Emergency safety issues

  • Refuge Crisis Line – 0990 995 443 / 0870 599 5443
  • Samaritans – 08457 909090
  • Lambeth Women’s Aid – 020 8678 6233

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Learning / occupation

  • EMA – 08081 016219, www.ema.dfes.gov.uk
  • Educational grants advisory service – 020 7254 6251, www.egas-online.org.uk/fwa/index
  • Refugee Education & Training Advisory Service – 0207426 5800
  • Lambeth LEA – 020 7926 9504
  • Lambeth College course hotline – 020 7501 5000
  • Community Service Volunteers (info about voluntary work) – 0800 974991, www.csv.org.uk
  • Volunteering opportunities for 16-25 yr olds – www.vinspired.com

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Pregnancy / parenting

  • Young Mums to Be – 020 8288 0280 / 0221
  • Sure Start Plus, Lambeth – 020 7346 5034
  • Care to Learn (funding for childcare for young parents in education) – 0845 6002809
  • Effra Early Years Centre (support and activities for parents and children) – 020 7733 8425
  • One Parent Families (support) – 020 7428 5400
  • British Pregnancy Advice Service – 0845 730 4030, www.bpas.org.uk
  • Brook (Sexual Health Clinic, Brixton) – 020 7787 5000 / 0800 018 5023
  • NHS Pregnancy Smoking Helpline – 0800 1699169

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Health

  • Sexual health website – www.playingsafely.co.uk
  • Lambeth Health Shop (advice on where to find a GP etc) – 020 7716 7078
  • NHS Direct – 0845 4647
  • NHS Smoking helpline – 0800 1690169
  • Lambeth Cannabis Service – 020 7805 0520
  • Talk to Frank (drug advice) – 0800 776600

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Legal issues

  • NASS – 0845 602 1739
  • Refugee legal centre – 020 7780 3200 / 020 7827 9090
  • Children’s legal centre – 01206 873820
  • Lambeth Law Centre – 020 7737 9780
  • Lambeth YOT – 020 7926 2644
  • Community Legal Service (advice re. legal aid) – 0845 608 1122 / 0845 345 4345
  • Citizens Advice Bureaux (main number) – 020 7833 2181
  • Refugee Council (240/250 Ferndale Road, Brixton, SW9 8BB) – 020 7346 1052, www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
  • Brixton Advice Centre – 020 7733 4674
  • NI enquiries – 0845 915 7006 / 0845 377 6002
  • Passport enquiry line – 0990 210410

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