Health & Wellbeing

Local Organisations

The Churn Community Hub
Aiming to reduce isolation and improve well-being for local people. They provide services for families, the unemployed and older people. For more The Churn Community Hub’s website‍ ‍01285 380038

Cotswold Counselling
Cotswold Counselling provides adults and children with the opportunity to talk, in confidence to someone trained to listen.
Cotswold Counselling Website ‍01285 885830

Cirencester Food Bank
Cirencester Foodbank provide emergency food to people in crisis.
Cirencester Foodbank Website

Scrubditch Care Farm Project
The care farm provides farming based activities for adults and young people with learning disabilities.
Srubditch Care Farm Website‍ ‍01285 831750

Corinium Talking News (CTN)
Weekly CDS of local news for the visually impaired and housebound. 01285 898594
Corinium Talking News Website

Cirencester Housing for Young People (CHYP)
Supported accommodation for vulnerable single young people, aged between 16 and 25 years old, in Cirencester and the surrounding area
Cirencester Housing for Young People website ‍ ‍01285 651227

Cirencester Opportunity Group
An independent charity providing integrated education for preschool children and support for their families. 
Opportunity Group Website‍ ‍01285 659117

Beat- Eating Disorders Support Group
An open access drop-in group. The aim of the group is to offer a confidential, approachable and understanding forum for help, support and information and to provide discussion and the sharing of experiences in a relaxed and friendly environment. Open to anyone in Gloucestershire - sufferers, relatives and friends.
Beat Website 01285 770385

Longfield
Longfield support adults living with life-limiting illnesses, their carers, families and the recently bereaved, by offering a range of locally based free services, to help them achieve a better quality of life whilst living with their illness. 
Longfield Website‍ ‍01453 886868

Barnwood Trust
The Trust offer a range of grants to disabled people and people with mental health challenges to make the most of their lives.
Barnwood Trust Website‍ ‍01242 539935

Home-Start Cotswolds
Home-Start are a local charity providing support, friendship and practical help for families with young children in the Cotswold District Council area to steer them through the stresses and strains of life.
Home Start Website‍ ‍01285 885391

Community Connexions
Accessible door to door transport solutions including for shopping, health appointments and social events.
Community Connexions Website‍ ‍345 680 5029

Cotswold Friends Community Transport Service
This service can help you if you are not able to drive or if public transport is difficult to use.
Cotswold Friends Website‍ ‍01608 697010

Age UK, Gloucestershire
Age Uk is dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. Your local branch is Age Uk Gloucestershire.
Age UK Website‍ ‍01452 422660

Inclusion Gloucestershire
The Inclusion Gloucestershire Website has lots of useful resources.
T: 01452 234003

Change, Grow, Live (CGL)
Drug and alcohol recovery service, appointments by phone and email. Telephone 01452 223 014 or visit the website  www.changegrowlive.org/drug-alcohol-recovery-service-gloucestershire

Gloucestershire Carers Hub
Offering information, advice and guidance to carers. Telephone 0300 111 9000  or visit the website www.gloucestershirecarershub.co.uk

Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS)
A service to reduce the level of domestic abuse and improve the safety of victims and their families. Telephone 01452 726570 or use the online referral form on the website www.gdass.org.uk

Stroud Women’s Refuge
Telephone 01453 764385 or visit the Stroud Women’s Refuge Website

Gloucestershire Self Harm Helpline
For people who self harm, their families and carers, telephone, web chat and text support Telpehone 0808 801 0606, Text: 07537 410 022  or visit www.gloucestershireselfharm.org

Gloucestershire Nightstop
A charity offering emergency accommodation in people's homes; the hosts are local people in Gloucestershire who invite you to stay a night with them, 01452 541957 or visit the Gloucestershire Nightstop Website

Young Gloucestershire (YG)
A countywide charity that supports disadvantaged young people who are facing challenges in their lives. 01452 501008 or visit Young Gloucestershire Website

Your Circle, Gloucestershire
Your Circle is a website with information, advice and support to help you, or someone you look after, stay independent, safe and well. It has lots of information about local groups, societies, clubs, and services in Gloucestershire.
YourCircle Website

Glosfamilies Directory
Glosfamilies Website

P3, Gloucestershire
Provides services for the socially excluded and vulnerable, and can help with addiction issues, dealing with debt, and accessing specialist services.
P3 Website‍ ‍0808 168 2443

Gloucestershire NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme
A record number of people in the UK are living with Type 2 diabetes. This figure has more than doubled since 1996. Every 2 minutes someone is diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. The good news is if you're at risk of Type 2 diabetes there are lots of small changes you can make to prevent it from developing in the first place. The first thing to do is find out if you are at risk.
Diabetes Prevention Website‍ ‍0333 577 3010

Mindsong
A Gloucestershire based charity supporting people living with dementia through singing together.
Mindsong Website

Fear Free
Your local support for domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking (formerly- Splitz Support Service).
Fear Free Website

Insight Gloucestershire
The only local charity providing face-to-face practical & emotional support for those living with sight loss. Free information, advice and guidance to help ensure that blind and partially sighted people in Gloucestershire are able to lead active, independent and fulfilled lives.
Insight Gloucestershire Website