Wear Recovery
We’re here for you if you need help with challenges including drugs or alcohol, trouble with housing, domestic abuse, or your mental and physical wellbeing. Our services are free and confidential.
VoiceAbility
We support people to be heard in decisions about their health, care and wellbeing. We’re an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services.
Veterans in Crisis Sunderland
Welcome to Veterans in Crisis Sunderland – VICS. If you are a veteran and you’re registered with a Sunderland GP and need help (or you know of someone that is), we will be very pleased to hear from you. Our mission is to do everything we can to get veterans in crisis back on their feet, however long it takes. Also, you don’t need to be in crisis – all veterans are welcome.You can call Ger direct on 07398 916590 or Sam on 07495 825799, and if we can’t take the call you can contact the office on 0191 5671878 and we will get back to you ASAP.
The Mix
The Mix is the UK’s leading support service for young people. We are here to help you take on any challenge you’re facing - from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs. Talk to us via our online community, on social, through our free, confidential helpline or our counselling service.
Sunderland Carers Centre
At Sunderland Carers Centre we provide support for people who look after others. We offer information, advice and guidance to carers in and around Sunderland – and it’s all confidential, non-judgemental and impartial. The Carers Centre is a “centrepoint” for carers in the city, assisting directly when and where we can and linking people with other organisations when more appropriate, to ensure every user gets the support they require.
Samaritans
Every 10 seconds, Samaritans responds to a call for help. No judgement. No pressure. We"re here for anyone who needs someone. Call us any time, day or night. Whatever you"re going through, you can call us any time, from any phone for FREE:116123
NECA
NECA is a registered Charity whose key focus is to improve the lives of individuals and communities throughout the region. For over 40 years NECA have supported and enabled thousands of individuals to sustain long term Recovery from substances and Gambling misuse.
NEAS (North East Ambulance Service)
The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) provides pre-planned non-emergency transport for patients who have a medical condition that would prevent them from travelling to a treatment centre by any other means, or who require the skills of an ambulance care assistant during the journey. The Patient Transport Service conveys a wide range of patients to and from their homes to out-patients' appointments, clinics, physiotherapy or non-urgent inter-hospital transfers. Crews are trained as ambulance care assistants with specialist knowledge of comprehensive first aid, driving skills and patient moving and handling techniques.
Managing Your Money – Get Help and Advice (GHAA)
Sunderland City Council’s Get Help and Advice has area specific information about the support available to residents with debt, money advice and food support. When visiting the page, please click on your area to learn more about providers local to you.
Managing Your Money
The Managing Your Money page has information about benefits, local help and advice, how to make your money go further, financial safeguarding as well as discretionary support schemes (including local welfare provision and discretionary housing payment).