Section 6
Resources
Sometimes specialist help is exactly right, and it should be easy to find. But passing someone on is not the same as standing beside them. Use this alongside everything else, not instead of it.
Referring someone elsewhere is one form of help among many. Keep checking in afterwards — that is usually the part that carries them.
Mental health support
- Local talking-therapy services and GP referral routes
- Community counselling on a sliding scale
- Peer support groups that meet in person
Crisis support
- 24-hour listening lines in your country
- Text-based support services
- Urgent local services when someone is unsafe
Legal support
- Free advice clinics
- Tenancy and employment rights advice
- Debt advice charities
Housing support
- Council housing options teams
- Homelessness prevention charities
- Deposit and rent-arrears schemes
Employment support
- Job clubs and retraining grants
- Sector mentoring schemes
- Benefits and entitlements checks
Money and practical costs
- Crowdfunding (e.g. GoFundMe) when the pressure is a specific cost — one option among many, not the default
- Emergency grants from charities and local funds
- Food banks, community fridges and hardship schemes
In this prototype the listings are placeholders. Local, verified services will be added per region.