Help
Welcome to the S4C Support pages
Alcohol and drug use
The information here is for those who are either directly or indirectly affected by problematic use of alcohol or drugs, including families and carers.
Cutting down on your drinking
Advice and details of organizations that can help you cut down on your drinking.
Stalking
Stalking can be thought of as the willful and repeated following, watching and harassing of another person. These are usually a series of actions that occur over a period of time, that can cause distress to the person who is being harassed.
More support and information on our page.
Loss and bereavement
The details of the following organisations and helplines are if you or someone close to you have lost someone and feel in need of help, support or someone to talk to.
Cancer
Cancer is something that the majority of us will come across at some point in our lives. Help and support .
Losing a child
Losing a child for whatever reason is probably one of the most traumatic experiences possible,and many people need a lot of help and support to get through their grief. Help available here.
Anti-hate crime resources
Various resources and support to deal with prejudice or hatred on the grounds of race, religion, gender or disability and other extreme views.
Domestic violence
Violence can take several forms, including verbal and mental abuse, but when it turns physical from someone close to you, it can be a really dangerous situation. This can happen to men or women, though it's more likely to affect women.
Gambling
Help and support after if you suspect that you or someone you know may have a problem with gambling.
Fertility
Help and support if you're having problems conceiving, including details about treatments such as IVF.
Keeping Safe Online
Help and support for young people and adults on how to keep safe online.
Abuse
Resources which can help people - men, women, children and young people - who have been victims of violence or wish to report violent or sexual crime of any sort, including sexual exploitation.
Eating disorders
Help and support around different types of eating disorders, especially if you think it might be affecting either your life or someone close to you.
Loneliness and social isolation
Loneliness and isolation can be common feelings, for all ages. Resources here that explain the difference between types of loneliness and feeling isolated, as well as further details of support resources.
Sexual Orientation
If you have questions about your own sexuality and would like to find some support or further sources of help, then you've come to the right place. Also, information about how to deal with homophobia.
Postnatal depression
Postnatal depression affects new mothers, typically appearing within the first year after childbirth, causing emotional struggles and difficulty bonding with the baby.
Living well with disability
There are many organisations in Wales and beyond involved in making sure that people with disabilities are given every chance to live full, independent lives. Information and support here on living life to the full with a disability.
Anxiety
Most people feel anxious from time to time, but information and support here if it interferes with your day-to-day activities.
Support after an operation
There are many types of surgery used to treat conditions that can affect any part of the body, so support will vary according to the operation. Here are some resources which may help support your recovery.
ARFID
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder. Help and details here.
Carers
Thousands of people care for others across Wales. Details of organizations and charities to support them can be found here.
Drink spiking
Spiking a drink means to put alcohol or drugs into someone's drink without their knowledge or permission, to incapacitate them in some way. This is dangerous and totally illegal.
Bullying
Bullying happens to all kinds of people and for all kinds of reasons, regardless of age. It can happen at school, in the workplace and at home. Information and support .
Support after a cardiac arrest
Details of where to get more help and support after a heart attack.
Stroke support
Advice and support for people who have had a stroke or live with the side effects of the condition.
Fostering and adoption
Fostering is giving a child a home for a period of time, whereas adoption is when a child is given a new, permanent home with a family. The child has to be under 18 years old and in a situation where going back to the birth parents is not possible. Information and support here.
Sight loss resources
Organisations that offer support to those with severe sight loss, and which offer independence and a better life for those living with this problem.
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease that affects about 6,000 people in Wales. More information and support to be found here.
Safety on the water
Every year, people lose their lives in accidents off either the coastal or inland waters of Wales. Detial here of how to stay safe on the water.
Neurological Disorders
There are thousands of people living with neurological conditions in Wales, and here you will find information about several organizations or charities that offer support.
Motor Neurone Disease
A disease that causes progressive weakness in many body muscles. More information and support here.
Tourettes's Syndrome
Support and further information for those who live with Tourette's Syndrome.
Support for refugees and asylum seekers
Details of organisations who offer healp and support to refugees and asylum seekers in Wales.
Testicular Cancer
Testicular cancer affects mainly young to middle aged men, but if caught early enough you have a very high chance of survival. Help and support.
Bereavement and COVID-19
In these difficult times, details of support for those who may have lost someone close.
Ten recommendations if your older relative is in isolation at home
Practical, day-to-day suggestions about what to do in this situation.
Difficult family relationships
Living in a family isn't always easy. Relationships can be strained, and sometimes help is needed to find a way through periods of stress or upsetting events and difficult feelings.
Surrogacy
Having a child by agreement with a surrogate mother is legal in the UK, but it is not possible to enforce such a settlement by law. More information on support is available through these links.
Corona virus and self-isolation
The current situation with COVID 19 pandemic is bringing the issue of loneliness and social isolation to the fore, as people of all ages express concerns about self-isolation. Suggestions on how to think about this situation and details of further support.
Ten suggestions if you take care of a person with dementia and cannot leave the house
Practical, day-to-day suggestions about what to do in this situation.
Nine recommendations if your family member is in hospital isolation
Some help and advice for you if someone you know is in hospital during this period.
Information about Corona virus
Information practical advice about the virus. There will be more pages to help you over the coming days.
Dealing with racism
Support if you or someone you know have had to deal with any form of racism.
Hearing Loss
Here are some resources which may be of use to people who are living with deafness in their lives.
Breast cancer
In Wales, breast cancer is the most common cancer for women, mainly women over fifty. However, once found, the chance of surviving this cancer are high and are increasing every year. Help and support available here.
Help with skin conditions
Help and support if you're living with skin conditions, including acne and psoriasis.
Humanitarian organisations
Information about organisations which have a broad humanitarian focus.
Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic condition caused by the body's inability to process sugar, or glucose, in the blood. Information and support.
Learning disability
Details of organsiations that can help if you're living with a learning disability.
Crohn's and Colitis
Crohn's Disease and Colitis are two forms of irritable bowel disease (IBD). More help and support available here.
Social Anxiety
Social anxiety disorder, which is often called social phobia, can be a long-lasting and overwhelming fear of social situations.
Preventing Harassment at Work
Help and support with preventing harassment at work, including sexual harassment.
Alopecia - hair loss
Losing you hair sometimes happens unexpectedly and can be a traumatic and emotional experience. Resources to help you with this.
Cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common genetic disorders in the UK, affecting many thousands of babies, children and young people.Support for O'r Galon: Stori Allison
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis is a particular arthritic condition which mainly affects young men, though it can also be found in women and older people. It is thought to have a strong genetic link.Support for O'r galon: Tudur Philips
Parents who separate
If you need some more help or advice, or want to hear about people the same age as you going through similar experience, some of the sites listed below might be of help.
S4C programmes cover various subjects. These help pages contain up-to-date support material including telephone helplines, recorded information services and any other relevant help for some of the channel's programmes.
It should be noted that these are not S4C's helplines or recorded information services, and the user is responsible for any costs associated with these services. The cost of calls from a mobile will depend on your provider. S4C is not responsible for the content of any third party websites referred to in these pages.
We are constantly updating these pages with information about services and organizations that may be of help to you.