Quality Of Life
Support
Useful Links
Community Directory search for community health and social services in Devon and Torbay.
DISCPLUS special needs information for Devon children and families.
Health Support Groups at DailyStrength an online community chat facility for many different health issues and disabilities.
PALS Patient Advice and Liaison Services NHS Trusts throughout England provide a PALS, where you can get a variety of support as you, family or friends use the NHS.
Canine Partners assists disabled people to enjoy greater independence and a better quality of life through the help of specially trained dogs.
Pets as Therapy provides therapeutic visits to hospitals, hospices, nursing and care homes, special needs schools and a variety of other venues by volunteers with their own pets.
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People Hearing dogs change lives. They alert their deaf owners to sounds we take for granted, providing greater independence, confidence and security.
Dogs for the Disabled is a charity that trains specially selected dogs to carry out a range of practical tasks to assist disabled children and adults in order to achieve greater independence.
Disabled Parents Network a national network: helping each other and bringing about change.
The Digital Switchover Help Scheme is designed to provide practical help for those people who we expect to have the most difficulty in making the switch to digital TV.
Valuing People the government's plan for making the lives of people with learning disabilities and their families better.
Patient Information Leaflets medicines and information leaflets.
Community Legal Advice free confidential legal advice.
DAWN (Advice) Ltd free legal advice on debt, housing, benefits, employment.
Disability Law Service is a national registered charity that provides confidential and independent legal advice for disabled adults, their families and carers. DLS also provides disabled people with a casework service.
SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS
Supporting People funds housing related support services to vulnerable people to enable them to live independently in the community.
Action For Blind People is an expert national organisation, ensuring blind and partially sighted people receive practical support in all aspects of their lives.
Exeter Carers Focus is an independent body dedicated to serving the interests of carers in the city.
Contact a Family is a charity that helps parents of disabled children.
The Dove Project provides support to people with learning disabilities in Plymouth, the South Hams area of Devon and Exeter.
Farm Crisis Network provides pastoral and practical support to farming people during periods of anxiety, stress and problems relating to both the farm household and the farm business.
Mencap support for people with learning disabilities.
Veterans UK bringing together services for veterans.
Voluntary Support Scheme is a local charity based in Mid-Devon which links volunteers with people who are going through a rough patch (anxiety, depression, isolation). It also runs the Umbrella Project, a network of local organisations that also work in the field of emotional well-being.
WAND support line for Mental Health issues 0808 800 0312.
SOCIAL GROUPS
Access Friends a new, swift route for disabled people to get out more and make new friends.
Outsiders is a community of disabled people who:-
- Work together to campaign for the acceptance of disabled people as sexual partners
- Run a self-help club for people with physical and social disabilities to find love. If you feel isolated, dejected, rejected, or afraid to make that initial move, Outsiders can offer support and opportunities. Our members rarely look back!
