan solutions.

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FAMILY SUPPORT or FAMILIES IN CRISIS

Barking and Dagenham Council

https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/early-help-and-support-for-families

This link takes you to a page titled “Early help and support for families”. They offer support to children, young people and their families that have additional needs that are not being addressed by the usual services that are available to everyone, such as health and education.

Barking and Dagenham Council

www.lbbd.gov.uk/children-young-people-and-families

This is also a very useful link on the council website which is titled “Children, young people and families”.

Trusted Mediators

https://barking-and-dagenham.trusted-mediators.co.uk/

They offer family mediation which includes financial, child custody, divorce, for Asian families and more. This is not a free service.

Free Family Mediation

https://www.freefamilymediation.co.uk/faq/

This has very useful information which will help individuals decide whether mediation is what they need.

BEREAVEMENT

The Drop In Bereavement Centre

http://www.dropinbereavementcentre.btck.co.uk/

Due to Covid 19 the centre is only does telephone counselling by appointment only.

(T) 0207 511 6444 (M) 07396 016523 Out of hours please leave a message.

Barking and Dagenham Council

https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/support-for-people-bereaved-or-affected-by-someones-suicide

Carer’s Hub

http://www.carerscentre.org.uk/bereavement-information

This website has links to different bereavement services.

MENTAL HEALTH

Mind

https://www.haveringmind.org.uk/

They serve Havering, Barking and Dagenham areas.

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