Mental Health Services—Men

Links

You can download a factsheet (http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Factsheets/Men/) which looks at how men experience mental distress and the social and physical contexts of mental illness from the Mind website or order it from the Mind infoline: 0845 766 0163.

Local Contacts

Cambridge Friend

Tel: 01223 246031

Contact: Richard Ladds

Phone Wednesdays 6.30-9.30pm, answerphone at other times. Provides confidential counselling and advice to lesbians, gay men and bisexual people and their families and friends.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary
The Family Unit
Huntingdon Police Station
Ferrars Road
Huntingdon
PE29 3DQ

Tel: 01480 415585

This unit consists of child protection officers and domestic violence officers. People in need can contact the unit directly. Phone 9.00am-5.00pm, Monday to Friday and 9.00am-4.00pm on Saturday.

Choices for Men
91 Cherry Hinton Road
Cambridge
CB1 7BS

Tel: 01223 505089
Fax: 01223 509408
Helpline: 01223 471574

This service offers free and confidential counselling and support to men whose lives have been affected by sexual abuse.

National Contacts

Families Need Fathers

Tel: 0207 613 5060
Helpline: 08707 607496 (6pm-10pm weekdays)
Email: fnf@fnf.org.uk
Website: www.fnf.org.uk

A group of non-resident parents meeting every second Monday of the month.

London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (LLGS)
PO Box 7324
London
N1 9QS

Tel: 020 7837 7324
Fax: 020 7837 7300
Recruitment hotline: 020 7837 7606
Website: www.llgs.org.uk
Email: admin@llgs.org.uk or www.queery.org.uk

LLGS provides a 24-hour telephone service to act as a source of information, support and referral to lesbians and gay men or anyone who needs to consider lesbian or gay issues.