Accommodation
Manx Housing Trust 626226
Adoption
Isle of Man Social Services 686179
The Isle of Man Adoption Service 625161
Aids
Aids 24 hour helpline 0800 567123
(Free calls / leaflets)
Alcohol
Alcohol Advisory Service 627656
Alcoholics Anonymous 663676
Al-Anon / Alateen (24 hour) 020 7403 0888
(For families and friends of problem drinkers)
Drug & Alcohol Team 617889
Isle of Man Alcohol Advisory - Young Persons Service 414240
Isle of Man Social Services 686179
Animal Welfare
Bat Helpline 814607 & 834739
Cats Protection Trust / Catline 898178
(Lost & found)
Dog Warden Service Mobile 494475
Island Horse & Pony Aid 833922
M S P C A 851672
Mann Cat Sanctuary 824195
Manx Basking Shark Watch 801345
Manx Bird Atlas (bird research) 861130
Manx Whale & Dolphin Watch 844353
Manx Wildlife Trust 801985
Alzheimers
National Helpline 0845 300 0336
Arthritis
Arthritis Care Ellan Vannin 497767
Arthritis Research Campaign 621102
Asthma
Manx Asthma Association 624843
Autism
Autism in Mann (9am - 6pm) 480167
Autism Initiatives Tel. 814801 Fax. 814854
Bereavement
Cot Death Helpline (24 hour) 020 7233 2090
Cruse Bereavement Care 668191
Blind
Manx Blind Welfare Society (24 hour) 674727
Cancer
Breakthrough Breast Cancer 673301/614676
(IOM Group)
Cancer Information Centre 615685
Isle of Man Anti-Cancer Association 628686
Isle of Man Breast Cancer
Support Group Mobile 420063 or 482662
MacMillan Cancer Relief Tel. 828234 Fax 828281
Mill Court, Hope Street, Castletown
Manx Cancer Help Association Mobile 496505
24 hour / answering machine 679544
St. Bridgets Hospice 626530
Dorothy Pantin House, Kensington Rd, Douglas
Staywell Clinic for Women - Appointments 642638
Cadiothoracic
Robert Owen House, Liverpool 622314
(IoM Friends of)
Carers
Care for the Family 491043
(Strengthening family lives)
Care in Mann 628500
(A good neighbour scheme)
Crossroads 673103
(Provides care attendants who give carers a break)
Cuddles Care 629608
(Home care for the young and old)
Isle of Man Social Services 686188
(Home Care Service)
STO-MANN Group 650212
(Support for Stoma patients)
see also Elderly
Children
Childline (UK) 24 hour free calls 0800 1111
Cuddles Care 629608
(Home care for the young)
Hyperactive Children´s Support Group 814113
Isle of Man Children's Centre 676076
Isle of Man Social Services 686179
M A W C H 824075 & 814421
(Manx Association for Welfare of Children
in Hospital, help for parents - eg. transport)
Citizens Advice Service
Douglas Branch - Fri 10am - 12.30pm 626863
Onchan Branch - Tue 1pm - 3pm 400925
Peel Branch - Wed 10am - 12.30pm 455066
Port Erin Branch - Fri 10.30am - 12.30pm 833976
Ramsey Branch - 24 hour answer service 813466
Mon/Tue 10am - 1pm
Wed/Thur 1pm - 4pm
Fri 10am - 4pm
Counselling
Manx Association of Counselling 629933
Crime Victims
Victim Support 679950
6 Albert Street, Douglas
Witness Service 679950
Deaf
Manx Deaf Society (Minicom available) 626085
Debt
Debt Counselling 686510
Diabetes
Friends of the Manx Diabetic
Centre 613702 or 833928
Manx Diabetic Group 626287 or 845730
Disabled
C I R C A 613713
(Centre for Information, Resource Care &
Assistance) Level 2, Chester St. car park.
Cerebral Palsy Helpline (SCOPE) 0808 800 3333
Isle of Man Social Services 686179
Manx Foundation for the
Physically Disabled 628926
ME Self Help Group (Support for sufferers) 623427
R E M A P Isle of Man 842121
(Making one off pieces of equipment
for anyone with a disability, at no charge
for use)
Sailing for the Disabled 812121