For the Christmas and New Year period, some services are changing, including help around homelessness, healthcare and mental health. In this guide, we have useful information on what’s running during this time of year in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven.
Homelessness and housing
Here is a list of useful links if you are struggling with housing issues or are homeless:
- Bradford Council – How to get help if you are homeless: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/housing/help-with-housing-and-homelessness/how-to-get-help-if-you-are-homeless/
- Bradford Housing Options service
- Phone: 01274 435 999
- Website: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/housing/help-with-housing-and-homelessness/the-housing-options-service/
- Cost of Living Bradford – Housing Support
- Simon on the Streets – Bradford
- North Yorkshire Council – Homelessness
- North Yorkshire Council – Finding a home in Craven
- Craven Rough Sleeper Pathway
- Phone: 01756 794 882
- Website: https://hortonhousing.co.uk/services-directory/craven-homeless-hub/
Mental Health
- Healthy Minds have plenty of information on mental health services and support in our area: Healthy Minds website
- Bradford District and Craven Talking Therapies is a free and confidential NHS service for people aged 16 and over registered with a GP in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale or Craven: Talking Therapies
- The Cellar Trust helps people in Bradford and Craven with their mental health. Their work includes running safe spaces and peer support groups: The Cellar Trust
- Bradford District and Craven Mind have some services available before Christmas, including safe spaces and wellbeing groups: https://www.mindinbradford.org.uk/
Healthcare
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s switchboard can be contacted on 01274 542 200
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust’s main hospital number is 01535 652 511
- The West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership have information on how ordering prescriptions early can help to reduce anxiety: https://www.wypartnership.co.uk/news-and-blog/news/prescription-stress-free-bank-holidays-plan-ahead-and-help-nhs
Cost of living
- Bradford Council have their Cost of Living website, which lists support available in the district: https://costoflivingbradford.co.uk/
- On the North Yorkshire Council website, there are links to organisations and support schemes available to people living in the Craven area: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/community-and-volunteering/cost-living-support-0
- Citizens Advice Bradford & Airedale and Bradford Law Centre can offer advice around the cost of living, including benefits: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/local/bradford-airedale/contact-us/
- There is an interactive map of free warm spaces available in the Bradford district: https://costoflivingbradford.co.uk/warm-spaces/
- To find warm spaces in Craven, you can search for them on this link: https://www.warmwelcome.uk/find-a-space#map
National helplines
These are helplines that are run for people nationally. Please note that some of them may not be open during Christmas, bank holidays or weekends.
- Samaritans
- Phone: 116 123
- Website: https://www.samaritans.org/
- Scope – Disability Helpline
- Phone: 0808 800 3333
- Website: https://www.scope.org.uk/helpline/
- Shelter Housing Advice Line
- Phone: 0808 800 4444
- Website: https://england.shelter.org.uk/get_help
- SHOUT
- Phone: Text 85258
- Website: https://giveusashout.org/
- LGBT Foundation Helpline
- Phone: 0345 330 3030
- Website: https://lgbt.foundation/
- Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline
- Website: https://switchboard.lgbt/
- NHS non-emergency helpline
- Phone: 111
- Website: https://111.nhs.uk/
Local helplines and services
These are helplines and services that are run for people in Bradford and Craven or the whole of West Yorkshire or North Yorkshire. Please note that some of them may not be open during Christmas, bank holidays or weekends.
- West Yorkshire 24-hour Mental Health Helpline
- Phone: 0800 183 0558
- West Yorkshire Police – non-emergency contact
- Phone: 101
- Website: https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/
- First Response
- Phone: 0800 952 1181
- Website: https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/services/first-response/
- Bradford District and Craven Mind – safe spaces in Bradford and Keighley
- Phone: Call Guide-Line on 08001 884 884
- Website: https://www.mindinbradford.org.uk/support-for-you/safe-spaces/
- Bradford Rape Crisis helpline
- Phone: 0800 448 0710
- Website: https://bradfordrapecrisis.org.uk/helpline.php
- Guide-Line (Bradford)
- Phone: 08001 884 884
- Carers Resource
- Phone: 0808 50 15 939
- Website: https://www.carersresource.org/
- North Yorkshire Mental Health Crisis Support
- Phone: 0800 0516 171
- Hear to help (North Yorkshire)
- Phone: 01423 856 799
- Social care support and assessments (North Yorkshire)
- Phone: 0300 131 2131
- Social care support and assessments (Bradford Council)
- Phone: 01274 435400
- Website: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/adult-social-care/i-want-an-assessment/i-want-an-assessment/