Find a local agency
Below is a list of local agencies who can help you with your health & social care problem. Each agency is listed according to the level of help that you can receive to allow you to choose a service that suits your needs best:
Information - The agency can provide basic factual details to help you with your problem by providing information through leaflets, fact sheets or by signposting you.
Advice - The agency will look at your problem in more detail and diagnose the problem, explore your options and provide you with guidance on a particular course of action. The information given will be tailored to your particular circumstances.
Advocacy - The agency will provide you with support and encouragement or represent your views, needs or rights eg make telephone calls on your behalf with you present.
Representation - The agency will take on your case and act on your behalf. This can include representing you at tribunal or court.
- Who is helped
- Information
- Advice
- Advocacy
- Representation
- Arch Teesside
Anyone who has been affected by rape or sexual assault
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- Yes
- Bridges Tees Valley Family Carers Service
Anyone caring or supporting someone with a drug or alcohol problem
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- Yes
- Daisy Chain
Families affected by autism
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- Yes
- HALO
The Halo Project Charity is a national project that will support victims of honour-based violence, forced marriages and FGM by providing appropriate advice and support to victims. We will also work with key partners to provide required interventions and advice necessary for the protection and safety of victims.
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- Yes
- Sanctuary Supported Living
The service assists individuals with substance misuse issues, carers and homeless families
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- Yes
- Stockton & District Advice & Information Service (1)
Stockton & District Advice & Information Service (SDAIS) is the Citizens Advice Bureau for the Borough of Sockton-on-Tees.
SDAIS provides free and confidential advice on a wide range of Welfare matters.
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- Yes
- Stockton Independent Complaints Advocacy Service
Open to anyone
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- Yes
- CGL Stockton Recovery Service
Individuals 18 years and over who may need support around addiction
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- No
- NHS Specialist Stop Smoking Service
Open to anyone.
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- No
- Parkinson's UK
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- No
- Tees Credit Union
Open to anyone
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- No
- Teesside and District Society for the Blind
Anyone who is blind or partially sighted
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- No
- Age UK Teesside
Anyone aged 50+ living in Teesside
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No
- Dementia Support Forum
People with dementia and their carers in Teesside
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No
- Epilepsy Outlook
People with epilepsy, their families and carers
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No
- Healthwatch (Stockton-on-Tees)
Open to anyone
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No
- Tees Health Awareness Roadshow
Community Event only
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No
- British Red Cross Independent Living Teesside
Open to anyone
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- No
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No
- Centre of Excellence for Sensory Impairment (COESI)
People with sensory and/or physical impairment, families, friends and health and social care professionals
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- No
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No
- Harbour
Services for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- No
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No
- Teesside Samaritans
Anyone in emotional distress or suicidal.
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- No
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No
- Watson Woodhouse Solicitors
Open to anyone
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- No
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No