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
-Circle, integrated care musculoskeletal (MSK) Service
South and west Hertfordhsire and replaces Herts Valley services
- Education support for medical absence
Support for Parents of children with ME/CFS/LongCovid
Local Services & Support
- Blue Badge application 0300 123 4042
- Carers in Herts provide advice and support for unpaid carers 01992 586969
- Citizens Advice for help with many things including benefits, forms and support
- Communities First: Support adults with shopping, prescriptions and many things 0208 207 511
- The Counselling Foundation provide free NHS or low cost counselling
- Hertfordshire Age UK Advice, support and befriending
- Herts CC Adult Care Assessment
- Hertfordshire community meals Hot meals delivered
- HertsHelp: food support, advice on health and disability issues and so much more 0300 123 4044
- Home Start offers support for families with children 12 years old and under who have experience of parents with ME/CFS 01438 367788
- New Leaf College offers free workshops for wellbeing via Zoom
- Royal Voluntary Services Helping the Elderly
Good Neighbour Schemes
- St Albans Good Neighbours 01727 830713
Transport, gardening, befriending etc
- Harpenden Helping Hand 01582 764599
Transport, help with shopping and befriending
- Kings Langley Good Neighbours 07790 688672
Transport, small DIY jobs, gardening, lunch club etc
- High Barnet Good Neighbour Scheme 0208 4415 678
Transport, gardening, shopping and befriending
- East Barnet friend in need 0208 449 8225
Transport, lunch club, various activities
- Boxmoor Good Neighbours 07713 358 931
Transpot, simple gardening, prescription collection, befriending and social events
-Door2store 01442 253935
Picks people up from their door to take them to supermarket, runs fortnightly for areas: Kings Langley, Bovingdon, Berkhampstead, Tring, Hemel
Mental Health Support
- Out of hours urgent NHS mental health helpline
- Mental health Crisis support NHS
- Other mental health crisis support services
- ME Association Helpline 0344 576 5326
- Mind crisis resources
- Mind Peer Support
- 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
- call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day)
- call National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK on 0800 689 5652 (24/7)
- call Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day)
- 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+
- Wellbeing Service: Counselling & CBT through the NHS via self referral or your GP
- 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
- 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
-- Community Transport Hertfordshire 01462 869402
Directory of transport schemes available to disabled , elderly and reduced mobility
- St Albans Taxi Voucher Scheme 01727 819406
for the elderly and disabled