Adult care

Asylum Aid

Derry House, 20 Penfold Street, London, NW8 8HJ

Asylum Aid provides legal representation to asylum-seekers.

By combining expert legal advice work with campaigning activities, Asylum Aid responds to asylum-seekers' immediate legal needs and addresses the underlying difficulties that they encounter during the asylum process.

020 7354 9631

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British Institute of Learning Difficulties (BILD)

British Institute of Learning Disabilities 97 Vincent Drive Edgbaston Birmingham Midlands, B15 2SQ

The British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD) works to improve the wellbeing of people in the UK with a learning disability by making things in life more accessible. They aim to enrich the lives of people with learning disabilities by ensuring that they feel equally valued and are treated with dignity and respect.

Services include:

policy and research
training and learning resources
news and updates
publications
advocacy and access to support

0121 415 6960

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British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

15 St. Johns Business Park Lutterworth Leicestershire, LE17 4HB

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) is a leading professional body for counselling and psychotherapy. It is also a key reference point for anyone seeking information on counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom.

Services include:

helping you to find information on counselling
helping you to locate a therapist in your area
training, events and workshops for therapists
producing and circulating a wide range of professional publications

If counsellors are accredited by the BACP it means they have completed a certain amount of training and practice under supervision of the BACP. Some counsellors are members but not yet accredited which simply means they are working towards their accreditation.

0145 588 3300

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British Deaf Association (BDA)

BDA Head Office 2nd Floor 356 Holloway Road London, N7 6PA

Founded in 1890, the British Deaf Association (BDA) is a national Deaf-led organisation that works directly with Deaf people that use British Sign Language (BSL). Their work concentrates on campaigning for equal rights on a national level and working at a local level empowering Deaf people to achieve access to their local public services. This is carried out through projects delivering individual and community advocacy.

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Body & Soul

Body & Soul 99-119 Rosebery Avenue London, EC1R 4RE

Body & Soul is a charity that uses a comprehensive, community-based and trauma informed approach to address the life-threatening effects of childhood adversity in people of all ages.

In 1996 Body & Soul was established to address the gap in HIV services that provided targeted support for children, young people, and families.

020 7923 6880

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Breakaway Supported Holidays

14 Railway Street Chelmsford Essex, CM1 1QS

Breakaway Supported Holidays provide tailored holidays for people with learning disabilities.

They offer a wide variety of things to do and places to discover in the UK and Europe. All breaks are supplied with support options which can be in place throughout the holiday.

0124 526 0330

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Brake

PO Box 548, Huddersfield, UK, HD1 2XZ

Brake is a national road safety charity that aims to prevent death and injury on the roads as well as providing support for people who have been bereaved or affected by serious injury as a result of a road crash. They provide a range of campaigns, events, training programmes, online support tools, partnership working and a helpline.

Helpline is 0808 800 0401.

0148 455 9909

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British Library

British Library 96 Euston Road London, NW1 2DB

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world. As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the UK.

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British Association of Social Workers (BASW)

Wellesley House 37 Waterloo Street Birmingham , B2 5PP

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is the largest professional association representing social work and social workers in the UK. BASW provides support and information relevant to social work as well as championing for the well being of social workers.

0121 622 3911

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