Changing Faces Services Closure over the holidays and some useful numbers

[EvaChangingFaces]

Dear Community,

Our Wellbeing and Skin Camouflage Services are closed for a short time over the festive period. We will be shut from 4 pm on Friday 20th December until 10 am on Friday 3rd January. We will respond to any messages when the service re-opens in January.

If you have a non-urgent enquiry about the Wellbeing Service then you can still use our online referral form, and we will respond to you in the new year:

changingfaces.org.uk/servic...

If you are in need of more urgent emotional support you can contact:

• Samaritans - call free on 116 123 (24hrs) or visit samaritans.org

• Childline - call free on 0800 11 11 (24hrs) or visit childline.org.uk/get-suppor...

• Shout textline - Text the word "SHOUT" to 85258 or visit giveusashout.org/

• NHS 111 Service - call 111 (24hrs) or visit 111.nhs.uk/

Non-urgent helplines that are open over Christmas also include:

• CALM - open 5pm to Midnight everyday, call 0800 58 58 58 or visit thecalmzone.net/get-support

• Silverline - for anyone aged 55 years or over, call free on 0800 4 70 80 90 (24hrs) or visit thesilverline.org.uk/

• Switchboard LGBT+ - open 10am - 10pm, call 0300 330 0630 or visit switchboard.lgbt/

MIND also has information about Christmas and Mental Health including tips to cope on their website here: mind.org.uk/information-sup...

If you are based outside the UK, you could use this website to find your local helplines:

findahelpline.com/

Sending you all the warmest wishes for a restful end of 2024 and wishing you a new year full of peace and joy. Hope that everyone is able to stay safe and warm over this period of time and able to rest and recharge and do some of the things that you enjoy for yourselves!

Take care everyone!

Eva - ChangingFaces