Help over the holidays
Our team have put together a list of useful numbers and information for the festive season. 🎄
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We hope everyone in our Team Woodlands community has a safe, restful break.
School reopens on Monday 5th January at 8:40am!
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If you or someone is in immediate danger
📞 Call 999
Speak with the emergency services immediately.
You want to report a crime or incident
📞101 is the number to call to contact the police when it's not an emergency.
It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
If you have a concern about a child
Call Children’s Social Work Services
📞 0113 222 4403
This can be made anonymously. (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm).
If you are a child and need help
Call NSPCC
📞 0808 800 5000
Visit the NSPCC Website: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Cost of living support
The cost of living crisis is affecting a lot of people right now but there is help available. You don’t have to manage alone.
If you can’t afford to pay for essentials such as food, gas or electricity, you can speak with the Leeds Council Welfare Support Team on 0113 376 0452 ( open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9.00am to 4.30pm, Wednesdays 10.15am to 4.30pm and Fridays 9.00am to 4.00pm) or email welfare.rights@leeds.gov.uk. Leeds Council also offers a translation service and can arrange for an interpreter or translator to help you communicate with the council in your language.
Leeds Women's Aid
If you think you or someone you know may be experiencing domestic abuse, you can visit the Leeds Women's Aid website for help and support.
Chat is available Monday – Friday 1-4pm. You can leave us a message out of hours and we’ll get back to you via email.
CAMHS Crisis Line
Leeds CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) Crisis Call Line is a mental health helpline for people aged under 18 in Leeds, open every day from 8 am to 8 pm. This helpline is for young people who are already known to Leeds CAMHS and those who haven’t already been referred or used the service.
📞 0800 953 0505 (freephone)
Samaritans
Whatever you're going through, call Samaritans free any time, from any phone on 116 123. They're here round the clock, 24 hours, 365 days a year. If you need an immediate response, it's best to call them on the phone. The helpline is FREE to call. You don't have to be suicidal to call us.
PAPYRUS
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.
Are you, or is a young person you know, not coping with life? For confidential suicide prevention advice, contact HOPELINE247.
📞 08000684141
📧 pat@papyrus-uk.org
📱Text 88247
Foodbanks
To get a food bank voucher in Leeds, contact agencies like Citizens Advice (0808 278 7878) or Leeds Local Welfare Support (0113 376 0330)
Green Doctor Energy Experts
Green Doctors are energy experts that offer free, impartial advice to help you save money on energy bills by easy-to-follow advice and behavioural changes that really work.