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Learning Disability Partnership Board Wakefield
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Family Services
Waterton House
Waterton Road
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 8HT
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A local organisation which brings together people with learning disabilities, relatives and carers, public, voluntary and independent agencies in Wakefield. It helps them to plan better services for people with learning disabilities and helps them get better access to the services that everyone e...
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Carers, organisations and people with learning disabilities in Wakefield
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Kidz Aware Yorkshire And Humber
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Tel: 01924 385977
Jubilee Hall Community Centre
5 Road Ends
Townley Road
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 8NS
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We support families of disabled children in West Yorkshire by providing advice, advocacy, training and social events. We also provide two educational puppet programmes on awareness of Disability Equality Awareness and Bullying. Our new programme is called Accepting Difference, which addresses Dis...
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Monday to Friday 9am -2pm
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Together For Mental Wellbeing Wakefield
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Tel: 01924 361050
21 King Street
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 2SR
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Together for Mental Wellbeing offer a statutory advocacy service.
If you meet any of the criteria below then advocacy may be able to help you.
· Independent Mental Health Advocacy – for someone detained under the mental health act, such as section 2 or section 3
· Independent Mental Capacity ...
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Adults with mental health conditions, Adults with learning disabilities, Adults with autism, Adults with dementia
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Carers Wakefield And District
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Tel: 01924 305544
25 King Street
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 2SR
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Providing information, advice and support to adult carers.
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Carers, professionals, other organisations.
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Wakefield Council Social Care Direct
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Tel: 0345 850 3503
Wakefield Council
Town Hall
Wood Street
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 2HQ
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Adults, children, young people, older people and those who care for them
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Wakefield Portage Service
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Tel: 01924 307403
Educational, Psychology Service
1st Floor, Block C
Normanton Town Hall
Normanton
West Yorkshire
WF6 2DZ
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Portage is a home-visiting educational service for pre-school children with additional support needs and their families. The aim of Portage is to support the development of young children's play, communication and relationships and to encourage full participation in day to day life within the fam...
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This service is for pre-school children with additional support needs and their families.
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Joubert Syndrome In The Uk
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Tel: 01977 709969
17 Monkhill Mount
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 1JG
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We are an organisation set up and run by parents and volunteers for families and carers of children with Joubert Syndrome.
We aim to support newly diagnosed families by providing a listening ear from other parents of children with Joubert Syndrome who will have some understanding of how they may...
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Versus Arthritis
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Tel: 0300 790 0400
Copeman House
St Mary's Court
St Mary's Gate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 7TD
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We are Versus Arthritis. We’re the 10 million people living with arthritis. We’re the carers, researchers, healthcare professionals, friends, parents, runners and fundraisers all united in our ambition to ensure that one day, no one will have to live with the pain, fatigue and isolation that arth...
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Anyone can use our services; anyone who suffers from arthritis, their friends and families or any members of the public wanting to know more. We also provide educational resources and publications aimed at medical professionals.
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Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team (DAST)
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Tel: 01246 380415
1 Rose Hill East
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S40 1NU
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Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team (DAST) offers a free, confidential service to anyone with an asbestos related disease or their families. We provide help and support with industrial injury disablement benefit and the workers compensation scheme.
We also provide help with completing forms, acces...
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We help and support anyone diagnosed with asbestos related diseases, which includes asbestos related lung cancer and mesothelioma. We also a support for family members and carers of victims.
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The Volunteer Centre Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire
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Tel: 01246 276777
38 Knifesmithgate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S40 1RQ
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The Volunteer Centre is a local volunteering development agency working independently to support organisations from the voluntary, community and public sectors.
In our core work we promote, support and develop volunteering and aim to make a positive impact on the quality of the volunteering exper...
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General public, older people, vulnerable
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