Support Groups – B
Baby Life Support Systems (BLISS)
2nd & 3rd Floors
9 Holyrood Street
London Bridge
London SE1 2EL
Tel: 020 7378 1122
Fax: 020 7403 0673
Parents support line: 0500 618 140
Email: information@bliss.org.uk
www.bliss.org.uk
BLISS was founded more than 20 years ago by parents shocked by the lack of adequate neonatal care in the UK. Over the years the charity has evolved to become the leading national neonatal charity with a mission to act as an advocate for the most fragile, vulnerable members of our population.
Babyloss.com
www.babyloss.com
Email: reachout@babyloss.com
Collated to provide information and support online for women and their partners who have experienced the devastating loss of a baby.
Baby Milk Action
23 St Andrews Street
Cambridge CB2 3AX
Tel: 01223 464 420
Email: info@babymilkaction.org
Website: www.babymilkaction.org
Baby Milk Action is a non-profit organisation, which aims to save lives and to end the avoidable suffering caused by inappropriate infant feeding. Baby Milk Action works within a global network to strengthen independent, transparent and effective controls in the marketing of the baby feeding industry.
Babysittingcircle.co.uk
Park House
82-88 Richmond Hill
Richmond, Surrey
TW10 6RA
Email: info@parenting-services.com
Website: http://www.babysittingcircle.org/
BackCare, the Charity for
Healthier Backs
16 Elmtree Road
Teddington
Middlesex TW11 8ST
Tel: 020 8977 5474
Fax: 020 894 35318
Email: info@backcare.org.uk
Website: www.backcare.org.uk
BackCare is a UK Charity which helps people manage and prevent back pain
by providing advice, promoting self help, encouraging debate and funding
scientific research into better back care.
National
Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease
4 Beaumont House
Sutton Road
St Albans
Herts AL1 5HH
Tel: 01727 830038
Fax: 01727 862 550
Information line: 0845 130 2233
Email: nacc@nacc.org.uk
www.nacc.org.uk
NACC is a voluntary association of people who are living with Inflammatory
Bowel Diseases, their families and friends, and the health professional
who care for them.
Birth and Bonding International
60 Nottingham Road
Belper DE56 1JH
Tel: 01773 826055
This organisation holds a list of birthing partners, or doulas, who can be contacted by women in need.
Birth Crisis
Birth Crisis
Midlands: Sheila Kitzinger 01865 300266
South West: Debbie Harrison
01275 542652
London: Heather Allan 020 7485 4725
Glasgow: Mary Kennedy 0141 9467537
Manchester: Julie Kurutac 0161 434 4563
Evenings only: Muriel O’Driscoll 0151 9280596
For women who feel the need to talk about a traumatic birth experience.
Birth Defects Foundation
BDF Centre
Hemlock Way
Cannock
Staffs WS11 2GF
Tel: 020 8516 2977
Fax: 020 8516 2978
Helpline: 0870 707020 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-8pm, Sat 9.30am-1pm)
Tel: 01543 468888
Fax: 01543 468999
Email: help@birthdefects.co.uk
www.bdfcharity.co.uk
Book Trust
Book House
45 East Hill
London SW18 2QZ
Tel: 020 8516 2977
Fax: 020 8516 2978
www.booktrust.org.uk
Book Trust is an independent, educational charity founded to promote books
and reading, encouraging readers of all ages and cultures to discover
and enjoy books.
Brainwave
Tel: 01278 429089
F ax: 01278 429622
Email: enquiries@brainwave.org.uk
www.brainwave.org.uk
Somerset-based Brainwave offers therapy for brain injured and special
needs children and since 1982 over 1500 brain injured children and their
families have been supported by the charity.
The Breastfeeding Network (BfN)
PO Box 11126
Paisley PA2 8YB
Helpline: 0844 412 4664(9.30am-9.30pm)
www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk
Independent support and information about breastfeeding.
British Acupuncture Council
63 Jeddow Road
London W12 9HQ
Tel: 020 8735 0400
Fax: 020 8735 0404
Email: info@acupuncture.org.uk
www.acupuncture.org.uk
The British Acupuncture Council gives helpful and representative information about all aspects of acupuncture and particularly traditional acupuncture
practised in the United Kingdom.
British Association for Early Childhood
Education
136 Cavell Street
London E1 2JA
Tel: 020 7539 5400
Fax: 020 7539 5409
Email: office@early-education.org.uk
www.early-education.org.uk
The British Association for Early Childhood Education (Early Education) is a voluntary organisation with charitable status. It is concerned with all aspects of children’s learning from birth through the early stages of primary education.
British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
(BASPCAN)
10 Priory Street
York Y01 6EZ
Tel: 01904 613 605
Fax: 01904 642 239
Email: baspcan@baspcan.org.uk
www.baspcan.org.uk
The British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) is a registered charity which aims to prevent physical,
emotional, and sexual abuse and neglect of children. They aim to promote the physical, emotional, and social well-being of children and their rights as citizens, through multi-disciplinary collaboration, education, campaigning and other appropriate activities, within its powers and resources.
British Association of Psychotherapists
37 Mapesbury Road
London NW2 4HJ
Tel: 020 8452 9823
Fax: 020 8452 5182
Email: mail@bap-psychotherapy.org
www.bap-psychotherapy.org
The British Association of Psychotherapists (BAP) specialises in individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy for adults, adolescents and children.
It is one of the foremost psychoanalytic psychotherapy training organisations in the country. The BAP, founded in 1951, is the longest established psychoanalytic psychotherapy association in Britain
and one of the largest, with over 500 members nationwide.
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
1 Regent Place
Rugby
Warwickshire CV21 2PJ
Tel: 0870 443 5252
Fax: 0870 443 5160
Email: bacp@bacp.co.uk
www.bacp.co.uk
The Association works towards representing counselling at national and international levels, maintaining and raising standards of training and practice, responding to requests for information and advice on matters related to counselling and promoting the understanding and awareness of counselling
throughout society.
British Chiropractic Association
Blagrave House
17 Blagrave Street
Reading RG1 1QB
Tel: 0118 950 5950
Fax: 0118 958 8946
Email: enquiries@chiropractic-uk.co.uk
www.chiropractic-uk.co.uk
The BCA represents 70% of UK chiropractors. It aims to promote, encourage and maintain high standards of conduct, practice, education and training within the profession in this country.
British Deaf Association
1-3 Worship Street
London EC2A 2AB
Tel: text 020 7588 3529
Freefone: (text only) 0800 6552965
Videophone: 0207 496 9539
Voice: 020 7588 3520
Fax: 020 7588 3527
Email: helpline@bda.org.uk
www.britishdeafassociation.org.uk
Organisation that promotes sign language and deaf issues. Provides a central resource for deaf people from across the world to communicate and share
experiences. Offers information to both deaf and hearing people alike on useful resources.
British Dietetic Association
5th Floor
Charles House
148/9 Great Charles Street
Queensway
Birmingham B3 3HT
Tel: 0121 200 8080
Fax: 0121 200 8081
Email: info@bda.uk.com
www.bda.uk.com
The British Dietetic Association, established in 1936, was formed to provide training and facilities for
state registered Dietitians.
British Dyslexia Association
98 London Road
Reading
Berkshire RG1 5AU
Helpline: 0118 966 8271
Admin Tel: 0118 966 2677
Fax: 0118 935 1927
Email: info@dyslexiahelp-dba.demon.co.uk
www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk
The BDA is the voice of dyslexic people. They offer advice, information and help to families, professionals and dyslexic individuals. They are working to raise awareness and understanding of dyslexia, and to effect change.
British Homeopathic Association
15 Clerkenwell Close
London EC1R 0AA
Tel: 020 7566 7800
Fax: 020 7566 7815
Email: info@trusthomeopathy.org
www.trusthomeopathy.org
The association aims to help you find accurate and helpful information about homeopathy.
British Humanist Association
1 Gower Street
London
WC1E 6HD
Tel: 020 7079 3580
Email: info@humanism.org.uk
www.humanism.org.uk
The British Humanist Association is the national charity supporting and
representing people who seek to live good lives without religious or superstitious
beliefs. The BHA is renowned for its humanist baby-namings, weddings,
funerals and other non-religious ceremonies. For more on humanist ceremonies
see www.humanism.org.uk/ceremonies
British Nutrition Foundation
High Holborn House
52-54 High Holborn
London WC1V 6RQ
Tel: 020 7404 6504
Fax: 020 7404 6747
Email: postbox@nutrition.org.uk
www.nutrition.org.uk
The Foundation promotes the nutritional wellbeing of society through the impartial interpretation and effective dissemination of scientifically based nutritional knowledge and advice.
British Registry of Complementary Practitioners
PO Box 194
London SE16 7QZ
Tel: 020 7237 5165
Fax: 020 237 5175
Email: icm@icmedecine.co.uk
www.icmedecine.co.uk
Referral service for the public for hypnotherapy, homeopathy, massage, reflexology, osteopathy, Chinese medicine, aromatherapy, counselling and energy medicine, colour therapy and healer
counselling.
