Family and Personal Life

Depression, stress and anxiety are experienced by people of all ages, but these may be caused by particular events such as bereavement, loss of income and change in status due to retirement or relationship problems. This section gives you information about organisations you can contact for help, advice and support if you are experiencing any of these or related problems. Some of the organisations have counsellors who are trained to listen to you and they will give you the time you need to express your feelings.

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Children and grandchildren Personal relationships and sexuality Tackling loneliness Religion Domestic violence

Children and grandchildren

Grandparents can play an important role in their grandchildren’s lives, especially if the relationship between the parents breaks down. Under the Children Act 1989, grandparents are entitled to apply for a variety of rights in relation to their grandchildren. These are complex issues, which may need specialist advice. Organisations such as Age Concern and citizens advice bureaux may be able to refer you to specialist help.

Grandparents Association (external link) provides information for grandparents, families and professionals on contact and residence issues.
Helpline: 0845 434 9585

Grandparents Plus (external link) aims to raise the profile of grandparents and the extended family as providers of essential care, especially to vulnerable children.
Tel: 020 8981 8001

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Personal relationships and sexuality

Relate (external link) can provide support on all kinds of relationships – including relationships with your partner, your children, your siblings or even your boss. Contact the local office or look at their website for information on local counselling centres.

WPF Counselling (Westminster Pastoral Foundation) (external link) aims to provide affordable counselling and psychotherapy to people with emotional, psychological and relationship problems.

Relationship Counselling for London (formerly London Marriage Guidance) (external link) has 2 major counselling centres are based in Camden and the City of London.

AGLOW (Association of Greater London Older Women)
Tel: 020 7281 3485
Email: admin@aglow.uninet.co.uk

The Jewish Marriage Council (external link) is committed to the promotion of Jewish marriage and family life within a Jewish environment. It provides advice, support, counselling and workshops to all members of the Jewish community.
Tel: 020 8203 6311

London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (external link) provides an information, support and referral service for lesbians, gay men and bisexual people from all backgrounds throughout the United Kingdom.
Tel: 020 7837 7324

Older Lesbian Network (external link) has events on the third Saturday of every month.
Tel: 020 7284 6550

Polari (external link) raises awareness about issues of interest to older lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people.
Tel: 020 7255 4480

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Tackling loneliness

A list of local activities and groups is included in the Active retirement section which starts on page 82. These will help you to keep in contact with old friends and to meet new people. The following services are designed to help older people who live alone or feel isolated for other reasons.

Age Concern Haringey (external link)
Tottenham Town Hall
Town Hall Approach Road
London N15 4RY
Tel: 020 8801 2444
The telephone befriending service provides regular telephone support for isolated, housebound older people. The service is provided by Age Concern volunteers.
The visiting befriending service offers a one-to-one social visit by an Age Concern volunteer in the older person’s own home for about an hour once a week.
Both services are free. The service is purely social – a chat and a cup of tea. The volunteers do not perform chores or carry out tasks. The service is for people over 60 who live in Haringey.

Contact the Elderly (external link) groups organise gatherings for frail, older people who live alone. One Sunday afternoon a month, volunteer drivers take elderly people on regular visits to hosts’ homes.
24 hour answerphone: 0800 716 543

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Religion

Local churches, mosques, synagogues and temples provide many facilities and services to their congregation and local community. You may want to get information from your local faith centre about what they can offer.

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Domestic violence

Hearthstone is Haringey's domestic violence advice and support centre. Survivors of domestic violence can gain access to all of the support they will need in one place.
Tel: 020 8888 5362

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