Last updated: 19 March 2024
Next review: 19 March 2025
More Mental Health Support Services
There are plenty of online and offline resources to help you cope with stress, anxiety and low moods, as well as to learn how to support others who might be going through a hard time.
Find some of the resources below or visit our online Wellbeing Directory.
Targeted support for adults and adults with additional needs
| Two Generations | The Homeshare programme bringing together older people looking for companionship, with a friendly young person |
| Dimensions | Supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. |
| D&M Supported Living | A support service to individuals who may need help with day-to-day activities and help to reach their personal goals. |
| Alina Homecare Epping and Loughton | Alina Homecare Epping and Loughton provides high quality, award-winning home care and live-in care in Epping and the surrounding areas, including Waltham Forest. |
| CREST WF | Social, befriending, educational and healthy living support for older people with a disability and people experiencing dementia. |
Targeted support for carers
| Carers First | provide services for unpaid carers on behalf of Waltham Forest Council including group and one to one practical and emotional support, information, guidance and training to carers, including financial support and other benefits you may be eligible to. |
| Waltham Forest offers an exciting Young Carers Programme | for carers under 18 access to activities and opportunities, that provide them with respite from their caring role and responsibilities. |
Targeted support for people experiencing bereavement
| Cruse Bereavement Support | UK’s leading bereavement charity, offering support, information and advice to those experiencing bereavement. A free helpline is also available at 0808 808 1677 (Monday to Friday: 9.30am to 3pm) |
| Grief in Pieces - Support for Suicide Loss | Support service for those experiencing loss following the death of a loved one. |
| The Good Grief Trust | Vital resources for people experiencing bereavement, offering comfort, practical support and the knowledge that they are not alone. |
| Creating Conversations CIC | Safe spaces to talk about death, dying and grief. |
Targeted support for people experiencing or worried about homelessness
| Branches | A hostel providing support to single homeless men and women aged 18 to 65 years. |
| Single Homeless Project | A charity preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation as well as promoting wellbeing and enhancing opportunity. |
Other support available
| Brook | a sexual health charity offering advice and support for a variety of topics including practicing safer sex, STIs and pregnancy. |
| Positive East | A comprehensive and holistic range of HIV support and prevention services. |
| Coping Through Football | Recovery based football sessions in Redbridge and Waltham Forest. |
| Waltham Forest Hearing Voices Group | A peer support group for people who hear voices in Waltham Forest. |
| Black People's Mental Health Association (BPMHA) | Support organisation for black and minority ethnic communities. |
| Change Grow Live (CGL) | Drug and alcohol support for local residents. |
| WF Bipolar UK Support Group | Peer support services to empower people affected by bipolar to live well. |
| SignHealth | Advice and support for deaf survivors. |
| Empowering Deaf Society (EDS) | Empowering Deaf Society (EDS) is a deaf-led charity supporting deaf people and the local communities across London. |
| Body and Soul | Support for those suffering from childhood trauma and adversity. |
| Sister Circle | A charity that provides support to women in difficult circumstances. |
| Royal British Legion | Helping members of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, veterans and their families. |
| Waltham Forest Conscious Care Community | Waltham Forest Conscious Care Community consists of a variety of peer support groups for people experiencing mental illness. Groups include Post Natal Depression; Eating Disorders and Body Dysmorphia; Anxiety and Depression by using Creative Writing; Sketch Appeal for the non-artist; Body Movement for women. Other groups are for parents/carers of a child with a physical disability and one for parents/carers with a child with autism and/or ADHD. |