ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome & LongCovid Support
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Chronic Pain Self-Management Service
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, for East and North Herts residents
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- Community, musculoskeletal (MSK), pain and postural stability for residents in Herts Valley area.
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- Education support for medical absence
Support for Parents of children with ME/CFS/LongCovid
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Local Services & Support
- Blue Badge application 0300 123 4042
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- Carers in Herts provide advice and support for unpaid carers 01992 586969
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- Citizens Advice for help with many things including benefits, forms and support
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- Communities First: Support adults with shopping, prescriptions and many things 0208 207 511
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- The Counselling Foundation provide free NHS or low cost counselling
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- Hertfordshire Age UK Visiting Scheme
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- Herts CC Adult Care Assessment
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- Hertfordshire community meals: Hot meals delivered
- HertsHelp: food support, advice on health and disability issues and so much more 0300 123 4044
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- Home Start offers support for families with children 12 years old and under who have experience of parents with ME/CFS 01438 367788
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- New Leaf College offers free workshops for wellbeing via Zoom
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- Royal Voluntary Services Helping the Elderly
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Good Neighbour Schemes
- St Albans Good Neighbours 01727 830713
Transport, gardening, befriending etc
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- Harpenden Helping Hand 01582 764599
Transport, help with shopping and befriending
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- Kings Langley Good Neighbours 07990 668672
Transport, small DIY jobs, gardening, lunch club etc
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- High Barnet Good Neighbour Scheme 0208 4415 678
Transport, gardening, shopping and befriending
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- East Barnet friend in need 0208 2758 378
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- Royal Voluntary Services Hertfordshire 01992 552069
Mental Health Support
- Find an urgent NHS mental health helpline
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- ME Association Helpline 0344 576 5326
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- Mind crisis resources
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- Mind Peer Support
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- Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line (24/7)
- call 116 123 to talk to Samaritans (24/7) or email jo@samaritans.org and receive a response in 24 hours
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- call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day)
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- call National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK on 0800 689 5652 (24/7)
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- call Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day)
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- call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 if you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (10am–10pm every day) or email chris@switchboard.lgbt or use their webchat service. Phone operators all identify as LGBT+
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- Wellbeing Service: Counselling & CBT through the NHS via self referral or your GP
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​- If you're under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings, or concerned about a young person who might be struggling, you can call Papyrus
HOPELINEUK on 0800 068 4141 (weekdays 10am-10pm, weekends 2pm-10pm and bank holidays 2pm–10pm) or email pat@papyrus-uk.org or text on
07786 209 697
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- If you're under 25 call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (3pm–midnight every day),
- If you're under 19, text "YM" to 85258 or call Childline on Call free on 0800 1111 This will not show on your phone bill.​
Transport Support
- Hertfordshire Dial a ride 01992 556771
£2.10 for the first mile, 50p per mile after
- Welwyn and Hatfield Community Car Scheme 01707 273875
60p per mile
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- St Albans Taxi Voucher Scheme 01727 819406
for the elderly and disabled
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- St Albans Good Neighbours 01727 830713
Transport, gardening, befriending etc
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- Community Transport Hertfordshire 01462 689402
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- Community Action Dacorum 01442 212888 or 01442 617634
alternatively send an email to ctadmin@communityactiondacorum.org.uk
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- North Herts Transport 01462 689402
or email transport@nhcvs.org.uk
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- The Community Car Scheme for East Herts 0300 123 1677
45p per mile