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Useful Contacts and Resources¢ ß Age UK (formerly Age Concern) –befriending services for older people.Tel: 01296 431127/431911www.ageconcernbucks.org.ukAge Concern also offers Phone AFriend, a telephone support serviceproviding a regular friendly voiceat the end of a phone to listen toproblems and help the individualfeel part of the community. Contact01296 431911 for further details.ß Alzheimer’s Society – befriendingservice for people who have adementia.Tel: 01494 670909South Bucks AreaTel: 01296 331722North Bucks Areaß Home Library service – for peoplewho are housebound due to illnessor disability:Tel: 08452303232Mobile Library service: 01494586878ß Holidays for All is a website offeringleisure activities and accommodationthroughout the UK and abroad forpeople with sensory and physicalimpairments, their friends and familiesTel: 08451 249973www.holidaysforall.org.uk¢ Psychological support may be availablefrom the Disability Resource Team(DRT) at Amersham Hospital and theCommunity Neuro-rehabilitation serviceat Rayners Hedge, Aylesbury. Theymay also be able to help if the strokehas affected your thinking, language andmemory skills. Tel: 01494 734211ß The Healthy Minds service cansupport you with feelings of anxiety,depression or stress. Many peoplewho experience these problems havefound that, with help from this service,there is much they can do to feelbetter. You can make contact yourselfor ask your key worker to do this onyour behalf. Tel: 0844 225 2400ßWycombe Counselling Service isone of a range of services provided byBuckinghamshire Mind.Tel: 01494 463364ß The Oasis Partnership is anorganisation that can help if youare struggling with cutting down orstopping drinking alcohol after yourstroke. Services include information,support and counselling. Drop-inservices are available in Wycombeand Aylesbury.Tel: 01296 338008 AylesburyTel: 01494 898480 WycombeIf you need to talk to someone aboutfeelings of distress or even suicidalfeelings, you can call the Samaritans anytime day or night on 08457 909090.60
Useful Contacts and ResourcesAdditional national sources of emotionalsupport for people from specificcommunities include:ßßßChinese Mental HealthAssociation (CMHA)Wah Sum helpline: 0845 122 8660(Mon–Fri 4–6pm)Tel: 020 7613 1008email: info@cmha.org.ukwww.cmha.org.ukICAPProvides accessible, culturally sensitivecounselling to ethnic immigrant groupsin the UK, particularly those of Irishorigin.Tel: 020 7272 7906Email: info@icap.org.ukwww.icap.org.ukAdvocacyPeople’s Voices offers advocacyservices for people in Buckinghamshireand Milton Keynes. People’s Voicesaim to enable people with disabilitiesand mental health service users tomake their own choices and speak forthemselves.Tel: 0845 241 0986Tel: 01494 732 792 if calling from amobileß Aylesbury Vale Advocates is a freeand independent advocacy servicewhich aims to empower vulnerablepeople by providing effectivecommunication skills on their behalf.The service is provided within the Valeof Aylesbury for adults, aged18 or overwith mental health issues, learningdifficulties / disabilities or limitedcommunication skills.Tel: 01296 432313ßIMCAAylesbury Vale Advocates are alsocontracted jointly with Age UK toprovide the Independent MentalCapacity Advocacy service forBuckinghamshire (excluding MiltonKeynes). The role of the IndependentMental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) isto represent and support a personwho lacks capacity, so that personis enabled, as far as possible, toparticipate in any relevant decisionsabout their care and welfareAge UK also run a number of specificadvocacy projects. An issue-based‘crisis’ advocacy service is availablefor people aged over 60 and living inBuckinghamshire, while an outreachadvocacy project for members of theBlack and Minority Ethnic Communityis also available in GP surgeries in HighWycombe and Amersham. Age UK alsooffers an advocacy service specificallyfor groups or individuals resident in carehomes, including those with dementia.Contact Age UK for furtherinformation on any of these services.Tel: 01296 43191161
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