Action Against Business Crime (AABC)
“The main focus of AABC is to provide a strong national supporting organisation for partnerships, to support and develop local Business Crime Reduction Partnerships (BCRPs) and ensure there are firm links between businesses, CDRPs, police and other relevant local and regional agencies. AABC provides networking opportunities through the website, conferences, seminars and publications. AABC encourages sharing of best practice in reducing crime, provides advice and information to ensure partnerships are sustainable and financially sound, develops services and products for partnerships and ensures that the problems of business are better understood through campaigning, publicity and education.”
| Website Address: | http://www.businesscrime.org.uk |
Action on Addiction is the only UK Charity working across the addiction field in research, prevention, treatment, professional education and family support.
| Telephone: | 0845 126 4130 |
| Website Address: | http://www.actiononaddiction.org.uk/ |
| Email Address: | admin@actiononaddiction.org.uk |
“Addaction is a leading UK charity working solely in the field of drug and alcohol treatment. Our clients come from all backgrounds and are of all ages. Some have long term addiction and dependency problems. We assess their needs and provide a programme to help them work towards abstinence.” Addaction North Devon “We’re here to help people who have problems with alcohol in the North Devon and Torridge area. We can offer you one-to-one counselling, help you with your motivation and give you information and advice on ways to overcome your problems. People come to us after being referred by their GP or other specialist services, but you can also come to and see us voluntarily. We also offer alcohol awareness training to community groups, professionals and employers. We can help employers engage with staff who have an alcohol or drug problem.”
| Telephone: | 01271 325232 |
| Website Address: | http://www.addaction.org.uk |
“Our mission is to promote the wellbeing of all older people and to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience. We support all people over 50 in the UK‚ ensuring that they get the most from life. We provide essential services such as day care and information. We also campaign on issues like age discrimination and pensions‚ and work to influence public opinion and government policy about older people.”
| Telephone: | 01271 324488 |
| Website Address: | http://www.ageconcern.org.uk |
| Email Address: | Barnstaple@age-concern.eu |
"The Arson Prevention Bureau website provides advice and information to help tackle the problem of arson nationally. On this site, you will find statistics on arson trends, measures you can take to protect yourself, information about arson and arson prevention, and more detailed research reports."
| Telephone: | 020 7216 7522 |
| Website Address: | http://www.arsonpreventionbureau.org.uk/ |
| Email Address: | Xenia.Selefkou@abi.org.uk |
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