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
Down's Syndrome
Down´s Association IOM Tel. 823243 Fax. 822947
Dr. A Blackman (Chairman)
Mill Road, Ballasalla
Drugs
D A S H 615622
(Drug Advice Service & Helpline)
Drug & Alcohol Team 617889
Isle of Man Social Services 686179
National Drugs Helpline (UK) 0800 776600
(Free confidential 24 hour service)
Dyslexia
Advice and Information for child and adult dyslexics 315724
Elderly
Age Concern 613044
(Free advice and information for all ages)
Isle of Man Head Office, 19 Drinkwater St,
Douglas)
Angels Nursing Agency 880880
(Nurses and carers provided)
Care Line 498209
(24 hour monitoring station)
Cuddles Care 629608
(Home care for the young & elderly)
Isle of Man Social Services 686179
Manx Carephone Tel 614108 Fax 614109
(24 hour monitoring service)
Northern Neighbours Scheme 815123
Onchan Live at Home Scheme 625157
Western Live at Home Scheme 803012
Family Planning
Family Planning Clinic 642186
Ballakermeen Road, Douglas
Forces Help
S S A F A / F H 822037
(Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen & Families
Assoc / Forces Help)
Gambling
Gamblers Anonymous - 24/7 0870 050 8880
Information Services
Age Concern - 13a Castle St., Douglas 613044
(Free advice and information for all ages)
C I R C A 613713
(Centre for Information, Resource Care &
Assistance) Level 2, Chester St. Car Park.
Isle of Man Freethinkers - Secretary 814496
(Non-religious ceremony provision)
Mental Health
Isle of Man Social Services 686179
Northern Community 686313
Psychology and Counselling Service 642540
Reayrt Carnane, Westmoreland Rd, Douglas
Counselling Team, 3 Hill St., Douglas 686348
Mental Health Resource Centres
All centres provide a wide range of therapeutic
activities for both the younger and older age groups.
Douglas Day Centre, Derby Sq., Douglas 625420
Training Unit, Derby Sq., Douglas 616686
Mount View House,
Cumberland Rd., Ramsey 811855
Mentally Handicapped
Centre 21 660321
(including social centre for people with learning difficulties)
Isle of Man Social Services 686179
Manx Mencap 677289
Miscarriage
The Miscarriage Association 01924 200799
Head Office - Wakefield
Motor Neurone Disease
Motor Neurone Disease Association, Isle of Man Branch 801355
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Society (IOM Branch) 452207
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy Group (Manx Group) 861715
One Parent Families
Gingerbread 020 7488 9300
One Parent Family Group 665212
Lone Parent Helpline 08000 185 026
Mon - Fri 9.00am - 5.00pm
Pensions
Company Pensions 685058
Occupational Pensions
Advisory Service (OPAS) 0845 601 2923
(Help and advice on pension issues)
Personal Pensions 685069
Retirement Pension Forecasts 685070
Retirement Pensions 685176
Pregnancy Advice
Isle of Man Social Services 686179
(Free pregnancy testing, counselling & accommodation help)
LIFE Pregnancy Care Service 620125
Rape
Isle of Man Police 631212
(Please ask for a female member of C I D)
Victim Support 679950
Relationships
Relate (marital & couple counselling) 623902
Samaritans
Emergency 24 hour line 663399 or 0845 7909090
Shopmobility
CIRCA (Centre for Information, Resource Care & Assistance) Level 2, Chester St. Car Park 613713
Smoking
Smokers Quitline 0800 002200
Stroke
Manx Stroke Foundation 613044
Stroke Association 616885
Volunteer Information Services
C I R C A 613713
(Centre for Information, Resource Care &
Assistance) Level 2, Chester St. Car Park.
Weight Loss Surgery
Weight Loss Surgery (Information and Support 474710
WLSINFO Isle of Man Branch
Women´s Refuge
Women´s Aid 677900
Young People
Youth Clinic 613386
Young Peoples Infoline (texts welcome) 452203
(Free information, guidance and support
for young people)
Email. iomyp@manx.net