Click on the subject area to find websites and/or helplines for local and national agencies:
Local services 

The University

The University Medical Centre - 622087

Signpost Mentoring

Students with Disabilities 

Doctors

Church Surgery, Portland Street - 624855

Padarn's Surgery, North Parade - 624545

Ystwyth Surgery, Parc-y-llyn, Llanbadarn Fawr - 613500 

Family Planning Clinic - North Road Clinic, Aberystwyth 
Wednesday evenings from 5:30pm – 7:00pm (drop in)
To make appointments for the clinic, ring 01545 571 224 

GUM Clinic & HIV Advisor for testing, North Road Clinic, Aberystwyth
Tuesdays 5 -8pm and Wednesday from 1:30pm – 4:0pm.
To make appointments for the clinic, ring 01545 571 224  (Strictly by appointment only) 

Emergency Contraception - up to 72 hours after!
You can obtain emergency contraception ('morning-after pill') FREE OF CHARGE from the following places:
- North Road Clinic - Wednesday evening 5:30 - 7:00 (drop in)
- Rhiannon Ward, Bronglais Hospital - Mon - Fri 2-4pm, Tel 635640 (no appointment needed)
- Boots, Lloyds Chemists (North Parade), Morrisons pharmacy.  (Please ask to speak to the Pharmacist if you are going to one of these chemists for emergency contraception.  It is the Pharmacist and not the counter staff who are permitted to supply this).
- or see any Doctor

Dentists 

There is now an NHS dentist taking patients:
Denticare
61 North Parade, Aberystwyth
01970 612266

National Services and Helplines

NHS Directconfidential telephone advice 0845 4647 

Unplanned pregnancy 

British Pregnancy Advisory Service

AIDS/HIV 

National AIDS Helpline (freephone) - 0800 567 123
Terence Higgins Helpline - 0207 242 1010 

Alcohol 

Alcohol Concern 
Alcoholics Anonymous- 01970 625574 
Contact Ceredigion(local agency - addiction counselling and support for family and friends) - 
01970 626470
PRISM(local agency - alcohol and drugs management) - (01267) 231634 

Bereavement
 
CRUSE helpline 0870 167 1677

Disabilities
 
SKILL (National Bureau for Students with Disabilities) - 0800 328 5050 (voice) / 0800 068 2422 (text) 

Drugs 

National Drugs Helpline (freephone) - 0800 776600 
RELEASE (help in dealing with the police, the courts or drug problems) Helpline: (0207) 603 8654
ADFAM(for the families and friends of drug users) 0204 7405 3923 
Know Cannabis This website can help you assess your cannabis use, its impact on your life and how to make changes if you want to. 
FRANK - 0800 77 66 00 (24 hour)
Aberystwyth Syringe Exchange Service - Register with pharmacist, D. Rowland & Co, 33 Terrace Road, giving initials only. 

Dyslexia
British Dyslexia Association 

Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders Association E-mail - info@edauk.com

Emotional Support & Mental Illness
Student Counselling - information on common student psychological & emotional problems
Samaritans 08457 90 90 90, 
CALM CALM (helpline for depressed and suicidal young men) 5pm - 3am 0800 585858
Depression Alliance
SANELINE (Support line for mental illness) 0845 7678000
Bristol Crisis Service for Women  0117 92 51 119 (national helpline for women needing emotional support including self harm )
Bully online -Information on Bullying
More info on bullying 
Students against depression
Project Spear - for info on Self Harm
Walkers in Darkness - support & info for mood disorders
Papyrus - prevention of young suicide
SOBS- survivors of bereavement by suicide 
Rethink Carers - support for friends and family of sufferers of mental illness
NO PANIC - support for sufferers of panic attacks, phobias and general anxiety disorder. 
Mind - Local centre: 01970 626225
Seren - Counselling for adult survivors of child sexual abuse.
Victim Support - including sexual assault - 01570 422388

Gambling Addiction
Gamblers Anonymous - (0207) 384 3040
Gambling care 

M.E.
AYME (Association of Youth with M.E.) 

Meningitis
National Meningitis Trust
Meningitis Research Foundation - Information line: (0891) 715577

Relationships
Respect Phoneline 0845 122 8609 offers information and advice to domestic violence perpetrators, their (ex)partners, friends and family
Relate - Relationship advice and Psychosexual therapy
Women's Aid - 01970 625585

Single parents
Gingerbread - organisation for lone parent families

Sex, Sexuality
Studentzone (unavailable at the moment)
Information on LGBT issues (unavailable at the moment)

Siblings - worried about a young child?
Youth to Youth

Self Harm
Harmless

Suicide
Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 
SOBS - survivors of bereavement by suicide

Smoking
ASH
QUIT helpline - 0800 776600
Smoking cessation 07980 308620