Useful Contacts

Local Advice Finder – Havering

Child health advice at St Kilda’s

Advice about infant care and feeding.

Drop-in clinic every Thursday 11-12.30pm to talk about infant feeding problems

Samaritans

If you feel you just need to talk to someone, call 08457 90 90 90

Mental health services

Mental Health Direct (24 hours a day, 7 days a week):

0300 555 1000.

Havering Access & Assessment Team:  0300 555 1092.

WDP alcohol and drugs rehab at Ballards Chambers 

Find out more about mental health conditions, treatments and medications: www.choiceandmedication.org/nelft

Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice centres can offer help on a range of things including benefits, housing issues, services and legal matters:  01708 763531

www.haveringcab.org.uk  www.adviceguide.org.uk

For Citizens Advice help face-to-face, you will need to attend one of the centres below:

Romford Public Advice & Service Centre
(Above Liberty Shopping Centre, ROMFORD, RM1 3SL).
Opening times:  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  10:00am – 2:00pm
(Wheelchair and pushchair access available as well as a Children’s Corner).

Hornchurch Library
(44 North Street, Hornchurch, RM11 1TB)
Opening times:  Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.  10:00am – 2:00pm
(Wheelchair and pushchair access available)

Harold Hill Library
(Hilldene Avenue, Harold Hill. RM3 8JD)
Opening times:  Monday.  10:00am – 2:00pm
(Wheelchair and pushchair access available)

South Hornchurch Library
(Rainham Road, Rainham. RM13 7RD)
Opening times:  Every other Tuesday.  10:00am – 2:00pm)

Self help

In Havering there are a range of self-help books available in all libraries. You will need to be a library member to use the books, but if you are not already a member you can join FREE of charge, by taking two forms of identification – one with you address and another with your signature, to one of the libraries listed below:

Overcoming Insomnia & sleep problems(Robinson, 2006)Colin Espie. ISBN: 1845290704
How To Stop Worrying (Sheldon, 1990) Frank Tallis ISBN: 085969130
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (New Harbinger, 2000) Davis et al. ISBN: 1572242140
Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway(vermillion, 2007) Susan JeffersISBN: 0091907071
Managing Stress: Teach Yourself(Teach yourself books, 2003)
Manage Your Mind: The mental fitness guide (Oxford University Press, 2007) Butler & Hope ISBN: 0198527721
Overcoming Traumatic Stress(Robinson, 1999) Herbert & Wetmore ISBN: 1841190160

Library address details

Central Library: St Edwards Way, RM1 3AR
Harold Wood: Arundel Road RM3 ORX
Collier Row: 45 Collier Row Road, RM5 3NR
Hornchurch: 44 High Street,RM11 1TB
Elm Park: St Nicholas Avenue, RM12 4PT
Rainham: 7-11 The Braodway, RM13 9YW
Gidea Park: Balgores Lane, RM2 6BS
South Hornchurch: Rainham Road, RM13 7RD
Harold Hill: Hilldene Avenue, RM3 8DJ
Upminster: 26 Corbetts Tey Road, RM14 2BB

Contact Tel. No: 01708 432389www.havering.gov.uk/libraries

Housing

Havering Council Tel: 01708 432824

Other organisations that can help with housing:

Family Mosaics Tel: 01708 776770

Relationship problems:Relate Tel: 01708 441722 www.relate.org.uk

Langtons House/Billet Lane, Hornchurch. RM11 1XJ

Please be aware that some of these organisations may charge for their services.