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Allergy UK

Charity providing information on allergy, food intolerance and chemical sensitivity. Telephone helpline available.

BEAT: Beating Eating Disorders

Information, advice and support on all aspects of eating disorders. Includes telephone helpline service.

Bluebell at ParentLine Scotland

Scotland's postnatal depression telephone helpline.

Breastfeeding Network

Network of breastfeeding support centres across the UK, including Scotland. Helpline and a useful website.

Breathing Space Scotland

Telephone helpline service supporting anyone feeling down or depressed.

Bullying Helpline

Freephone bullying helpline from ChildLine for children and young people who are experiencing bullying.

Capability Scotland

Works with disabled people of all ages and their families and carers. Run a telephone advice service.

ChildLine

Free confidential helpline for children in distress or danger.

Contact a Family

Information, advice and support to parents and carers of children with any special need or disability. Has a telephone helpline.

Cry-sis: support for crying, sleepless and demanding babies

Self-help and support to families. National telephone helpline service.

Daycare Trust

National charity campaigning for quality, affordable, accessible childcare for all. Has a helpline for parents.

Disabled Parents Network

National support organisation with a telephone helpline service.

Enquire: the Scottish Advice Service for Additional Support for Learning

Independent advice and information to families of children who need extra help at school. Telephone helpline service is provided.

ERIC: Education Resources for Improving Child Continence

Resource for wetting and soiling and other continence problems. Telephone helpline service is provided.

Families Need Fathers

Provides information and support to parents of either sex to maintain a child's relationship with both parents during and after family breakdown. A telephone helpline service is provided.

Families Outside

Raises awareness of the needs of families affected by imprisonment so that they can get the information and support they need. Runs the Scottish Prisoners' Family telephone helpline.

Grapevine Disability Information Service

Provides free, confidential information, including a helpline, to disabled people and their families.

Home-Start

One-to-one support, practical help and friendship to families with young children. Telephone helpline service.

I CAN: helps children communicate

Support and information about children's speech and language development. Has a helpline for parents.

Kidscape

Charity set up to prevent bullying. Offers a telephone helpline service to parents also tips and information through the website.

Kinship Care

A helpful factsheet for people caring for a relative or family friend's child. A telephone helpline is also available.

Know the Score

Information and advice on drugs for parents and young people. Helpline also available.

National Childbirth Trust

Offers range of antenatal classes, helplines and social and educational events. Telephone helplines for parents available.

One Parent Families Scotland

Provides information to lone parents and others working with them, develops parents' confidence and employability, and provides flexible childcare. A telephone helpline service is provided.

Parentline Scotland

ParentLine Scotland is the free, confidential, telephone helpline for anyone caring for a child in Scotland.

Samaritans

Provides confidential, non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day by phone or email.

Scottish Child Law Centre

Legal advice for and about children and young people. Providing a telephone helpline, email and text service for under 18s.

Scottish Domestic Abuse

Domestic abuse helpline and website offering confidential help and advice to people who are affected by abuse and their children.

Sleep Scotland

Support to families of children and young people with additional support needs and severe sleep problems. Telephone helpline available.

Special Needs Information Point

Advice and information for parents and families looking for help with their child's additional support needs. Telephone helpline service.

Stepfamily Scotland

Runs a helpline to provide support and information to all members of stepfamilies, people about to become part of one.

Talk to Frank

Information and advice on drug use for teenagers and family members. Telephone helpline, an online forum and a web enquiry service.

Young Minds

Offer information to parents about bullying, depression, divorce and separation. Telephone helpline service.