Dietary advice/obesity
Weight Concern
Web: www.weightconcern.com
The charity is committed to developing and researching new treatments for obesity and has shown how psychologists, dieticians and exercise specialists working together can help people make the lifestyle changes they want, to control their weight
Careline
Tel: 020 8514 1177 Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm and 7pm to 10pm
Confidential telephone counselling for children, young people and adults
Carnegie International Camp
Tel: 0113 283 7418
Britain's first international weight-loss camp for children
Carnegie National Sports Development Centre
Home-Start
Free phone: 0800 068 63 68
Web: www.home-start.org.uk
Support for any parent with at least one child under five in many situations including isolation, post-natal depression, multiple births, bereavement, disability of children or parents, illness, or just finding parenting a bit of a struggle
Overeaters Anonymous
Tel: 07000 784985
Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope are recovering from compulsive overeating
Vitaline
Tel: 0161 292 4918
Offers one-to-one consultations at HQ in Manchester with parents on Child Obesity. Also offers information pack and advice on child obesity.
Vitaline, 144 Ashton Road,
Denton,
Manchester M34 3HR.
(Dietary advice for children & adults. Send a stamped SAE.)
Youth2Youth
Tel: 020 8896 36 75 Open Mondays and Thursdays 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Email: help@youth2youth.co.uk
Website: www.youth2youth.co.uk
Helpline run by young people for young people
