Haemangioma:
Changing Faces
Charity No 1011222 established in 1992. It provides information, support
and advice to anyone with a disfigurement and their family.
Hand
Deficiencies: Reach
Charity No 278679 Offers local support and contact, and provides insurance
cover for the 'good arm' of children over 2 years of age (UK only) as
an automatic benefit of membership.
Health:
Terrence Higgins Trust Lighthouse
Charity No 288527, Advice and information on welfare rights legal services,
employment and housing, and a Hardship Fund (jointly with Crusaid).
Health:
Wired for Health
Government health information website, primarily for teachers but full
of useful info.
Healthcare:
Action for Sick Children
UK's leading children's healthcare charity, specially formed to ensure
that sick children always receive the highest standard of care possible.
Heart
Defects: CHARGE
Charity No 1042953, established in 1987. It offers support and advice
to families of affected children and linking where possible.
Heart
Disease: Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
Charity No 1050845 CRY raises awareness of undiagnosed cardiac problems
in young people and offers counselling to those who have been bereaved.
Heart
Disease: NICHSA
Charity No 1057472 Helpline staffed by stroke survivors, counselling
and information on benefits, further and higher education, special training
and work opportunities.
Heart
Disease: NICHSA
Charity No XN 47338 The Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke Association
(NICHSA).
Helpline:
Advisory Centre for Education
News and information for parents, school governors and teachers. Freephone
advice line for parents: 0808 800 5793 (2pm- 5pm Mon-Fri)
Helplines:
Childline
24-hour UK helpline for children and young people in trouble or danger.
Call ChildLine free on 0800 1111.
Helplines:
Parentline Plus
Parentline Plus offers help and information to over 85,000 parents and
families each year.Helpline 0808 800 2222.
Helplines:
Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre
Free, confidential and non-judgemental help and support. Helpline 0208
239 1122 Mon-Friday 12-2.30pm & 7-9.30pm Weekends/ public holidays 2.30-5pm.
Helplines:
Samaritans
Confidential emotional support to anyone who is suicidal or despairing.
Call 08457 90 90 90 (UK) or 1850 60 90 90 (Eire).
Helplines:
TAMBA Special Needs Group
Charity No 1076478 The Special Needs Group offers support and information
to families, regional meetings, and professional study days.
Heroin:
Drugscope
The UK's leading centre of expertise on drugs, aiming to inform policy
development and reduce drug-related risk.
Heroin:
European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK)
The European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK) is an independent
charity, which aims to help ensure that people who are dependent on
drugs or alcohol get timely access to the treatment they need.
Heroin:
Trashed
Drug information: about, origins, effects, the law, composition, emergency
and risks (NHS Promotion site).
Hidden
Disabilities': Autismconnect
Free, non-commercial service which aims to be the first port of call
for anyone interested in finding up-to-date information about autism
and related autistic spectrum disorders.
'Hidden
Disabilities': Autistic Society
Encourage a better understanding of autism and to pioneer specialist
services for people with autism and those who care for them.
Hidden
Disabilities': Henry Spink Foundation
Information on therapies and treatments (with emphasis on alternative/complimentary
approaches) that may help in the treatment of ADHD.
Higher
Education: AHEAD
Independent voluntary organisation working to promote improved access
for persons with disabilities to 3rd Level Education in Ireland.
HIV:
Positively Women
Charity No 802406 Training, information and counselling together with
practical advice on a range of issues for women living with HIV.
HIV:
Terrence Higgins Trust Lighthouse
Charity No 288527, Advice and information on welfare rights legal services,
employment and housing, and a Hardship Fund (jointly with Crusaid).
Hodgkin's
Disease: CancerBACUP
Charity No 1019719 Providing high quality and up to date information,
practical advice and support for cancer patients and their families.
Hodgkin's
Disease: Cancerhelp UK
Free information service about cancer and cancer care for the general
public, brought to you by The Cancer Research Campaign.
Hodgkin's
Disease: Cancerlink
Charity No 326430 Resource for approximately 500 cancer support and
self-help groups throughout the UK.
Hodgkin's
Disease: Leukaemia Society (UK)
Charity No 1040984 Offers support to affected children, families and
carers, and has a special interest in bone marrow transplantation.
Hodgkin's
Disease: Teenage Cancer Trust
Charity No 1062559 Focuses on the needs of UK teenagers and young adults
with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin's and related diseases.
Home
Start
Home-Start offers the support of one volunteer parent to another parent
who is facing difficulties and who has at least one child under 5.
Homeless
Link
Homeless Link is the membership organisation supporting and representing
more than 700 agencies working with homeless people across England and
Wales.
Homeless:
Centrepoint
Charity No 2942411 Housing and supporting young people nationwide.
Homeless:
Childhope UK
Charity No 32843 Helping to improve the live of the UK's street children.
Home-Schooling:
Education Otherwise
UK-based membership organisation providing support and information for
families whose children are being educated outside school.
Hyperactive
Children's Support Group
Support, info and a newsletter 3 times a year. Also provides training
and awareness-raising events at the Wimbledon branch (020 8946 4444)
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