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Health & Relationships - Local Addresses - Wakefield

 

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Youth Sexual Health Clinics.

Options Youth Clinics.

 

A free and confidential Young People's Sexual Health Service for Young People under the age of 20.

Margaret Street Clinic,(Behind Wakefield College) Wakefield
Tel: 01924 327586
Clinic times: Tuesday 5pm-8pm Friday 4pm-6pm.

Castleford (Castleford Health Centre, Little Lane)
Tel: 01977 465755 
Mon: 4-6pm

South Elmsall ( The Health Centre, Little Lane)
Tel: 01977 465329
Weds: 5-7pm

Pontefract (Pontefract Health Centre,Trinity Street)
Tel: 01977 465430
Mon: 3-5pm

Airedale (Airedale HealthCentre, The Square)
Tel: 01977 465700
Thurs: 3-5pm

Platform One Youth Centre(Wakefield Road,Hemsworth).
Tel: 01977 723165
Thurs 3pm-5pm.

Normanton( Normanton Health Centre, Church Lane).
Tele: 01924 377900
Weds 3pm-5pm

at Normanton Health Centre. It will be a nurse led clinic for under 20s with advice on Contrception,healthy eating,smoking,alcohol and drug related issues. Free contraception,condoms and pregnancy testing, also sexual health screening where appropriate.

Options Plus Clinics

Are you under 20 with an unplanned pregnancy? help and advice is offered at Wakefield Options Plus Clinics. It is free of charge.

When you phone please say that you want an appointment for Options Plus.

Margaret Street Clinic.
Tel: 01924 327586 Clinic times.
Weds: 9am-12.30pm

or contact your GP or Options Clinic and other youth agencies for information and support.

Hormonal Contraception (Morning After/72 Hour Pill)

Some Local Pharmacies offer free emergancy hormonal contraception to women under 18

Cohens Chemist, 2 Statiion Lane, Featherstone, Wakefield.

Mon,Tues,Wed,Fri 9am - 6.30pm Tel: 01977 791546

Featherstone Pharmacy,72 Station Lane, Featherstone, Wakefield

Mon,Tues,Wed, Fri 9am-1pm and 2.12pm-6pm Tel: 01977 791546

Grange Medical Centre Pharmacy, Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract.

Mon-Sat 8am-11pm. Sun 10am-8pm

White Rose Surgery Pharmacy, Exchange Street, South Elmsall, Pontefract.

Mon-Fri 7am-10pm. Sat 8am-10pm. Sun 9am-8pm Tel: 01977 648256

LivingCare Pharmacy, Union Square, Wakefield.

Mon-Fri 8.30am-6.15pm Tel: 01924 290435

Lloyds Pharmacy, 42-44 High Street, Normanton, Wakefield.

Mon-Fri 9am-6pm Tel: 01924 893117.

Lloyds Pharmacy, 6-8 High Street, Normanton, Wakefield.

Mon-Fri 9am-7pm Tel: 01924 893195

Lloyds Pharmacy, 119 Carlton Street, Castleford.

Tues,Wed& Fri 8.30am-6.30pm Thur 8.30am-6pm.

Sexual Health Services

Fruit Bowl
(An informal group for gay,lesbian & bisexual young people up to the age of 25).
Contact by

Tele: Wakefield 01924 211116 or Leeds 0113244.

Write to :

PO Box 19
Wakefield.
WFY 2YE

email s.kitson@mesmac.co.uk

MESMAC (Gay Men’s Sexual Health Project)
PO Box 19
Wakefield
WF1 2YE
Web: www.mesmac.co.uk
Email: wakefield@mesmac.co.uk

BEGIN (Learning & Living with HIV)

Suite 1 Trinity Buildings, Calderdale Road
Wakefield WF1 2SD
Tel: 01924 211117

dropin Tues:1pm-4pm

Web: www.beginwakefield.co.uk
E mail:begin@care4free.net

NHS Walk In Centre
Clayton Hospita,l Northgate, Wakefield
Mon-Fri 7am-8pm, Wkends & BH 9am-8pm

SEXWISE
National Under 18's advice about sex and contraception.
National Freephone: 0800 282930
Web: www.ruthinking.co.uk

HIV Counselling and Support Service. (Support, testing and counselling for HIV for people affected by HIV or AIDS)

H. Gwynne Jones Centre,

Fieldhead Hospital,

Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield WF1 3SP
Tel: 01924 364144

Josephine Butler Centre for Sexually Health.
Sexually acquired infections screening, treatment & advice.
Clayton Hospital,
Northgate,
Wakefield
WF1 3JS
Tel: 01924 214421

Clinic times Mon 9am-4pm. Tues: 9am-7.30pm Wed: 9am-12.00pm(closed Wednesday Afternoon) Thur: 9am-4pm Fri:9am-4pm. Last appointments 4pm & 7.30pm.

C Card Scheme

There is a new scheme to provide free condoms to young people 13-25yrs. The C Cards are available at : margaret Street Clinic, Options Clinics, Youth Clubs, Colleges, Connexions Centre's, Rebound, some GP surgeries and other places where the C Card logo is displayed.

Tel: 01977 665862 for more information and where your local C Card Scheme is available.

 

Information Shop for Young People.

Youthtopia
1 Gillygate( Under the town hall clock)
Pontefract WF8 1PH
Tel: 01977 722777

Mainly a confidential support service for young people on any issues including sexual health advice and free condoms with the C Card Scheme.

Well Women Centre.
Free counselling for health,relationshipsand emotional issues. Complimentry therapies,health information & personal development courses. For young women 16 and over
6 Cheapside,
Wakefield WF1 2SD
Tel: 01924 211114

also at 2 Kinsley Road, Eastmor and

Cedar Family Centre, Barnsley Road, Hemsworth. WF9 4PU. Wed: 9.30am-12.30pm

Tel: 01924 211114


Tel: 01924 360961

www.wellwomen.org.uk

or email: info@wellwomen.org.uk

Young Families Plus

Provide support & advice For young parents and parents to be under 20yrs, and in some cases of additional need upto 25yrs of age.


Tel: 01924 304 152. Between 9.00am-5pm

or email:youngfamilies@barnardos.org.uk

Free phone 0800 3588823 6.30pm-8pm Mon to Fri

www.barnardo's.org.uk Carer and baby in a buggy


 

 

 


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General Well-being

Social Care Direct

Any query relating to social care.
Tel: 01924 303456

Mind Matters (Will talk to 16 year olds with parental concent)
28 Cheapside,
Wakefield.
WF1 27F
Tel: 01924 360880
Web:www.talkaboutit.co.uk

"Star" Bereavement and Support Service

Bereavement help for Children and Young People in
the Wakefield and Barnsley areas. age5-16years.
Wakefield Hospice.
Aberford Road,
Wakefield.
WF1 4TS

 

Cruise Bereavement Care

National Tel: 0870 1671677
Pontefract Branch
Tel: 01977 708335

DIAL (Disablement Information & Advice Line)

National Tel: 0800 882200
Local Tel: 01977 723933/934

Drugs & Alcohol Services

Alcoholics Anonymous

Tel: 0845 7697555

Rebound

Young People's Service

44 Bond Street, Wakefield. WF1 2QP

Tel: 01924 211 113

www.turning-point.co.uk www.turning-point.co

General Health / Well Being

NHS Direct

National Tel: 0845 4647

NHS Walk In Centre

Clayton Hospita,l Northgate, Wakefield
Mon-Fri 7am-8pm, Wkends & BH 9am-8pm


Samaritans

National Helpline: 08457 909090
OR
35-37 Charlotte Street,
Wakefield
WF1 1UL.
Tel: 01924 377011 Open 8am-10pm every day.

web: www.samaritans.org

STAR
(Surviving Trauma after Rape) 14+
14 Laburnam Road
Wakefield
WF1 3QP
Tel: 01924 298954

Safe At Home

Information for those who might be experienceing Domestic Violence

For Information and Advice Tel: 0800 915 1561

Wakefield District Young Carers

Fell House

Wakefield
Tel: 01924 304112

Wakefield & District Carers Association

25 King Street
Wakefield WF1 2SR
Tel: 01924 305544

Wakefield & District Victim Support
The Gaslight,
Lower Warrengate, Wakefield.
WF1 1SA
Tele: 01924 369107
National Line 08453030900

 


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Useful Web Sites

Acne
www.stopspots.org

Alcohol
www.wrecked.co.uk
www.turning-point.co.uk

Bullying
www.kidscape.org.uk
www.bullying.co.uk

Depression
www.depressionalliance.org
www.youngminds.org.uk
www.ruok.net

Drugs
www.trashed.co.uk
www.turning-point.co.uk
www.talktofrank.com

General Health
www.nhsdirect.co.uk

Sexual Health
www.ruthinking.co.uk
www.lesbianinformationservice.org
www.mesmac.co.uk
www.youngfamiliesplus.co.uk


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