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Details of Singapore
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Helplines 
Singapore Directory  |
Action
For Aids: For those living with HIV/Aids. Patients must
be registered with the Communicable Disease Centre.
Tel: 6254-0212. Website: http://www.afa.org.sg |
AIDS
Helpline:
Tel: 1800-252-1324 available Mon-Fri 8:00am-12:ooNoon;
Tue, Thu, Fri 6:30-9:30pm; Sat 1pm-4pm. |
Alcoholics
Anonymous: For people with drinking problems. Damien Hall,
Blessed Scarament Church, 1 Commonwealth Drive, Tel: 6284-2913 www.aa.org Al-Anon: www.al-anon.org |
| Anonymous
Aids Testing: DSC Clinic, Blk 31 Kelantan Lane, #02-16 (Off
Jalan Besar) Singapore Wed 6:30pm-8pm, Sat 1:00pm-4.00pm. Walk-in.
Cost: $20. Wait for results - approximately 20 minutes. Your
name is not disclosed. You are called by number and your results
are given by number. |
Anti-ageing
support group:
Organised by Thomson Medical Centre to help people cope
with the ageing process. Tel: 6358-0055 |
Autistic
Association of Singapore: For parents with autistic children.
Tel: 6774-6649
Website: http://www.autismlinks.org.sg |
Brain
Injury Society (Singapore): For patients who have suffered
severe head injuries.
Address: National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) c/o Nursing Department
Secretary of BRAINS 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng Singapore 308422
Phone: (65)63577060 Fax: (65) 62564755 Website: http://www.braininjurysociety.org
Email: info@braininjurysociety.org |
| Breast
Cancer Foundation: For breast-cancer patients and their
families/care-givers. Tel: 6352-6560. Expat Support Group, Tel:
6352-5400. Website: http://www.bcf.org.sg |
Children's
Cancer Foundation: For parents with children suffering from
cancer. Tel: 6297-0203
Website: http://www.ccf.org.sg |
Credit
Counseling Singapore: CCS
helps consumers recover from serious debt problems by providing
general credit management information, credit counseling and
where applicable, advising on debit repayment plan.
Hotline: 1800 CALL CCS (1 800 2255 227) 1 Selegie Road
#06-25 Paradiz Centre, Singapore 188306 Fax: 6338 6586
Email: enquiry@ccs.org.sg Website: www.ccs.org.sg |
| Compulsive
Shopping Help: 6389-2387/89 |
| Debtors
Anonymous : 6389-2383 www.debtorsanonymous.org |
| Diabetes
Network: For diabetes patients families and care-givers.
Tel: 6359-7831 |
| Down
Syndrome Association (Singapore): For families with children
with Down's Syndrome. Tel: 6278-3907 |
Endometriosis
Support Group: Offers advice and information on problems
associated with painful periods.
Tel: 6359-7827 |
| Gambler's
Anonymous: www.gamblersanonymous.org |
| Help
Family Service Centre: For single parents or ones who are
widowed or divorced. Tel: 6457-5188 |
| KK
Women's and Children's Hospital Menopause Support Group: For menopausal women, to help them cope with symptoms. Tel:
6394-1499 |
| Lupus
Association (Singapore): For patients suffering from lupus,
a condition where the body's immune system attacks healthy tissues.
Tel: 6254-9130 |
| Narcotics
Anonymous: For people recovering from drug addiction. Tel:
6746-4752 or 9074-0592 www.na.org |
| New
Voice Club: For patients suffering from throat cancer or
who have had their voice-box removed. Tel: 6421-5803 |
| Oncology
Support Group: Support and self-help group for people with
cancer and their care-givers. Tel: 6421-5803 |
| Ostomy
Club: For patients with colon cancer. Tel: 6421-5803 |
| Overeaters
Anonymous : 9827-3089 www.overeatersanonymous.org |
Reach-To-Recovery: For women with breast cancer.
Tel: 6421-5803 |
| Recovery
Support Group - Community Addictions Management Programme
(CAMP): Institute of Mental Health, Every Saturday 11:00am -
12:30pm. Call CAMP first Tel: 6389-2387 |
Sex
and Love Addicts Anonymous: 9858-2958
www.slaafws.org |
| Singapore
Action Group of Elders: For elderly persons above the age
of 50 to help them cope with the problems of ageing. Hotline:
1800-353-8633 |
| Singapore
Association For Mental Health: For care-givers of psychiatric
patients. It also runs a patient support group for those suffering
from depression, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders. Tel:
6283-1576 Helpline: 1800-283-7019 |
| Singapore
National Stroke Association: For stroke patients and their
families. Tel: 6358-4138 |
| Tan
Tock Seng Hospital Spinal Support Group: For patients with
spinal cord injuries, to enhance their rehabilitation. Tel:
6450-6182 |
| Turner
Syndrome Support Group: For children suffering from the
Turner Syndrome and their parents. Organised by the National
University Hospital (NUH). Tel: 6772-4112 |
| Young
Women's Muslim Association (YWMA) Single Parent Family Service: Support groups for children of 10-12 years old whose parents
are dead or divorced or who are being brought up by single mothers
or divorced or widowed women. Tel: 6745-5923 |
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